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Dale Romans

Dale L. Romans (born August 14, 1966, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, best known for winning the 2011 Preakness Stakes with Shackleford and the Breeders' Cup Turf with Little Mike. He also upset American Pharoah in the 2015 Travers Stakes with Keen Ice. He won the 2012 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer.

Dale Romans
Dale Romans celebrates victory in the 2015 Travers Stakes
OccupationTrainer
Born (1966-08-14) August 14, 1966 (age 57)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Career wins1,856+ (ongoing)[1]
Major racing wins
Gardenia Handicap
(2002, 2004, 2008, 2014)
Cornhusker Handicap (2004)
Whitney Handicap (2004)
Secretariat Stakes (2004, 2010)
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (2004, 2013)
Breeders' Futurity Stakes (2005, 2011, 2015)
West Virginia Governor's Stakes (2005, 2007)
La Troienne Stakes (2006, 2015)
Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (2008, 2013)
Ruffian Handicap (2009)
Shoemaker Mile Stakes (2009)
Edgewood Stakes (2011)
Just A Game Stakes (2011, 2012)
Princess Rooney Stakes (2011)
Humana Distaff Handicap (2011)
Metropolitan Handicap (2012)
Turf Classic (2012)
Clark Handicap (2012)
First Lady Stakes (2012)
Arlington Million (2012)
Pacific Classic (2012)
Blue Grass Stakes (2012, 2016)
La Brea Stakes (2015)
Travers Stakes (2015)

American Classics wins:
Preakness Stakes (2011)

Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2009)
Breeders' Cup Mile (2011)
Breeders' Cup Turf (2012)

International race wins:
Dubai World Cup (2005)

Racing awards
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer (2012)
Big Sport of Turfdom Award (2012)
Significant horses
Dullahan, Keen Ice, Kitten's Joy, Little Mike, Paddy O'Prado, Roses in May, Shackleford, Tapitsfly, Court Vision

Background and early career edit

Dale Romans is the son of trainer Jerry Romans and grew up around horses at Churchill Downs in Louisville. He graduated from Butler High School in 1984 despite having dyslexia.[2] Romans worked for his father from a young age. He once said, "I had a way with the horses. I could walk the worst horse in the country when I was 10 years old. My parents were divorced, and if my father had a bad horse he couldn't get on the van he'd come and get me at home to load the horse. I don't know what it was about horses, but they saved me as a child. The guys who worked for my dad took me in and I always felt at home here. I didn't have to worry about reading and writing. I could communicate with the horses. Whatever primal instinct we have with horses, we're connected to them."[3]

At age eighteen, Romans embarked on a career as a trainer, getting his first winner on February 15, 1987, at Turfway Park with Miss Mindy, who he had purchased for $1,500.[4] His career was slow to take off. He won only four races in each of 1987 and 1989, and only 21 races in each of 1988 and 1990.[1] It was not until 1991 that he won his first stakes race at Turfway Park with Morning Punch, and not until 1996 that he won his first graded stakes race at Aqueduct with Victor Avenue.[1]

Romans has been in a long-term relationship with Tammy Fox since the early 1990s.[5] Fox is an exercise rider for the Romans stable, and was formerly a jockey. She was the first woman jockey to ride in the Blue Grass Stakes, finishing fourth in 1991.[4] She retired from racing in 2005 after a career that included 236 wins. The couple live in Louisville and have two children,[5] Bailey and Jake.[3]

Jerry Romans once trained from Barn 4 at Churchill Downs, which is now one of two barns used by his son. Romans said, "We have a great team from top to bottom. We have hotwalkers that have been with us for over 10 years. My assistants have been together since we were 19 and 20 working for my father. And Tammy is a huge part of the stable. She breezes all the horses, and there is nobody that gives a better line on a horse than she does."[3]

