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TRAINERSDIANE ALVARADOBorn: June 19, 1978Birthplace: Chicago, ILResidence: Aventura, FL

Began her career working for the likes of Steve Asmussen, D. Wayne Lukas, Dallas Stewart, David Jacobson and Cindy and Larry Jones before going out on her own in 2009. The biggest win of her career came in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup when Eldaafer won the Marathon. Alvarado’s stable splits the year between Monmouth and Gulfstream Park.

Monmouth Park 2011 30 3 5 3 $111,180Total 2011 64 10 11 8 $297,094

BRUCE ALEXANDERBorn: August 3, 1954Birthplace: Canandaigua, NYResidence: Eatontown, NJ

Burst onto the local scene in 2010 by earning leading trainer honors defeating such nationally renowned conditioners as Steve Asmussen and Todd Pletcher. Alexander’s 28 wins in 2010 was an 86% increase over his total from the previous year. He conditioned Lady Alexander to a pair of stakes wins in 2010.


EDWARD T. ALLARDBorn: April 27, 1946Birthplace: Teaneck, NJResidence: Philadelphia, PA

B o r n i n N e w Je r s e y, Allard trained horses on the New England circuit before splitting his time between Monmouth and Suffolk in 1993, and later just Monmouth. In 1985, Allard trained Mom’s Command to an Eclipse Award as the nation’s top 3-year-old filly. He trained Miss Indy Anna, a Grade 1 placed runner. In 2005 he won the Jersey Derby with TouchedbyMadness and the following year won three stakes – one with Friel’s For Real and a pair with Imtoogoodtobe-true. In 2009, Allard trained a pair of Monmouth Park stakes winners with Ask the Moon taking the Lighthouse and Becky’s Exchange winning the Desert Vixen.


MANUEL BERRIOSBorn: July 21, 1948Birthplace: Santiago, ChileResidence: Red Bank, NJ

Berrios trains primarily for owner Menotti Lembo, who he teamed with to capture the Lincroft Handicap with Beknown to Me and the Open Mind with Anjiz Slew in 2001. Berrios sent out over 150 starters at Monmouth and the Meadowlands in 2000, 2002 and 2009. In 1999 he captured a pair of races with Beknown to Me from five Monmouth Park starts.


KELLY JOHN BREENBorn: May 13, 1969Birthplace: Perth Amboy, NJResidence: Tinton Falls, NJ

Afte r t ak ing h i s f i r s t Monmouth training title in 2005, Breen returned in 2006 with an even better season, winning another training championship and increasing his earnings by more than 50%. Breen captured his first career race in 1993 at the Meadowlands. He went on to be an assistant to Raines Award winner Ben Perkins Sr., before going back out on his own in 2000 when Perkins retired. New Jersey born and raised, Breen has enjoyed tremendous success over the past several years, highlighted by Ruler On Ice’s victory in the 2011 Belmont Stakes.

Monmouth Park 2011 81 18 14 13 $932,860Total 2011 228 41 42 35 $4,121,782

EDWIN T. BROOMEBorn: October 26, 1951Birthplace: Berlin, NJResidence: Erial, NJ

B r o o m e h a s b e e n a Monmouth Park mainstay since 1994, when he shifted his operation from Philly Park to the Garden State. Since then he has captured four training titles at the Meadowlands, three owner’s titles at Monmouth and five owner’s championships at the Big M. He sent out Mi Narrow to capture stakes races in three consecutive years 1998-2000. As a child, Broome worked at his grandfather’s (Carol Auwater) farm, mucking stalls and breaking yearlings. He operated a crane for 10 years to save enough money to enter the racing business. Broome trained three and bred four winners on New Jersey Bred Festival Day in 2009 including the Broome owned and trained Lucky James. In 2011, Broome finished fourth in the trainer’s standings with 25 victories.


CHARLES “BUDDY” CARLESIMO JR.Born: September 25, 1949Birthplace: Newark, NJResidence: Highlands, NJ

With more than 20 years of training on the New Jersey circuit to his credit, Carlesimo enjoyed stakes success most recently with Silent Serenade, winner of the Open Mind Handicap on opening day of the 2002 Monmouth season and the Spruce Fir Handicap on closing day of the 2000 meet. In 1990, Carlesimo captured the biggest race of his career when Quick Mischief won the Grade 1 Ruffian at Belmont and later went on to win Monmouth’s Nauvoo Stakes in 1992. Carlesimo’s older cousin is P.J. Carlesimo, former Seton Hall head basketball coach.


