Donald Dizney

 

•           Orlando-area chairman of United Medical Corp., originally from Pensacola, Fla.

•           Family: wife Irene, children Danielle, Deirdre and David

•           Education: Eastern Kentucky University, where he took day trips to Keeneland Racecourse
•           Background: Raised in a military family, the Dizneys moved to Lynch, Ky. While growing up there, he helped Lynch High School win a state championship in football as a lineman
•           Professional Background: In addition to his health care industry holdings, he once owned a team in the defunct United States Football League
•           Serves on the board of directors of the Breeders' Cup and is secretary for the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association
•           Breeding Operation: Purchased his first horse in 1983. The same year he opened 420-acre Double Diamond Farm near Ocala, Fla. … Farm once stood Northern Afleet, sire of 2005 Preakness and Belmont winner Afleet Alex and currently stands four stallions: Wekiva Springs, American Spirit, Rey de Cafe and Proud and True
•           Top horses in his racing operation: Multiple graded-stakes winners Wekiva Springs, Anet and Semoran, the latter his first and only Kentucky Derby starter (1996), Diamond Omi, Tigi and Apalachian Thunder.