Michael R. Matz
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Matz in 2016 | |
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Born | January 23, 1951 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career wins | 655+ (ongoing) |
| Major racing wins | |
| American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins: Kentucky Derby (2006) Belmont Stakes (2012) Breeders' Cup Distaff (2006) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Barbaro, Round Pond, Union Rags | |
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| Full name | Michael Ray Matz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Show jumping | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 23, 1951 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael R. Matz (born January 23, 1951) is an American race horse trainer and former Olympic equestrian team member who was inducted into the show jumping Hall of Fame. He lives in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. As a trainer, he has scored two wins in the Classics, the 2012 Belmont Stakes with Union Rags and the 2006 Kentucky Derby with Barbaro. Matz also was named "person of the week" by ABC News for his heroism in saving four children from the crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in 1989 on which he was a passenger.