John Parisella
| John Parisella | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 1, 1944 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Residence | Atlantic Beach, New York |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Occupation | horse trainer |
| Spouse(s) | Bernadette Birk (m. 1975, divorced) Melissa Parisella Keller Coveney (divorced) |
| Children |
Bethenny Frankel (step-daughter) Gabrielle Parisella (w/Melissa) |
John Parisella is an American horse trainer with 1,222 first-place finishes in 6,692 starts and $22,442,757 in career earnings. He is known for training the racehorses Fight Over and Simply Majestic.
Parisella was born in Brooklyn to an Italian Catholic family. Parisella started his career as an assistant to Tommy Gullo, a legendary betting trainer. His mentor was horse trainer John P. Campo. Later he became a full-fledge horse trainer training horses for his uncle Joe Scandore who managed horses for James Caan, Don Adams, Telly Savalas and Don Rickles.
Parisella pioneered the use of foreign horses, mostly from Canada and turning them into stakes winners. John also trained several stakes winners for owner Ted Sabarese in the 1980s.
Parisella has been married twice:
Parisella appeared twice on the Johnny Carson Show.
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