Harry Meyerhoff

Harry Meyerhoff, owner of 1980 Horse of the Year and dual classic winner Spectacular Bid , died Feb. 11 2016. Meyerhoff began buying horses to race in 1961 with his brother, Robert Meyerhoff, with whom he found great success in the business of developing residential real estate. Born in Baltimore, Meyerhoff was a 1947 graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and earned an engineering degree at Lehigh University, where he was named an All-American in lacrosse. In addition to his brother Robert, Meyerhoff is survived by his sons Tom (Cynthia Volk) and Jack (Jill), his daughter Karen Sweet (Robert W. Jr.), his stepson David Williams, five grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren. Meyerhoff's wife, Mary Jo, died of a stroke in 2013.