| Benjamin Leon, Jr. | |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Oriente, Cuba |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
Benjamin Leon, Jr. is a Cuban-American businessman and horse enthusiast.
Leon was born in Oriente, Cuba in 1944.[1] Leon migrated to Miami, Florida in 1961.[1] [2] Leon's father founded Clinica Cuba in 1964 in order to help meet the healthcare needs of newly immigrated Cubans.[1] Leon and his father also founded Clínica Asociación Cubana (CAC), one of the first health maintenance organizations in the United States. In 1994, Leon sold CAC to UnitedHealthCare for $500 million. In 1996, Leon founded Leon Medical Centers, which provides healthcare to Medicare patients.[3] Leon Medical Centers is currently led by Leon's son, Benjamin Leon III, who serves as the company's CEO.[4]
In the 1980s, Leon established Besilu Stables, and began to show and breed Paso Fino horses.[2] In 2008, Leon bought his first Thoroughbred, and soon after started racing horses.[2] In 2011, Leon bought Royal Delta for $8.5 million. She would win the Eclipse Award for American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly in 2011 and again in 2012 and 2013 as the American Champion Older Dirt Female Horse.[5]
In 2015, Leon donated $2.5 million to the presidential campaign of Marco Rubio.[6] Leon has also donated to the Republican Party of Kentucky and Mitch McConnell.[7]
In 2008, Leon donated $10 million to establish the Florida International University Family Center for Geriatrics Research and Education.[8]