HENRY CARROLLBorn: December 15, 1947Birthplace: Orangeburg, SCResidence: St. Mathews, SC

Carroll’s father, Bill, was a trainer in New England. Carroll got his first big horse in 1990 with Yankee Affair, winner of three Grade 1 races that year, including the United Nations Handicap, the trainer’s first Grade 1 victory. Carroll campaigned his first champion when Smoke Glacken won the Eclipse Award as the nation’s top sprinter in 1997. The year prior, Smoke Glacken won the Sapling Stakes and in his championship year he went six for eight, including wins in the DeFrancis Dash and Jersey Shore Breeders’ Cup Stakes, the latter’s first year being contested at Monmouth Park. Carroll won the 2003 closing day Point Given Stakes with Rockin on Ready.


LUIS CARVAJAL JR.Born: July 6, 1972Birthplace: Santiago, ChileResidence: Hallandale, FL

Carvajal grew up in a racing family and followed his father into the jockey business. After three years as a rider, Carvajal Jr. switched over to training and worked five years as an assistant to Angel Penna Jr. In the mid-1990’s he went to work as an assistant to Monmouth Park veteran Bob Durso, a job he held until Durso’s retirement. In 2005 Carvajal went out on his own and won his first race with Fagedaboudit Sal the following year. In 2009, that charge won the Bob Harding, Carvajal’s first stakes win. In 2011, the Carvajal-trained sprinter Dabnabit captured the John J. Reilly and Colts Neck.


JANE CIBELLIBorn: July 7, 1961Birthplace: Leicester, UKResidence: Oldsmar, FL

Cibelli worked with horses in her native country before moving to the United States in 1983. She races primarily on the New Jersey – Florida circuit. In 2007 she tied for ninth in the overall Meadowlands standings, winning at a 28% rate. In 2009, the Cibelli-trained Chirac captured the Skip Away and Grade 3 Iselin Stakes, the trainer’s first graded victory. Last year, Cibelli made history, becoming the first female to win the Monmouth Park training title after sending out 32 winners.


FRANK COSTABorn: April 11, 1934Birthplace: Spilanga, ItalyResidence: Kenilworth, NJ

Costa is an ex-jockey, who won with his first mount in 1953 at Gulfstream Park. He also won with his first starter as a trainer at Monmouth Park in 1972. Cos-ta’s stable went from just three New Jersey wins in 2001 to 24 in 2002 and increased his earnings five-fold over his 2001 numbers. A fixture on the New Jersey racing circuit, Costa saddled Burst of Applause to victory in the Manila Stakes in 1993. Costa won 11 races at the inaugural Meadowlands meet. In 2005 he conditioned New Jersey star Joey P. to victory in the Jersey Shore Breeders’ Cup Handicap as well as a start in the Haskell Invitational. In 2007 he captured the John McSorley Stakes with John’s Pic.


BOBBY DIBONABorn: December 2, 1961Birthplace: Boston, MAResidence: Davie, FL

Dibona was introduced to racing through his friend’s fa-ther, who owned horses stabled at Suffolk Downs. In 1989 Di-bona became an owner himself, winning his first race out at Suffolk. In 2000 he took out his trainer’s license and won his first race that year with Hurricane Havoc at Gulfstream. He has been stabling at Monmouth Park since 2006 and has enjoyed great success, most notably with Actin Good, winner of the 2007 Grade 3 Pegasus, and Cuba, an $18,000 claim that has earned over $400,000 since the acquisition and victor of the 2008 Charles Hesse Handicap. Actin Good added another stakes win to his resume by taking the 2009 Majestic Light on Haskell Day.


STEPHEN L. DIMAUROBorn: September 3, 1957Birthplace: Philadelphia, PAResidence: Davie, FL

Son of a jockey and trainer, DiMauro took out his trainer’s license in 1982 when he trained horses for Dogwood Stable. DiMauro saddled Two Item Limit to a third-place finish in the 2001 Breeders’ Cup Distaff. In 2011, DiMauro trained Jersey-bred Hermosillo to a win in the Charles Hesse III Handicap.


