death_date death_place birth_place race birth_date horses article_title name occupation
november 22 , 2006 manhasset , new york , united states havana , cuba new 1973 goose stakes -lrb- 1981 -rrb- marlboro cup invitational handicap -lrb- -rrb- 1981 -rrb- whirlaway stakes -lrb- 1981 -rrb- swaps stakes -lrb- frizette 1981 -rrb- demoiselle stakes -lrb- 1984 , 1985 , 2002 stakes -rrb- ancient title stakes -lrb- 1986 -rrb- forego handicap -lrb- -lrb- 1986 , 1987 -rrb- tom fool handicap -lrb- 1986 , 1974 1987 -rrb- roseben handicap -lrb- 1987 -rrb- vosburgh stakes -lrb- , 1987 -rrb- true north handicap -lrb- 1987 -rrb- next move 1977 handicap -lrb- 1990 -rrb- athenia handicap -lrb- 1990 -rrb- miss , grillo stakes -lrb- 1993 -rrb- suburban handicap -lrb- 1995 -rrb- 1978 demoiselle stakes -lrb- 2002 -rrb- orleans -rrb- bay shore stakes -lrb- 1975 -rrb- gotham stakes -lrb- handicap 1975 -rrb- astarita stakes -lrb- 1977 -rrb- bed o ' -lrb- roses breeders ' cup handicap -lrb- 1977 -rrb- matron stakes 1972 -lrb- 1977 -rrb- selima stakes -lrb- 1977 -rrb- top flight -rrb- handicap -lrb- 1977 -rrb- coaching club american oaks -lrb- 1978 tidal , 1981 -rrb- affectionately handicap -lrb- 1979 -rrb- count fleet handicap stakes -lrb- 1979 -rrb- busanda stakes -lrb- 1981 -rrb- dwyer -lrb- stakes -lrb- 1981 -rrb- jerome handicap -lrb- 1981 -rrb- mother 1943 groovy lass , lakeville miss , noble nashua , wayward jose a. martin
 jose a. martin trainer
jose a. martin

jose a. martin -lrb- 1943 - november 22 , 2006 -rrb- was an american thoroughbred horse racing trainer who trained three champions as well as multiple grade i winner , noble nashua .
jose martin was the son of u.s. racing hall of fame trainer frank `` pancho '' martin .
he was also the father of trainer carlos martin .
a native of havana , cuba , jose martin came to the united in 1960 where his father was training horses .
during the years learning the business from his father , he was away for two years , serving with the 82nd airborne division of united states army .
after being discharged , in 1967 he went out on his as a licensed thoroughbred trainer .
in 1977 , jose martin trained his first eclipse award winner when lakeville miss was voted american champion two-year-old filly .
he got his second with wayward lass in 1981 when she was american champion three-year-old filly and his last with groovy who , as at 2011 , is the last horse to break the 130 beyer speed figure having accomplished that milestone with 131 and 134 ratings in 1987 en route to be voted that year 's american champion sprint horse .
diagnosed with lung cancer in 2001 , on november 22 , 2006 jose martin died at the north shore university hospital in manhasset , new york .
