Birthdate - July 29, 1953
NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS
Ajina: Top 3-Year-Old Filly (1997)
Cigar: Horse Of The Year (1995-96); Top Older Male (1995-96)
Escena: Top Older Female (1998)
Paradise Creek: Top Turf Male (1994)
Royal Delta: Top Three-Year-Old Filly (2011)
Theatrical: Top Turf Male (1987)
FAST FACTS
* Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1998 at age 45, the youngest trainer to receive the honor.
* Won his third Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer in 2011, having already garnered the title in 1995 and 1996.
* Closed out 2011 in strong fashion, taking the Breeders’ Cup Classic with Drosselmeyer, the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic with Royal Delta, and the Cigar Mile Handicap with To Honor and Serve.
* Won his first Triple Crown race in 2010 when Drosselmeyer took the Belmont Stakes.
* Leading trainer at Saratoga in 2007 (27 wins).
*Trained Cigar, who won a record-tying 16th straight race in the Arlington Citation Challenge in 1996.
* Cigar had an undefeated 10-win season in 1995 en route to Horse of the Year honors. The 1995 campaign included eight Grade 1 victories, including the Woodward, Jockey Club Gold Cup and Breeders’ Cup Classic.
NOTABLE STAKES WINS
Ajina: Breeders’ Cup Distaff (1997); Coaching Club American Oaks (1997); Mother Goose (1997); Demoiselle (1996); Tempted (1996)
Cigar: Woodward (1995-96); Donn (1995-96); Breeders’ Cup Classic (1995); Jockey Club Gold Cup (1995); Hollywood Gold Cup (1995); Pimlico Special (1995); Oaklawn Park H. (1995); Gulfstream Park H. (1995); NYRA Mile (1994)
Courageous Cat: Shoemaker Mile (2011); Museum of Racing/Hall of Fame (2009)
Court Vision: Hollywood Derby (2008); Jamaica (2008); Remsen (2007)
Dahlia’s Dreamer: Flower Bowl Inv. (1994)
Dream Supreme: Distaff BC (2001); Gallant Bloom (2000); Ballerina (2000); Test (2000)
Drosselmeyer: Breeders’ Cup Classic (2011); Belmont Stakes (2010)
Dynaforce: Beverly D. (2009); Flower Bowl Invitational (2008)
Elusive Quality: Poker (1998); Jaipur (1998)
Escena: Breeders’ Cup Distaff (1998); Apple Blossom (1998)
Fraise: Hollywood Turf Cup (1993); Breeders’ Cup Turf (1992); Sword Dancer Inv. (1992)
Gaily Gaily: Flower Bowl Invitational (1988)
Go Between: Pacific Classic (2008)
Heatherten: Hempstead (1984-85); Ruffian (1984); Apple Blossom (1984); Ladies (1984)
Mr. Sidney: Maker’s Mark Mile (2009)
Majestic Warrior: Hopeful (2007)
Missed the Storm: Test (1993); Astarita (1992); Personal Ensign (1992)
Mushka: Spinster (2009); Glens Falls (2009); Demoiselle (2007)
My Typhoon: Diana (2007); Ballston Spa (2006)
Northern Emerald: Flower Bowl Inv. (1995)
Paradise Creek: D.C. International (1994); Arlington Million (1994); Manhattan (1994); Hollywood Derby (1992); National Museum/Hall of Fame (1992)
Phantom Breeze: Manhattan (1990)
Proviso: First Lady (2010); Diana (2010); Just a Game (2010); Frank E. Kilroe (2010)
Ron the Greek: Queens County H. (2011)
Royal Anthem: Gulfstream Park BC (2000)
Royal Delta: Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (2011); Alabama (2011)
Sand Springs: Diana (2005); Just a Game (2005)
Sefa’s Beauty: Apple Blossom (1985)
Shakespeare: Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (2005); Belmont BC (2005)
Snow Polina: Beverly D. (2000)
Stroll: Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (2004); Jamaica (2003); National Museum/Hall of Fame (2003)
Take Me Out: King’s Bishop (1991)
To Honor and Serve: Cigar Mile H. (2011); Remsen (2010); Nashua (2010)
Theatrical: Breeders’ Cup Turf (1987); Man o’ War (1987); Turf Classic (1987); Sword Dancer (1987); Bowling Green (1987); Red Smith (1987); Hialeah Turf Cup (1987)
Unrivaled Belle: Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (2010)
Wekiva Springs: Suburban (1996); Brooklyn (1996); Gulfstream Park H. (1996)
Yagli: United Nations (1999); Manhattan (1999); Gulfstream Park BC (1999); Bernard Baruch (1998)