Accomplishment: Along with Team Valor International and Des Scott, owns Jazzy (Arg) (Mutakddim), who is slated to be supplemented to the Breeders` Cup Filly & Mare Sprint off her win in the GII Gallant Bloom H. at Belmont Sept. 22 in her dirt debut. Muir also owns with Scott the sixyear- old gelding Candidato Roy (Arg) (Roy), winner of Saturday`s £150,000 Challenge Cup H. at Ascot at 50-1 odds.

Muir and his wife Robin have also owned several top runners in South Africa, where Robin is from, including the winners of six Equus Awards (South Africa`s version of the Eclipse Awards). His top horses include Group 1 winners Cataloochee (SAf), and Argonaut (SAf).

Birthdate: Mar. 10, 1928. Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UT.

Family: Wife Robin, two sons, two daughters, eight grandchildren and one great grandson!

Current Residence: Boca Raton, FL.

What did you do to celebrate Jazzy`s big win? We had a celebratory dinner at our favorite eatery.

About how many horses do you own? 50-plus. ( But he won`t give me, his wife Robin, a straight answer either!)

What`s your ideal meal? South African langoustines with drawn butter & lemon, with a fine wine!

Favorite vacation spot? Durban, South Africa.

Where would you like to go that you haven`t been? A trip through the fjords of Norway, plus Sweden and Finland.

Do you have any pets? Yes. We have two blue & gold macaw parrots, one hand macaw, two cats and a mix-breed dog named Denali.

Favorite music? Music of the 1940s and ‘50s & Latin music.

Last good book you`ve read? Alan Greenspan`s new tome, "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World."

What are your hobbies outside of racing? Golf, swimming & scuba diving.

If you could change one thing about racing, what would it be? I would like to see all tracks converted to Poly track to avoid the high amount of leg injuries.

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