Jack Van Berg

Jack Van Berg
Occupation	Trainer
Born	(1936-06-07) June 7, 1936 (age 80) Columbus, Nebraska, U.S.
Career wins	6,457+ (ongoing)
Major racing wins
Apple Blossom Handicap (1976) Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1976) Secretariat Stakes (1976) Los Angeles Handicap (1979, 1985) Santa Anita Oaks (1981) Rebel Stakes (1982) Oaklawn Handicap (1983) Super Derby (1984, 1987) Cornhusker Handicap (1985) Fantasy Stakes (1985) Maryland Million Classic (1986) Hollywood Derby (1986) Strub Stakes (1988) Woodward Stakes (1988) Meadowlands Cup (1988) Philip H. Iselin Handicap (1988) Santa Anita Handicap (1988) La Brea Stakes (1993) Landaluce Stakes (2007) American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins: Kentucky Derby (1987) Preakness Stakes (1984, 1987) Breeders' Cup Classic (1988)
Racing awards
U.S. Champion Trainer by earnings (1976) U.S. Champion Trainer by wins (9 times) Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer (1984) Big Sport of Turfdom Award (1987)
Honours
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1985) Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame (1991)
Significant horses
Gate Dancer, Alysheba

Apple Blossom Handicap (1976)
Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1976)
Secretariat Stakes (1976)
Los Angeles Handicap (1979, 1985)
Santa Anita Oaks (1981)
Rebel Stakes (1982)
Oaklawn Handicap (1983)
Super Derby (1984, 1987)
Cornhusker Handicap (1985)
Fantasy Stakes (1985)
Maryland Million Classic (1986)
Hollywood Derby (1986)
Strub Stakes (1988)
Woodward Stakes (1988)
Meadowlands Cup (1988)
Philip H. Iselin Handicap (1988)
Santa Anita Handicap (1988)
La Brea Stakes (1993)
Landaluce Stakes (2007)

John Charles "Jack" Van Berg (born June 7, 1936 in Columbus, Nebraska) is an American Hall of Fame horse trainer. Born into a horse racing family, his father is Hall of Fame trainer, Marion Van Berg. Both father and son have been inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, NY.

For nineteen straight years between 1959 and 1977, Jack Van Berg was the leading trainer at Ak-Sar-Ben Racetrack in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1976, he set a record for the most wins in a year with 496 and was also the United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings.

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