Amerman Racing LLC

Top Associated Horses: Balance, Demarcation, Mayor Bozarth, Chattahoochee War, Lazzeri, Cultured

2007 Record: (108-15-21-18)

2007 Earnings: $1,124,896

2007 Win %: 13% In-The-Money %: 50%

Owner(s): John and Jerry Amerman
Born: John, Jan. 24, 1932, Newark, N.J.; Jerry, Sept. 11, 1937, Gadsden, Ala.
Residence: Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
Family: children Anne and Garrett
Education: John received a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth and an M.B.A. from the university's Amos Tuck School of Business Administration; Jerry graduated from Drew University and did graduate work at Vanderbilt University from 1980-82. She also studied at Auburn University
Professional Background: John Amerman joined toy maker Mattel Inc. in 1980; served as Chairman and CEO from 1987-97 ... Prior to Mattel, Amerman was president of the American Chicle Group, a subsidiary of the Warner-Lambert Company. Warner-Lambert was a worldwide company devoted to developing, manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare and confectionery products ... He began his business career as a product manager for Colgate-Palmolive
Racing Background: Years ago on their visits to Monmouth Park, John and Jerry thought it would be exciting to one day own a racehorse. They became involved in racing in 1987 after answering an ad placed by the Team Valor syndicate. They started Amerman Racing LLC in 1995 and have since won more than 50 stakes, including more than 20 grade 1 races ... John was appointed as a member of the California Horse Racing Board in 2006 and elected to the Board of Stewards of The Jockey Club in mid-2007. He is a trustee of Breeders' Cup Ltd. and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, as well as a director for the Winners' Foundation and Tranquility Farm. He has served on the board of directors of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and Thoroughbred Owners of California ... Jerry serves on the advisory board for the Center for Equine Health at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Foundation ... Purchased a residence outside the United States which prompted his resignation as member of the CHRB midway through his term
Racing Career: The Amermans won the 2003 Breeders' Cup Distaff with Adoration, and finished third in the 2001 Juvenile with Siphonic ... Balance, their hope for a Distaff repeat in 2007, has won the grade 1 Las Virgenes Stakes, Santa Anita Oaks, and Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap ... Other grade 1 winners they have owned solely or in partnership include Lido Palace, Siphonic, Spoken Fur, Star of Cozzene, Happyanunoit, and Mash One ... Lido Palace, Chile's 2000 Horse of the Year and winner of the Chilean Triple Crown before his American success, now stands in Florida, and the Amermans are breeding some of their mares to him ... They also campaigned Printemps, who won Chile's filly Triple Crown
Breeding/Racing Operation: The Amermans own about 75 horses, including about 20 mares and 20 horses in training. They have horses with several conditioners, including Robert Frankel, David Hofmans, Paul McGee and Eddie Plesa Jr. ... Primarily, they acquire their stock through breeding, private purchase and yearling sales ... The Amermans own 63-acre Peacefield Farm in Temecula, Calif., which serves as a rehabilitation facility for both race and show horses and is managed by their daughter, Anne.