Trevor McKee
Trevor John McKee was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He was best known as the trainer, in partnership with his son Stephen, of the champion racehorse Sunline.
Biography
McKee was born in the Thames Valley and started his racing career as a jockey. He trained at Takanini and for a while in partnership with Colin Curnow and later in partnership with his son Stephen, before retiring in 2006.McKee trained or co-trained a number of other high-class horses, including:
- Bisett, winner of the 1981 Wellesley Stakes
- Bunker, winner of the 2002 Hawke's Bay Guineas
- Ebony Honour, winner of the 2005 Trentham Stakes
- Flying Luskin, winner of the 1990 Trentham Stakes, Wellington Cup and Challenge Stakes
- Interval, winner of the 1997 Awapuni Gold Cup, New Zealand St. Leger and Trentham Stakes
- Moonshine, winner of the 1994 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes and Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes.
- Natural, winner of the 1984 Great Northern Foal Stakes
- Royal Tiara, winner of the 1985 Auckland Cup
- Solveig, winner of the 1985 New Zealand Oaks, 1986 Avondale Cup and Captain Cook Stakes
- Super Fiesta, winner of the 1989 Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes