Gary Biszantz, a man with twin passions--golf and horse racing--has managed to master both. Born September 30, 1934, in Los Angeles, California, Gary first attended races with his father at Santa Anita in the 1940's, purchasing his first horse in 1956, Affirm Miss, which went on to win that same year at Santa Anita, hooking Gary into the game early on.
Biszantz received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Claremont Men's College in 1956 (now Claremont McKenna College) and after graduating, went to work for his father at Biszantz Ford in Glendora, California.
Biszantz continued his athletic involvement as an avid golfer, winning the El Dorado Country Club Championship from 1972 to 1976, Rancho Santa Fe Country Club Championship in 1972, and Glendora Country Club Championship in 1970.
Biszantz was one of the principal founders of Cobra Golf in 1978 and served as Chairman of the Board and a Director of the Company from its inception. After the sale of Cobra to American Brands in January 1996, Biszantz was finally allowed the opportunity to spend more time with the racing stable he had been building throughout his career at Cobra.
In 1995, Biszantz purchased the 82-acre Due Process Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, renaming it Cobra Farm. In 1999, and again in 2001, he was able to purchase adjoining land. Cobra Farm is now situated on approximately 345 acres intersecting Newtown Pike and Iron Works Pike in Lexington.
Committed to improving racing, Biszantz served four years as Chairman of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), as well as having served on the Graded Stakes Committee for six years. Biszantz has been an active member of the sub-committee to uniform racing drug rules and in 1999 was elected into membership of the Jockey Club. Mr. Biszantz formerly served on the Board of Director's of the Breeders' Cup and was a past Director of the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC).
Gary and his wife Betty split their time between Del Mar, California and Lexington, Kentucky.