Eugene C. Cashman (October 7, 1921 - April 6, 2000) was an American policeman turned businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner.
[2] Cashman made a fortune trading in the volatile grain markets of the 1970s.
Gene Cashman's wealth allowed him to invest in his passion for horse racing and in 1976 his colt Elocutionist won the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S.
In 1985 he sold his racing operations and held a dispersal of his horses at Keeneland Sales.
Gene Cashman died at age seventy-eight in North Carolina following a lengthy illness.