John J. Tammaro, Jr.
| John J. Tammaro Jr. | |
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| Occupation | Jockey & Trainer |
| Born | September 22, 1925 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Died | February 25, 2001 |
| Career wins | Not found |
| Major racing wins | |
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As a trainer: Oceanport Handicap (1972) Massachusetts Handicap (1974) Autumn Stakes (1977) Jockey Club Cup Handicap (1978) Queen's Plate (1979) Grey Stakes (1980) Coronation Futurity Stakes (1980) Nandi Stakes (1982, 1984) Summer Stakes (1982) Breeders' Stakes (1983) Prince of Wales Stakes (1983) Shady Well Stakes (1982, 1983, 1984) Shepperton Stakes (1984) |
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| Racing awards | |
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Leading trainer at Calder Race Course (1986, 1987, 1988) Leading trainer at Tropical Park (1986/87, 1988, 1988/89) |
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| Honours | |
| Calder Race Course Hall of Fame (1999) | |
| Significant horses | |
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Steady Growth, Bayford, Deputy Minister Aly's Alley, Alannan |
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John J. Tammaro Jr. (September 22, 1925 - February 25, 2001) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland into a horse racing family, John Tammaro was still a young boy when his father died from injuries suffered in a racing accident at Belmont Park. His grandfather trained horses in Maryland, and as a teenager John Tammaro embarked on a career as a jockey. Between 1942 and 1956, he rode more than 1,000 winners at tracks in Maryland, West Virginia, and New Jersey but constant weight problems eventually forced him to give up riding and turn to training.
John Tammaro along with King T. Leatherbury, Richard E. Dutrow, Sr. and Hall of Fame inductee Bud Delp became known as Maryland racing's "Big Four". They dominated racing in that state during the 1960s and '70s and helped modernize flat racing training. Tammaro also became one of the leading trainers at tracks elsewhere in the United States and Canada including Pimlico Race Course, Delaware Park, Monmouth Park, Calder Race Course, Gulfstream Park and Woodbine Racetrack.
In 1976 John Tammaro became the head trainer for Kinghaven Farms in King City, Ontario. He trained five Canadian Champions for Kinghaven, including the 1979 Queen's Plate winner Steady Growth and Deputy Minister, who was the 1981 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt and Canadian Horse of the Year. As a result of his success with their horses, Kinghaven Farms was No.1 on the 1982 Canadian owners' list and earned that year's Sovereign Award for Outstanding Owner.
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