Born March 21, 1976 in Hollywood, FL ... Started riding horses at the age of 3 and competed in the hunter-jumper discipline during her youth... Previously retrained off-the-track thoroughbreds ... In 2004, started breaking and training racing prospects at her farm in Ocala ... Took out trainer’s license in 2010, began competing in New York in 2012.
Born April 13, 1953 in Brooklyn; resides in Floral Park, NY ... Saddled Interpatation to upset multiple Eclipse winner Gio Ponti in the 2009 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational ... Campaigned Rob ‘n Gin, winner of the 1997 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame and 1999 Poker ... Competed as jockey in 1969; quit after 11 winners because of his size
Born June 12, 1945 on Long Island, lives in East Moriches, NY ... Started breeding and owning racehorses in 1983; saddled his first starter as a trainer in 1994 ... Owned Shirley Feed & Supply, which he sold to work as an unpaid assistant to Dennis Brida ... trained Meese Rocks, who from 2010-11 won three races for New York-bred female sprinters.
Born May 25, 1982 in Auburn, NY; lives in Franklin Square, NY ... Assisted trainers Dale Romans, Scott Lake, and Bruce Levine in New York ... Trained on his own 2007-08 and in 2009 before assisting Levine ... Resumed training in 2012 ... Father, Ronald Cannizzo, trained horses from 1991-2002 ... Brother, Jeff Cannizzo, is the executive director of New York. Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc
Born July 19, 1967 in Berbice, Guyana; resides in Richmond Hill, NY ... Father Bessar was a jockey and trainer in Guyana ... $35,000 claim Mission Approved finished second in the 2010 Grade 1 Man o’ War at 53-1 and won the 2011 Manhattan Handicap at 21-1 in his first two starts for the trainer.
Born Oct. 5, 1971 in Brooklyn; resides in Howard Beach, NY ... earned a BA in business from St. John’s University ... Walked hots for trainer Frank LaBocetta; took out trainer’s license in 2006 ...First winner was Elkhorn, Jan. 18, 2007, at Aqueduct.
Born May 3, 1978 in Dublin, Ireland; resides in Saratoga Springs, NY ... Grew up around hunters and show jumpers in Ireland ... Grandfather and uncle were steeplechase jockeys; grandmother was a veterinarian ... Graduated from the Dublin City University with degrees in international business and Japanese ... Came to the United States and assisted trainer Todd Pletcher from 2005-2012 ... Set out on his own in 2013, winning his stakes debut when Wired Bryan captured the Grade 2 Sanford.
Born Feb. 12, 1944 in New Brunswick, NJ; resides in Sea Cliff, NY ... Top horses trained include Pass the Line (1985 Arlington Handicap), Tri to Watch (1991 Champagne), Roman Envoy (1992 Saratoga BC), Spinning Round (1993 Ballerina, 1993 Vagrancy), and Itaka (1994 Empire Classic) ... Worked as an assistant to trainer Dave Schneider, who trained for Domino’s mother ... Currently a member of the board of directors for the Jana Domino Thoroughbred Foundation, Inc., named for his late daughter.
Born Aug. 8, 1968 in Tipperary, Ireland; resides in West Hempstead, NY ... Won 2008 Empire Classic with Stud Muffin ... Became an assistant trainer after recovering from a 1992 spill as a point-to-point rider ... Worked for Neil Drysdale, Eoin Harty and John Kimmel before taking out his trainer’s license in 2005.
Born August 17, 1982 in Eastbourne, England; lives in Floral Park, NY ... Competed as an apprentice jockey for trainer Clive Brittain from 1998-2000 ... Later worked as an assistant to Brittain ... Also worked for trainers Erwan Charpy, James Cassidy, Wallace Dollase, Ed Dunlop, and David Fawkes ... Has moved back and forth between England and the United States; settled in the U.S. in 2010.
Born March 17, 1960 in Bayside, NY; resides in Garden City, NY ... Second generation horseman, his father, TJ Gullo, was a trainer ... Took out his trainer’s license and saddled his first winner in 1980, when he was 20 ... Had his best year as a trainer in 2015, when his horses earned over $1.6 million.
Born Nov. 23, 1962 in Dublin, Ireland; resides in Arcadia, CA ... Won the 2009 Dubai World Cup with wire-to-wire Well Armed ... Won the 2008 Travers and Santa Anita Derby with Colonel John ... Trained Tempera to win the 2001 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies ... a former assistant to Bob Baffert, Harty is a fifth-generation Irish horseman; father Eddie was an Olympic rider who won the Grand National Steeplechase ... die-hard Yankees fan.