PATRICIA FARROBorn: October 7, 1951Birthplace: Jersey City, NJResidence: Tinton Falls, NJ

Hailing from a racing family, Farro’s brother was a jockey, while her father and brother were both in the breeding end of the business. Along with her husband Mike, the Farro’s operate a successful operation in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. Farro took out her trainer’s license in the early 1990s. In 2004 Farro became the first female in track history to win the trainer’s title at the Meadowlands. In 2011, Farro trained the speedy Royal Currier to a stakes win in the Anderson Fowler.


CAM GAMBOLATIBorn: September 29, 1949Birthplace: Manchester, CTResidence: Cooper City, FL

Best known as the trainer of 1985 Kentucky Derby winner Spend a Buck, Gambolati sent that charge to Monmouth Park that year, finishing second in the Haskell before coming back to de-feat older horses one month later in the Iselin. In 2006, Gambolati captured a pair of stakes races with My Lucky Free and the following year took the Mongo Queen with Princess Janie. In 2008, he won the Grade 3 Red Bank with Buffalo Man and the Gilded Time with Run Sully Run. Gambolati saddled Soaring Empire to a last-to-first victory in the 2009 Rutgers Stakes. That charge returned to Monmouth Park in 2011 to take the Majestic Light on Haskell Day.


ALAN E. GOLDBERGBorn: July 16, 1949Birthplace: Philadelphia, PAResidence: Oakhurst, NJ

Goldberg conditioned 1989 Champion Sprinter Safely Kept , who he saddled to victory in the 1990 Breeders’ Cup Sprint. In 1997, Jules captured Monmouth’s Long Branch Stakes for Goldberg. In 2003, Goldberg sent out Runspastum to victory in the Grade 3 Oceanport Handicap. He saddled Social Queen to a stakes win at Monmouth in 2007 and returned with that charge to capture the Politely and Grade 3 Eatontown a year later. In 2011, Goldberg trained a pair of local stakes winners as Check Point won the Lighthouse and Stormy Dixie took the Politely. Earlier this year, Goldberg saddled his 1,000th career winner.


MARY HARTMANNBorn: February 9, 1953Birthplace: Newark, NJResidence: N. Miami Beach, FL

Hartmann was a former as-sistant to J.J. Crupi, a top trainer on the New Jersey circuit for several decades. She began training on her own after Crupi retired in 1997. Hartmann had a banner year in 2002, finishing sixth in the overall Monmouth Park trainer standings with 16 winners. A year later, Presious Passion gave Hart-mann her first Grade 1 victory when he won the United Nations Stakes. In 2009, that charge ener-gized the home fans by winning the Monmouth Stakes and his second-consecutive United Nations Stakes establishing a new course record. Later in the year, Presious Passion would finish second in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita.


CHARLES R. HARVATTBorn: July 13, 1941Birthplace: Carteret, NJResidence: Rahway, NJ

Harvatt conditioned the popular New Jersey-bred filly Paparika, victor of the Santo Lalomia Handicap and the Miss Woodford Stakes at Monmouth and the Holly Stakes and New Jersey Futurity at the Meadowlands. Harvatt also trained the ultra-fast Riley’s Heat, winner of the 1999 Witches Brew at the Big M. Harvatt has enjoyed great success on the New Jersey circuit, tying with D. Wayne Lukas and Bill Perry for fourth in the trainer’s standings at the 1999 Monmouth meet and combining for 30 victories at Monmouth and the Meadowlands the prior year.


MARK HENNIGBorn: April 10, 1965Birthplace: Mansfield, OHResidence: Garden City, NY

Hennig is the son of fellow trainer John Hennig. A former assistant to Neil Howard, D. Wayne Lukas and Jack Van Berg, Mark Hennig began a solo train-ing career on July 1, 1992 when he took a position with Team Valor. Hennig has enjoyed suc-cess on both coasts and in major races. In 2002 Hennig saddled Cat’s At Home to win the Skip Away Stakes and the Iselin Handicap. The following year he sent out Summer Colony to take the Molly Pitcher Breeders’ Cup Handicap. Team Hennig won four stakes at the 2005 Monmouth meet and captured the Grade 2 Meadowlands Cup with Tap Day that same year. In 2008, Hennig saddled Notional to a victory in the Grade 3 Salvator Mile. Fans can follow all the Hennig horses at his website, www.hennigracing.com.


