George Dunton Widener Jr. (March 11, 1889 – December 8, 1971) was an American thoroughbred racing owner and breeder.

B. Widener and the oil and steel financier William Lukens Elkins, were long-time friends and business partners.

[3] He managed the family finances and was a director of the Electric Storage Battery Company and the Provident National Bank in Philadelphia.

[2] In 1916, he was elected to the Jockey Club[1] and began raising thoroughbreds at Erdenheim Farm in Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania.

His stakes winners included Evening Out, High Fleet, Jaipur, Jamestown, Platter, Stefanita, and What a Treat.

[9] Widener died on December 8, 1971[1] at Erdenheim Farm,[2] and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.