Born Sept. 17, 1950 in Ridgewood, NY; resides in Garden City, NY ... Trained Slew o’ Gold, named Top Older Horse for 1984 after winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Marlboro Cup, Woodward, and Whitney ... Slew o’ Gold earned a $1 million bonus for sweeping the Woodward, Marlboro Cup and Jockey Club Gold Cup ... Won the 1985 Hollywood Gold Cup with Slew the Dragon ... Worked for 13 years for the late Hall of Famer P.G. Johnson before going out on his own.
Born Feb. 5, 1948 in Aiken, SC; resides in Floral Park, NY ... Trained Evening Attire, who retired in 2008 at age 10 with 12 stakes wins including the 2002 Jockey Club Gold Cup, the 2004 Saratoga Breeders’ Cup and the 2008 Greenwood Cup . . . On Sept. 12, 1992, Kelly sent out half-brothers Solar Splendor and Sultry Song to Grade 1 wins in Belmont’s Man o’ War and Woodward ... Brother Tim is the clerk of scales at NYRA ... Father was the late Hall of Famer T. J. Kelly
Born Sept. 16, 1947 in Toronto; resides in Garden City, NY ... Competed as a jockey until 1988, winning the 1974 Travers aboard Holding Pattern ... Saddled his first winner, Distinct Intent, on Feb. 3, 1989 at Aqueduct ... Conditioned two-time New York-bred stakes winner Minnie Punt.
Born July 2, 1962 in Albany, NY; resides in Floral Park, NY ... oversaw Rusty Arnold’s string in Kentucky during the 1990’s ... Trained 2005 Prioress winner AceyDeucey, who also won the Comely and Dearly Precious ... Lady On the Run took the NYSS in 2011 as well as the NYSS Park Avenue.
Born July 12, 1974 in Corentyne, Guyana; resides in Queens, NY ... Won 2010 Queens County with More Than a Reason ... a former jockey, began training in 2008 . . . First winner was Yes It’s the Truth on March 12, 2008 at Aqueduct.
Born April 9, 1951 in New York City, NY; lives in Flushing, NY... Claimed Peeping Tom for $40,000 and won multiple graded stakes, including the 2001 Grade 1 Carter Handicap ... Trained turf filly Backseat Rhythm, who won three graded stakes, including the 2008 Grade 1 Garden City ... Has trained since 1974 and returned from a 15-month hiatus in February 2012.
Born June 8, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY; resides in Malverne, NY ... Captured 2009 Metropolitan Handicap with Bribon... Saddled Grand Couturier to consecutive victories in the 2007-08 Grade 1 Sword Dancer Invitational ... Grand Couturier also won the 2009 Bowling Green and the 2008 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic ... First stakes winner was Biogio’s Rose, who took the Next Move and Rare Treat in 2000
Born Oct. 8, 1952 in Oceanport, NJ, where he still resides ... Trained 1995 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and 1996 Florida Derby and Wood Memorial winner Unbridled’s Song ...Won the 2004 Futurity with Park Avenue Ball ... A long-time presence in New York in the winter, Ryerson has maintained a year-round string at Belmont Park going back to 2008.
Born Oct. 24, 1963 in New York; resides in Woodmere, NY ... Trained two-time New York-bred champion Critical Eye to victories in the 2000 Gazelle, 2001 Hempstead Handicap and Sheephead Bay and 2002 Ladies; Critical Eye was owned by his parents, Herbert and Carol ... Won 2003 Peter Pan with Go Rockin’ Robin.
Born Dec. 19, 1961 in White Plains, NY; resides in Muttontown, NY ... Trained 1995 Juvenile champion Maria’s Mon, winner of the Sanford, Futurity and Champagne ... Conditioned three other Grade 1 winners: Affirmed Success (2002 Carter, 1999 Cigar Mile, 1998 Forego); As Indicated (1994 Pimlico Special); and Mossflower (1998 Hempstead) ... Trained multiple New York-bred stakes winner Giant Moon . . . Earned degrees in Business and Animal Science from Cornell University in 1984.
Born July 18, 1944 in New York, NY; lives in Bellerose Terrace, NY ... Won 2004 Grade 2 Lane’s End with Sinister G ...Started training career in 1979 and went over $1 million in purses for the first time in 2013 ... St. John’s University graduate ... All three sons are involved in racing: John III is his assistant, Paul is an exercise rider, and Robert is an owner.
Born Feb. 29, 1940 in Rochester, NY; resides in Garden City, NY ... In 1977, trained Seattle Slew to become the first undefeated and 10th overall Triple Crown winner ... Other top horses trained include Czaravich (1980 Metropolitan Handicap), Punch Line (1997 True North), and Gaviola (2000 Garden City) ... Rode five years as a steeplechase jockey ... Assistant for trainer Burley Cocks for eight years; started his own stable in 1966.
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