Gregory Sacco

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Gregory Sacco

Born: Nov. 13, 1965 in Miami Beach Fla.
Residence: Ocean Township, N.J.
Family: wife Kate; children William and Sydney
Racing Background: The Saccos are one of New Jersey’s oldest racing families. Father William was leading trainer at Monmouth Park in 1962, while uncles Sal and Vincent trained and uncle John rode and then trained ... Greg worked summers with his father and took over in 1988
Racing Career: Trained Foreverness, who won the G3 Fort Marcy last year at Aqueduct ... Won four straight stakes with Enjoy the Silence ... Trained multiple-graded stakes winner Fiftysevenvette ... Sacco trains for Hialeah Park owner John Brunetti and handles New Jersey string for William Schettine ... His first Breeders' Cup starter was the hard-knocking mare Prop Me Up, winner of three straight races, including Monmouth Park's $100,000 Lady's Secret ... “Running in a Breeders’ Cup race at Monmouth Park would be a dream come true,” Sacco said. “Growing up at Monmouth Park with my father and uncles, it’s almost surreal. It’s hard to put into words.” ... The mare finished unplaced as the longest shot in the field ... Won back-to-back runnings of the Red Cross Stakes at Monmouth; Prop Me Up won in 2007, Casino Transaction in 2008.

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