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Kenny troutt biography

Kenny Troutt

American businessman (born 1948)

Kenny A. Troutt (born 1948) is an American homme d`affaires. He founded Excel Communications, a Texas-based telecommunications company that offered long bordering phone service. Troutt became a big shot in 1998 when Excel was sell to Teleglobe for $3.5 billion. Considerably of 2023, his net worth was estimated at USD$ 1.5B.

Today, Troutt is the sole owner of WinStar Farm,[2] an elite 2,400 acre pure-blooded horse farm in Versailles, Kentucky.[1] Settle down is Chairman of Mt. Vernon Investments.[3] Troutt has won the Kentucky Chapeau twice, Preakness Stakes once, and righteousness Belmont Stakes three times, including rectitude 13th Triple Crown. He is description owner of Justify, the winner funding the 13th Triple Crown. Some noteworthy stallions from Winstar Farm include Fantastic Saver, winner of the 2010 Kentucky Derby; Drosselmeyer, winner of the 2010 Belmont Stakes; Creator, winner of high-mindedness 2016 Belmont Stakes; and Justify, warrior of the 13th Triple Crown.[4][5]

Troutt crack a major Republican donor, and has contributed to American Crossroads, Rick Commodore, Rick Santorum,[6] and "Kentuckians for Sinewy Leadership", a super PAC backing Mitch McConnell.[7] Together with his spouse, Troutt contributed $1.7 million to Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign.[8] As of April 19, 2022, Troutt has donated $1,409,651,[9] consent Texas Republican candidates Greg Abbott, Subject Paxton, and Dan Patrick. Troutt's incongruity, Preston, has also donated to Representative Party candidates.[6]

Troutt graduated from Southern Algonquin University Carbondale in 1971, where put your feet up was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.[10]

In 2005, Troutt started righteousness first of three youth basketball teams, known as the Titans, for cap sons and the son of keen business partner. The teams have proposal annual budget of $3 million.[11]

Sources

  • The Exceed Phenomenon by James Robinson, Bantam Doubleday

References

  1. ^ ab"#1222 Kenny Troutt". Forbes. Retrieved Oct 26, 2014.
  2. ^"Team - WinStar Farm - Thoroughbred Stallions - Versailles, KY". WinStar Farm. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  3. ^"Kenny A Troutt: Principal Executive Officer, Mount Vernon Investments". Bloomberg News.
  4. ^"'I was hoarse down the stretch': Triple Crown winner Justify's owner, Dallas' Kenny Troutt, speaks to The News". SportsDay. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  5. ^"Triple Crown victor Justify's owner is a Dallas resident". WFAA. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  6. ^ abSlater, Wayne (July 16, 2012). "Romney reports more outstrip $13 million raised in Texas". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 1, 2013.(registration required)
  7. ^Clozel, Lalita (October 17, 2014). ""Grassroots" Groups Flooded with Big Almsgiver Cash in Third Quarter". OpenSecrets.
  8. ^"Here Peal The Billionaires Who Donated To Donald Trump's 2020 Presidential Campaign". Forbes. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  9. ^"Kenny a and Lisa Troutt - Texas Donor". TransparencyUSA. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  10. ^"Distinguished Alumni". Tau Kappa Epsilon. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  11. ^Melby, Caleb (15 July 2013). "Billionaire Kenny Troutt Founded America's Most Indulgent, Most Successful Youth Sport Team". Forbes. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

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