TIMOTHY A. HILLSBorn: July 22, 1952Birthplace: Nashua, NHResidence: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Hills formerly trained on the New England circuit before moving his stable to Monmouth Park full-time in the mid-1990s. Since then he captured the 2002 and 2004 Monmouth Park train-ing titles and finished second in 2001 and 2003. Hills won the 1999 Grade 3 Reeve Schley Jr. Stakes with Kissin Jeb, the 2002 Grade 3 Eaton-town Handicap with Cousin Gigi and the 2006 Grade 3 Boiling Springs with Toll Taker. In 2003 Hills sent out Mooji Moo to win the Regret Stakes on Haskell Day and the following year that charge took the filly and mare sprint division of the Sun-shine Millions. Hills won a pair of stakes at the 2008 Monmouth meet. He is a regular on the New Jersey-South Florida circuit.


TIMOTHY J. KELLYBorn: October 16, 1962Birthplace: Hollywood, FLResidence: Colts Neck, NJ

Kelly has been a regular on the New Jersey circuit for the past 20 years and has enjoyed stakes success taking the 2000 Blue Sparkler at Monmouth and the 1991 Jockey Hollow at the Meadowlands. In 1997 he enjoyed a 20% win rate at Monmouth. His clients have included the Stavola Brothers’ Middletown Stable and Daniel J. Ljoka.


BRUCE LEVINEBirthdate: February 7, 1955Birthplace: New York, NYResidence: North Hills, NY

Levine worked for trainer John Campo before taking out his trainer’s license in 1979. He won his first race that year at Aqueduct with I’m It. In addition to his New York string, Levine has been stabling at Monmouth since 2002, finishing second in the trainer standings in 2005, 2006 and 2007 before taking his first Monmouth title in 2008. He won the 2007 Jersey Derby with Buddy’s Humor on Haskell Day and went on to win the training title at the Meadowlands that fall. In 2009, Levine won his second Monmouth training title and finished second in the standings at the Meadowlands. Levine’s four Monmouth Park stakes wins that year included a pair by sprinter Go Go Shoot who captured the Mr. Prospector and Longfellow.


DENNIS J. MANNINGBorn: October 20, 1947Birthplace: Brockton, MAResidence: Ocala, FL

Formerly based in New England, Manning began moving his stable to the New Jersey circuit in 1987. He enjoyed a banner year in 2003, winning the Grade 1 King’s Bishop with Valid Video, Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby with Grand Hombre and Grade 3 Red Bank Handicap with Just Le Facts. The prior year he captured the Red Bank with Key Lory and the Sapling Stakes with Valid Video. In 2001, Key Lory took the Oceanport Handicap for Manning. In 2003, Valid Video went on to be Manning’s second Breeders’ Cup starter, following a third place finish by Snappy Landing in the 1991 Juvenile, when he went postward in the Sprint. In 2004, Manning sent out Victory Alleged to take Monmouth’s Majestic Prince Stakes.


ANTHONY MARGOTTA JR. Born: January 7, 1962Birthplace: Newark, NJResidence: Long Branch, NJ

Saddled his first winner at Monmouth Park in 1984 and nearly a decade later captured the Grade 1 Whitney at Saratoga in 1993. Margotta also recorded stakes victories with Turk Passer in the Bowling Green, Silver Fox in the Stuyvesant and Copper Mount in the Albany Handicap. Margotta’s stable currently splits the year between Monmouth and Gulfstream Park.


JOHN F. MAZZABorn: May 23, 1937Birthplace: Long Branch, NJResidence: Locust, NJ

Mazza has been training horses at Monmouth Park for more than 40 years. He won the inaugural Thoroughbred race at the Meadowlands with Play the Palace in 1977. In 1988 Mazza captured the Sorority Stakes with Divine Answer. In 1992 he trained Great Navigator, who broke his maiden at Monmouth and went on to win a Grade 1 event. Capture the Gold was the star of the Mazza barn in 1997, winning stakes at Monmouth and the Meadowlands. In 2005 Mazza saddled Carrots Only to win the Jersey Breeders’ Handicap and in 2007 won the Charles Hesse Handicap with that charge.


