Birthdate - June 12, 1945
FAST FACTS
* Owned Shirley Feed & Supply, which he sold to work as an unpaid assistant to Dennis Brida.
* Also credits trainers Everett Pratt and Tom Miles for helping him make the transition from retail to thoroughbred training.
* Started breeding and owning racehorses in 1983; saddled his first starter as a trainer in 1994.
* Sent out Dr. Kure All to a pair of dead-heat victories during a 27-day span in 1994
NOTABLE STAKES WINS
Meese Rocks: Broadway (2011); Iroquois (2010); Union Ave. (2010)