Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (September 22, 1912 - November 12, 1999) was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, a son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt who died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
His mother gave him a 600 acre (2.4 km²) horse farm in Maryland for his 21st birthday, and it was in horse-racing that he made his mark, the family having by then lost control of their former railroad interests. His best known horse was the legendary Native Dancer. Vanderbilt was equally famous for arranging the epic 1938 "Pimlico Special" match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral, at the Pimlico Racecourse (Baltimore, Maryland), which he both owned and was president of. At different times he headed the New York Racing Association and United States Jockey Club.
Five of his six children by three marriages (all of which ended in divorce) survived him.