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Walter Haefner
Born September 13, 1910 (1910-09-13) (age 97)
Switzerland
Occupation Businessman:
automobiles/computers
Racehorse breeder

Walter Haefner (born September 13, 1910) is a billionaire businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder in Ireland. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Thoroughbred is a horse breed Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world He was born in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation

As a young man, Walter Haefner went to work in the auto industry as an employee of the Swiss division of General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. He eventually moved to England where he acquired an automobile franchise before returning home to open a Volkswagen dealership. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Recognizing the important role a computer could play in his growing chain of dealerships, in 1957 Haefner became one of the first in Switzerland to import an IBM system for business use. International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology This led to his 1964 creation of Automation Center A. G. , a computer services company in Zurich. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the In 1976 he expanded operations to the United States and after merging his company with Russell Artzt's and Charles Wang's Computer Associates in 1987, Haefner is today the company's largest individual shareholder. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Russell Artzt (born 1948 Co-founded Computer Associates International, Inc Charles B Wang ( (born August 19, 1944) is the co-founder of Computer Associates International, Inc CA Inc &mdash formerly Computer Associates Inc &mdash is a multinational Computer software corporation headquartered in Islandia New York. A multi-billionaire, he still owns AMAG Automobil- und Motoren, his highly successful Swiss automobile dealership chain. AMAG Automobil- und Motoren AG is a Swiss car importer and dealer for Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda, SEAT and until about mid-2008 As of 2008, he's the oldest billonaire at age 97

Moyglare Stud Farm

In 1962 Walter Haefner purchased the 440 acre Moyglare Stud Farm near the town of Maynooth, County Kildare, in Ireland. Maynooth ( Maigh Nuad in Irish) is a university town located in north County Kildare, Ireland. County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world His Thoroughbred racehorses have won numerous Group One and British Classic Races in England, Ireland, and France as well as important races at other venues in Europe, North America, Japan, Australia, and Hong Kong. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Group One or Group 1 is the term for Conditions races used in most of the world for the highest level of Thoroughbred racing and Harness racing In Horse racing in Great Britain, The Classics are a series of horse races run over the flat (i For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders

In the United States, Moyglare's racing stable was handled by trainer Christophe Clement while Dermot K. Weld is the trainer in charge of its European operations. In Horse racing, a trainer is responsible for preparing a horse for races Christophe Clement (born November 1, 1965 in Paris, France) is a Thoroughbred Horse trainer in the United States Dermot K Weld (born July 29, 1948) is one of Ireland 's most successful racehorse trainers He holds the record for the most winners trained in In 1991, Weld became the first European-based trainer to win a race in Hong Kong when Molyglare's colt Additional Risk won the Hong Kong Invitational Bowl at Sha Tin Racecourse. The Hong Kong Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong for three-year-old and above Thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1600 History It was first built in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones, the then-Secretary for the New Territories on reclaimed land and is the larger

In 1975, the Curragh Racecourse honored Moyglare's contribution to Irish racing by naming a Group I race the Moyglare Stud Stakes. History The name "Curragh" comes from the Irish (Gaeilge word Cuirreach, meaning "racecourse" The Moyglare Stud Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland open to two-year-old Thoroughbred fillies In 1988, Trinity College, Dublin awarded Walter Haefner an Honorary Doctorate for his services to the Irish bloodstock industry and for his contributions to education in Ireland. Trinity College Dublin ( TCD; Irish Coláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath; Latin: Collegium Sacrosanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement

Selective major race wins by some of the horses owned or bred by Moyglare Stud Farm:

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