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Ron McAnally
Top Associated Horses: Red Door Drive,
Massone,
Charming Legacy,
Buenos Dias,
Lightning Hit,
Funny Me
2009 Record: (90-4-9-15)
2009 Earnings: $676,277
2009 Win %: 4% In-The-Money %: 31%
Born: July 11, 1932 in Covington, Ky. ... Grew up in The Covington Protestant Children's Home after his mother died and his father placed him, two brothers and two sisters in the orphanage ... McAnally continues to make annual donations to the home
Residence: Tarzana, Calif., and Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Family: wife, Debbie; daughters, Maureen, Janna and Laura
Racing Career: McAnally has trained in Southern California for 50 years and has posted more than 2,500 victories ... Is the all-time winning trainer at Del Mar and the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita ... Has won four Breeders' Cup races –the 1989 and ’90 Distaff with Bayakoa, the 1992 Distaff with Paseana, who came back the next year to finish second in the Distaff, and the 1995 Turf with Northern Spur ... Was the trainer of legendary John Henry, named Horse of the Year in 1981 and ’84 ... John Henry had been living in retirement at the Kentucky Horse Park until his death in October 2007 at age 32 ... In addition to John Henry's Eclipse Awards, McAnally has trained four other champions –Bayakoa (older female in 1989 and ’90), Paseana (older female in 1992 and ’93, Tight Spot (1991 male turf champion) and Northern Spur (1995 male turf horse) ... Posted his first training victory in 1958 ... Tied the late Charlie Whittingham for victories in the Arlington Million with three –John Henry in 1981 and ’84 and Tight Spot in 1991 ... His trainee, Hawkster, set a world record of 2:22 4/5 for 1 1/2 miles on the turf in the 1989 Oak Tree Invitational ... Has had great success with South American imports ... Among other top runners for the McAnally stable: Antespend, Different, Donut King, Festin, Ibero, Listening, Mr Purple, Queen's Court Queen, Olympio, On Target, Super Moment, Sweet Return, Valiant Nature and Olympic Charmer ... Other McAnally runners who might have been considered cast-offs by others but wound up as stakes winners for the Hall of Famer include the one-eyed Cassaleria, the $1,500 purchase Silver Ending and the tail-less Sea Cadet ... Standing out among his more than 400 victories at Del Mar was the 2003 victory by Candy Ride (Arg) in the $1-million Pacific Classic ... McAnally has saddled 28 previous starters on Breeders' Cup day and has chalked up purse earnings of $3,518,000 ... Tizzy's Tune will be his 29th starter as she heads toward the Filly and Mare Sprint ... Found little solace in Bayakoa's second victory in the Distaff when the popular Go for Wand broke down during a furious stretch battle with the winner and had to be euthanized. Of the incident, McAnally said, "Horses give their lives just for our enjoyment and all they want is to get a feed tub and a water bucket. How can you help but love them?"
NOTE: Bio stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list. Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.
