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Jerry Hollendorfer
Jerry Hollendorfer (born June 18, 1946, in Akron, Ohio) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer whose notable horses include Eclipse Award winners Blind Luck, Shared Belief and Songbird. He has the most wins in the history of Northern California racehorse trainers. In 2011, he was inducted into the US Racing Hall of Fame.
Hollendorfer grew up on the outskirts of Akron, Ohio, in a rural area, (Bath Township), where he had a pony to ride. He attended Revere High School in Richfield then Akron University, earning a degree in business administration and marketing. He moved to California in the late 1960s, where he became interested in horse racing and decided to work on the backstretch. He started as a hot walker, then became a groom at Bay Meadows Racetrack. He worked for trainers Jerry Dutton and Jerry Fanning for a number of years, then took out his training license in 1979.
Hollendorfer currently lives in Point Richmond, California with his wife, Janet. They met in Southern California while he worked for Fanning and she was employed by another trainer, Mel Stute. The two married in the 1980s. Janet was his chief assistant and oversaw the horses stabled in Northern California while Hollendorfer traveled to other racetracks.
Hollendorfer is known for buying young horses at auction in the low to mid price range, often using his own money. He then puts together ownership groups, often retaining a percentage of the horse.
Hollendorfer struggled for the first six years of his career, saddling a total of 59 winners over the period. In 1985, the number of winners grew to 56 and then to 117 in 1986. In 1986, he also won his first stakes race with Novel Sprite, who won over $400,000 and was named the national Claimer of the Year after Hollendorfer claimed him for $16,000. Hollendorfer's earnings were over $1 million for the first time. In 1986, he won his first trainer titles at both Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields, starting a streak of 37 consecutive training titles at Bay Meadows and 32 titles in a row at Golden Gate. The streak was snapped in the 2008 spring meeting at Golden Gate, when he finished in a tie for second.
His first Grade I stakes winner was King Glorious, who won the Hollywood Futurity in 1988 and Haskell Invitational in 1989.
Although Hollendorfer has never won an American Triple Crown race, he achieved several victories in the equivalent races for fillies. Hollendorfer has won the Kentucky Oaks with Lite Light in 1991, Pike Place Dancer in 1996 and Blind Luck in 2011. He also won the Coaching Club American Oaks with both Lite Light and Songbird in 2016 and has won the Alabama Stakes with both Blind Luck and Songbird.
In December 2007, Hollendorfer won his 5,000th race. His 6,000th win came on September 3, 2011, at Golden Gate Fields. Win 7,000 came on November 25, 2015, when Kiss N Scat won at Golden Gate Field. Among North American trainers, only two others have crossed the 7,000 win barrier: Dale Baird and Steve Asmussen. "I've been blessed to have been in this business as long as I have," said Hollendorfer. "It's a lot of work and nobody can do it by themselves. You have to have excellent help, excellent owners and excellent horses."
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Jerry Hollendorfer
Jerry Hollendorfer (born June 18, 1946, in Akron, Ohio) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer whose notable horses include Eclipse Award winners Blind Luck, Shared Belief and Songbird. He has the most wins in the history of Northern California racehorse trainers. In 2011, he was inducted into the US Racing Hall of Fame.
Hollendorfer grew up on the outskirts of Akron, Ohio, in a rural area, (Bath Township), where he had a pony to ride. He attended Revere High School in Richfield then Akron University, earning a degree in business administration and marketing. He moved to California in the late 1960s, where he became interested in horse racing and decided to work on the backstretch. He started as a hot walker, then became a groom at Bay Meadows Racetrack. He worked for trainers Jerry Dutton and Jerry Fanning for a number of years, then took out his training license in 1979.
Hollendorfer currently lives in Point Richmond, California with his wife, Janet. They met in Southern California while he worked for Fanning and she was employed by another trainer, Mel Stute. The two married in the 1980s. Janet was his chief assistant and oversaw the horses stabled in Northern California while Hollendorfer traveled to other racetracks.
Hollendorfer is known for buying young horses at auction in the low to mid price range, often using his own money. He then puts together ownership groups, often retaining a percentage of the horse.
Hollendorfer struggled for the first six years of his career, saddling a total of 59 winners over the period. In 1985, the number of winners grew to 56 and then to 117 in 1986. In 1986, he also won his first stakes race with Novel Sprite, who won over $400,000 and was named the national Claimer of the Year after Hollendorfer claimed him for $16,000. Hollendorfer's earnings were over $1 million for the first time. In 1986, he won his first trainer titles at both Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields, starting a streak of 37 consecutive training titles at Bay Meadows and 32 titles in a row at Golden Gate. The streak was snapped in the 2008 spring meeting at Golden Gate, when he finished in a tie for second.
His first Grade I stakes winner was King Glorious, who won the Hollywood Futurity in 1988 and Haskell Invitational in 1989.
Although Hollendorfer has never won an American Triple Crown race, he achieved several victories in the equivalent races for fillies. Hollendorfer has won the Kentucky Oaks with Lite Light in 1991, Pike Place Dancer in 1996 and Blind Luck in 2011. He also won the Coaching Club American Oaks with both Lite Light and Songbird in 2016 and has won the Alabama Stakes with both Blind Luck and Songbird.
In December 2007, Hollendorfer won his 5,000th race. His 6,000th win came on September 3, 2011, at Golden Gate Fields. Win 7,000 came on November 25, 2015, when Kiss N Scat won at Golden Gate Field. Among North American trainers, only two others have crossed the 7,000 win barrier: Dale Baird and Steve Asmussen. "I've been blessed to have been in this business as long as I have," said Hollendorfer. "It's a lot of work and nobody can do it by themselves. You have to have excellent help, excellent owners and excellent horses."