PATRICK MCBURNEYBorn: February 9, 1957Birthplace: Philadelphia, PAResidence: Fair Haven, NJ

A longtime assistant to John Forbes, McBurney and Forbes have worked together since the mid-1970s. McBurney took over the day-to-day training responsi-bilities of the barn in 2007, while Forbes focused on the business/partnership side of the opera-tion. That same year, Cable Boy proved the star of the barn, setting a course record in just his second career start before going on to win the Coronado’s Quest Stakes and running in the Haskell Invitational.


KATHY MONGEONBorn: August 17, 1963Birthplace: Woonsocket, RIResidence: Hollywood, FL

Mongeon began w i th show horses at the age of four, but shifted her interest to Thoroughbreds when her father purchased his first racehorse when she was just 11 years old. At the age of 18, Mongeon was the youngest licensed trainer in the country when she began her conditioning career at Suffolk Downs. She moved south to Monmouth Park in 1986 and later moved farther south in 1991 when she went to Calder. Mongeon returned to New Jersey in the late 1990’s and has been stabling on the New Jersey-South Florida circuit ever since.


JOE ORSENOBorn: October 4, 1955Birthplace: Philadelphia, PAResidence: Haddon Heights, NJ

Orseno’s first job in racing was walking hots. He later landed a job as assistant to Chuck Spina, before obtaining his trainer’s license in 1977. Orseno won the Garden State training title in 1988 and fin-ished tenth nationally that year with 137 wins. His first full year at Monmouth was 1991, finishing second in the standings. He saddled Nines Wild to a runner-up performance in the 1992 Haskell. Orseno was leading trainer at the Meadowlands in 1996. In 2000 he won the Preakness Stakes with Red Bullet, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with Macho Uno and the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf with Perfect Sting, all for Frank Stronach. Later that year, Orseno was named a finalist for the Eclipse Award as the nation’s outstanding trainer. In 2006, he captured five stakes at Monmouth, including the Jersey Breeders’ Handicap with Jersey Peach. In 2009, Orseno saddled Reata’s Quick Punch to a win in the Candy Éclair Stakes and D’Wild Ride to a victory in the Regret Stakes on Haskell Day.


BENJAMIN W. PERKINS JR.Born: March 10, 1956Birthplace: Camden, NJResidence: Medford, NJ

A graduate of the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, Perkins fol-lowed his father into the train-ing business. Perkins won the 2000 Monmouth Park training title after finishing second in the standings the year before. He captured six stakes at the 2003 meet including the Long Branch with Max Forever, who went on to start in the Haskell. From 2000-2002 Perkins dominated the Sorority Stakes winning with Stormy Pick in 2000, Forest Heiress in 2001 and Wild Snitch in 2002. He has also captured graded stakes in New Jersey with Storm Tower, winner of the 1994 Salvator Mile and runner-up in the 1993 Haskell, and Sacred Honour, victor of the 1993 Sapling. Throughout the years Perkins has successfully maintained stables in Florida, Mary-land, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. His father, Ben Perkins Sr., was the recipient of the 2007 Virgil “Buddy” Raines Distinguished Achievement Award.


JOSEPH H. PIERCE JR.Born: June 24, 1927Birthplace: Washington, DCResidence: Boca Raton, FL

Pierce followed his father into the horse business, taking out his own trainer’s license in 1956. At age 17 Pierce joined the Navy and is a veteran of World War II. Throughout his career Pierce has trained more than 60 stakes winners, including Dream Deal, Friendly Lover (a Monmouth Park Hall of Champi-ons member), Family Enterprize, Night Invader and millionaire Grecian Flight. In 1986 Pierce won a then record $474,595 for the

73-day Monmouth meet. In 1997 he captured the Grade 3 Matchmaker, it’s first year at Monmouth after previously being run at Atlantic City. Pierce sent out Quiet Desperation to win the 2004 Colts Neck Handicap as well as the 2006 Bernie Dowd Handicap. In 2007 Pierce saddled French Vintage, the last foal from Grecian Flight, to win the Choice Stakes. A year later he won the Jersey Girl Handi-cap with Paradise Tonight. Pierce was named the fourth recipient of the Virgil “Buddy” Raines Dis-tinguished Achievement Award in 1999.


