Donald Gilpin "Bud" Willmot (1916 – January 31, 1994) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and owner of Kinghaven Farms, a Thoroughbred horse racing stable located in King City, Ontario.
The company owned a number of businesses, including ones involved in construction equipment rental, steel materials, office furniture and supplies, and public warehousing.
Willmot was subsequently appointed as chairman of Molson Industries, and he oversaw a series of successful acquisitions in the early 1970s.
[1] In 1984, Willmot lost out in the bidding to Jack Kent Cooke in an attempt to buy the prestigious Elmendorf Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, from the estate of Maxwell H.
[2] Although planning to remain in racing, on November 7, 1988, Kinghaven Farms held a dispersal sale of its breeding stock.