EDDIE PLESA JR.Born: April 25, 1949Birthplace: Seattle, WAResidence: Plantation, FL

The son of a trainer and jock ey, P lesa Jr. was an assistant to his father as well as having worked for Harbor View Farm, Fred Hooper and trainer Stan Hough. He has successfully maintained stables in New York, Ohio Delaware, Florida and New Jersey. Plesa has trained numerous stakes winner throughout his career, including Gottcha Gold, who captured a pair of stakes at the 2006 Monmouth meeting, before going on to win the 2007 Salvator Mile and Iselin Stakes and a runner-up performance in the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. In 2011, Plesa captured a pair of stakes at Monmouth: the Elkwood with Successful Mission and the Colleen with Say a Novena.


TODD A. PLETCHERBorn: June 26, 1967Birthplace: Dallas, TXResidence: Garden City, NY

The son of veteran trainer J. J. Pletcher, Todd is a gradu-ate of the University of Arizona with a degree in Animal Sci-ence. A former assistant to D. Wayne Lukas, Pletcher took out his trainer’s license in 1996 and won his first race on January 26 of that year. Pletcher sent out Balto Star, at odds of 37-1, to a wire-to-wire performance in the 2003 United Nations at Monmouth and the following year sent out that charge to win the Meadowlands Cup. Among Pletcher’s numerous Monmouth Park stakes wins are the 2006 Haskell with Bluegrass Cat, the 2007 United Nations with English Chan-nel and the 2007 Haskell with Any Given Saturday. Pletcher has won the Eclipse Award as Outstanding Trainer five times, 2004-2007 and 2010. Pletcher trainees captured eight Monmouth stakes in 2011 including the Lady’s Secret and Molly Pitcher with Quiet Giant.

Monmouth Park 2011 75 21 13 10 $1,178,047Total 2011 1016 254 150 161 $17,170,215

TERESA M. POMPAYBorn: March 11, 1961Birthplace: Saratoga Springs, NYResidence: Neptune, NJ

Pompay posted a banner year in 2002, as her stable earnings topped $1 million for the first time. She took three Monmouth stakes in 2002: the Grade 3 Matchmaker, Grade 3 Eatontown and Choice Stakes. That same year she finished third in the Monmouth Park trainer standings, the highest of any female in track history, up to that time. In 2003 Pompay saddled the talented Tabacchi to a maiden win at Monmouth before running him in the Grade 1 Futurity at Belmont. She finished second in the 2003 Meadowlands trainer standings, tying with Linda Rice. Pompay made national news in 2011 when she trained Currency Swap to win the Hopeful at Saratoga, the trainer’s first Grade 1 victory.


DEREK RYANBorn: September 22, 1966Birthplace: IrelandResidence: Long Branch, NJ

Having enjoyed success in New York, New Jersey, Penn-sylvania and Florida, Ryan cata-pulted onto the national scene in early 2009 with Musket Man, who he saddled to victories in the Tampa Bay and Illinois Der-bies. That charge went on to finish a hard-charging third in the Kentucky Derby. Prior to the success of Musket Man, Ryan’s biggest win came in the 2002 Grade 3 Jersey Derby, when Emergency Status took his foes wire-to-wire. In 2009, Ryan’s stable earnings topped $1 million for the second-consecutive year.


JAMES T. RYERSONBorn: October 8, 1952Birthplace: Long Branch, NJResidence: Oceanport, NJ

Ryerson is Monmouth Coun-ty born and raised. At age 15 he worked on the Monmouth Park backstretch and eventually became an assistant to John Tammaro III before going out on his own at the age of 24. He worked as a real estate appraiser between stints as a trainer when he got started. Ryerson got his first “big horse” in 1994 with Long Branch Stakes winner Meadow Flight, runner-up to Holy Bull in the 1994 Haskell and winner of the Pennsylvania Derby. In 1995 Ryerson won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with Unbridled’s Song, who he saddled as the favorite in the 1996 Kentucky Derby. In 2003 Ryerson’s Jersey Giant burst on to the scene winning the John J. Reilly, Skip Away and Skip Trial, in addi-tion to finishing second in the Salvator Mile and third in the Iselin, all at Monmouth Park. In 2004 Ryerson captured the Trenton Stakes with Tangier Sound and the Tyro with Park Avenue Ball; the latter went on to win the Grade 2 Futurity at Bel-mont. Park Avenue Ball returned in 2005 to win the Long Branch and run third in the Haskell. In 2006, Ryerson saddled that charge to victories in the Frisk Me Now, Skip Away and the Grade 3 Iselin.


GREGORY SACCOBorn: November 13, 1965Birthplace: Miami Beach, FLResidence: Ocean Township, NJ

Sacco is a third generation horseman. His father, William, was leading trainer at Mon-mouth in 1962. In 2005 and 2006 Sacco finished fourth in the overall Meadowlands standings. In 2007 he saddled Prop Me Up to win the Lady’s Secret Stakes on Haskell Day before running that charge in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. In 2009, the Sacco-trained Piscitelli finished fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Ju-venile three months after breaking his maiden at Monmouth Park. In 2010, Sacco sent out Unbridled Essence to win the Grade 3 Matchmaker on Haskell Day. Last season, Sacco captured a trio of stakes races and finished third in the overall standings.

Monmouth Park 2011 159 26 28 22 $1,174,258Total 2011 235 38 37 30 $1,589,872

JUAN SEREYBorn: March 25, 1949 Birthplace: Santiago, Chile Residence: Oceanport, NJ

Serey moved from his native Chile to the United States in the early 1980’s and galloped horses for Oscar and Laz Barrera, John Tammaro and Frank Martin before taking out his trainer’s license in 1991. In addition to being the leading trainer at Aqueduct in 1996, Serey has won a pair of training titles at the Meadowlands and a record five consecutive titles at Monmouth from 1995 through 1999. Serey returned to training in 2005 after spending several years working on a farm in upstate New York.


JASON SERVISBorn: April 2, 1957Birthplace: Charles Town, WVResidence: Eatontown, NJ

Formerly a jockey’s valet, Servis began training in Decem-ber 2001 and scored his first win in March of 2002 with Hattab Be You at Aqueduct. In 2002 he captured the Oceanport Handi-cap with Tempest Fugit. Servis has captured multiple training titles at the Meadowlands. He won his first graded event in 2008 when American Border took the Grade 3 Violet at the Big M. That charge returned to take the Miss Liberty Stakes at Monmouth in 2009.


KEVIN SLEETERBorn: November 30, 1961Birthplace: Camden, NJResidence: Sicklerville, NJ

Sleeter is the son of long-time New Jersey trainer Gerald Sleeter. In 2002 Sleeter ran one-two in the New Jersey Futurity, winning it with Kaw Liga Sioux, who nosed out his stablemate Something Smith. The ultra-speedy Something Smith came back in 2003 to win the Friendly Lover Handicap and in 2004 took the Bernie Dowd Handicap. Summer Swing proved the star of the Sleeter barn in 2002, taking three Monmouth stakes: John J. Reilly, Bernie Dowd and Teddy Drone. Sleeter’s Whoop’s Ah Daisy took the 2004 running of the Open Mind Handicap. In 2005 Sleeter’s Who’s the Cowboy won five of eight starts, including a pair of stakes. That charge came back in 2006 to win four of five starts - all stakes victories. In 2007, Sleeter saddled Talkin About Love to win the Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks. The fol-lowing year, he won three stakes races, including the Colts Neck Handicap and Icecapade Stakes with Who’s the Cowboy. Talkin About Love returned to take the Revidere Stakes in 2009.


CHUCK SPINABorn: June 28, 1948Birthplace: Brooklyn, NYResidence: Oceanport, NJ

Spina grew up in Brooklyn and first began with Western show horses. He won his first race as a trainer at Belmont Park in 1972. Later that year he came to New Jersey and operated Twelve Gate horse van company until 1985. Spina won the Choice Handicap with Dream’s End in 1987.


JOHN TAMMARO IIIBorn: March 10, 1946Birthplace: Charles Town, WVResidence: Cooksville, MD

Tammaro was the leading trainer at Monmouth Park in 1973, 1974 and 1986. He shares the all-time record for wins in one Monmouth meet with J. Willard Thompson, each capturing 55 in the mid-70’s. In 2001 he captured the Sapling Stakes with Pure Precision. He has twice captured the Long Branch, Thistyranthasclass in 2000 and Bert’s Bubbleator in 1993. Tammaro has also twice won the Salvator Mile, Jyp in 1986 and Count His Fleet in 1982. In 2005 Tammaro sent out Smart N Classy to take the Grade 3 Eatontown Handicap. His father, the late John Tammaro Sr., was a leading horseman in Maryland. In 2008, Tammaro saddled Luna Park to win the Bernie Dowd Handicap.


AMY TARRANTBorn: July 8, 1943Birthplace: Burlington, VT Residence: Ocala, FL

Tarrant was involved with show horses before purchas-ing nine 2-year-olds at Ocala in 2000, among them multiple stakes winner Bold World. She began training her own horses the following year. Owner of Hardacre Farm, Tarrant owns all of the horses in her stable and has enjoyed great success with her runners, most notably with Habiboo, Indy Wind, Kiss the Kid and Pomeroy’s Pistol. In 2008, Kiss the Kid gave Tarrant her first graded stakes victory when he captured the Grade 3 Cliff Hanger at the Meadowlands. Pomeroy’s Pistol broke her maiden in 2010 at Monmouth Park for Tarrant before an impressive 2011 cam-paign, which included wins in the Forward Gal and Gallant Bloom and fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.


J. WILLARD THOMPSONBorn: March 30, 1935Birthplace: Atlanta, GAResidence: Colts Neck, NJ

A former steeplechase jock-ey, Thompson and his wife, well-known hunter/jumper trainer Carol, own Quiet Winter Farm, where they also breed racehors-es under the same name. In 2001 Thompson won the Monmouth Park training title, his first since 1977, and his fourth overall. He is the second winningest trainer in Meadowlands his-tory, and captured back-to-back titles there in 1980 and 1981. In 2007 Thompson sent out Jenny Bean Girl to win the Jersey Girl Handicap on New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival Day. In 1996, Thompson was named the inaugural winner of the Virgil “Buddy” Raines Distinguished Achievement Award.


SCOTT VOLKBorn: January 16, 1952Birthplace: Rochester, NJResidence: Long Branch, NJ

Had a career year in 2010, finishing fourth in the over-all Monmouth standings. He bested that last year, when he finished second at Monmouth to Jane Cibelli. In 2010 he saddled Out of Respect to a runner-up finish in the Grade 3 Jersey Shore. That charge came back later in the meet to win the Select Stakes. Goom-bada Guska gave Volk two Monmouth stakes scores in 2010, including a victory in the Charles Hesse III Handicap.


PETER WALDERBorn: December 17, 1968Birthplace: Montreal, QuebecResidence: Aventura, FL

Began his training career in 1995 after working for Brian Kessel, Alex Bankuti and Roger Attfield in Canada. While enjoy-ing great success in Florida and the Mid-Atlantic region, Walder burst on to the national scene in 2011 with Force Freeze. That charge won the Teddy Drone on Haskell Day at Monmouth before finishing second in the Vos-burgh and Breeders’ Cup Sprint. Earlier this year Force Freeze gave Walder his first graded stakes win when he took the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship.


TONY WILSONBorn: July 2, 1960Birthplace: Camden, NJResidence: Neptune, NJ

Wilson followed his father, Earl, into the training business. Over the years he worked for trainers Leonard “Whitey” Ma-kowski, Ben Perkins Jr. and John Tammaro III. He went out on his own several years ago and enjoyed a break out season in 2006 at Monmouth winning his first stakes race when Pure Disco took the Gold-finch Handicap. Later that season Wilson won the Klassy Breifcase and Incredible Revenge with Pretty Imposing. In 2007 Pure Disco successfully defended her Goldfinch Handicap title for Wilson. In 2011, Wilson sent out Deliburnsky to take the colts division of the Jersey Juvenile.


JAMIE WOODINGTONBorn: May 13, 1952Birthplace: Cooperstown, NYResidence: Camden, SC

A graduate of Transylvania University with a degree in Forestry, Woodington races in New Jersey and Maryland while wintering in South Carolina. Woodington trained Thorny Crown, winner of two Mon-mouth stakes in 1998 and two Meadowlands stakes in 1996. She finished in the money with 51% of her run-ners at the 2003 Monmouth meet and captured three stakes: Santo Lalomia, Lincroft and Colts Neck. In 2004 her charges finished one-two in the Jersey Breeders’ Turf Highweight, winning it with American Freedom. That runner came back to win the Grade 3 Red Bank Handicap in 2005. In 2007 Woodington captured the John J. Reilly Handicap with Hey Chub.


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