Career edit

Romans' career slowly grew, with 2004 marking his breakout year when he jumped to the #8 ranked trainer by earnings in North America.[1] He achieved his first grade I victory with Roses in May in the 2004 Whitney Handicap,[4] and followed up with victories by Kitten's Joy in the 2004 Secretariat Stakes and the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Handicap. Kitten's Joy also ran second to Better Talk Now in the 2004 Breeders' Cup Turf and was voted the Eclipse Award for American Champion Male Turf Horse.[6]

In 2005, Roses in May provided Romans with the biggest payday of his career to date when he won the $6 million Dubai World Cup.[7] Unfortunately, Roses In May was then diagnosed with a tendon injury and was retired.[8]

In 2006, Romans earned his 1,000th career victory on June 11 with Haiaccept at Churchill Downs.[9] Later that year though, he parted ways with owners Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey, for whom he had trained both Roses in May and Kitten's Joy.[10] It would take several years for Romans' stable to recover.[1]

Romans collected his first Breeders' Cup win in 2009 when Tapitsfly won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. In 2010, the Romans-trained Paddy O'Prado finished third in the Kentucky Derby, while First Dude finished second in the Preakness Stakes and third in the Belmont.[1]

The next year, Shackleford gained Romans his first Classic win in the 2011 Preakness Stakes after finishing fourth in the Derby. Romans said, "It shows that anybody that gets started in the horse business can do this because, Lord knows, 25 years ago nobody thought I'd sit up here and talk about (winning) a classic race."[11] Shackleford finished second in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, while Court Vision won the Breeders' Cup Turf. Romans finished 2011 ranked #8 in North America by earnings.[1]

In 2012, Romans had another outstanding year, winning three Grade 1 races with Little Mike alone – the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, Arlington Million, and Breeders' Cup Turf. That year, Romans also trained Dullahan to victories in the Blue Grass Stakes and The Pacific Classic, plus a third-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, Shackleford won the Metropolitan Handicap and Clark Handicap, while Tapitsfly earned Grade I victories in the Just A Game and First Lady Stakes. Romans finished the year ranked #4 in North American trainer's earnings[1] and also earned the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer and the Big Sport of Turfdom Award.[12]

Romans is also the trainer of Keen Ice, notable for his August 2015 win over Triple Crown-winner American Pharoah in the Travers Stakes. Romans confidently predicted the upset, with Keen Ice winning at 16–1 odds.[13] "That was a special day," Romans said. "What was so reassuring and made me feel so good was that they cheered us all the way back. It was very sporting of them to appreciate a big effort from a horse, whether it's American Pharoah or not. I never expected that."[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Trainer Profile: Dale Romans". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Louisville trainer Dale Romans hopes to win Derby roses for his hometown crowd". wdrb.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Haskin, Steve. "Another Romanesque Work of Art". cs.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c . www.keeneland.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b McGee, Marty (May 26, 2011). "Preakness-winning trainer Romans has partner in family and racing". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ^ Biles, Deirdre B. "2004 Eclipse Turf Male: Kitten's Joy". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Roses in May Gets World Cup Bouquet". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  8. ^ Shulman, Lenny. "Roses in May Retired with Tendon Injury". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Trainer Dale Romans Gets 1,000th Victory". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Successful Partnership of Romans and Ramseys Is Over". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  11. ^ Mihoces, Gary. "Shackleford holds off Animal Kingdom to win Preakness - USATODAY.com". USA Today. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  12. ^ King, Byron. "2012 Eclipse Awards: Dale Romans". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  13. ^ Novak, Claire (August 29, 2015). "Keen Ice Springs Travers Upset on 'Pharoah'". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved August 29, 2015.

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Dale L Romans born August 14 1966 in Louisville Kentucky is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer best known for winning the 2011 Preakness Stakes with Shackleford and the Breeders Cup Turf with Little Mike He also upset American Pharoah in the 2015 Travers Stakes with Keen Ice He won the 2012 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer Dale RomansDale Romans celebrates victory in the 2015 Travers StakesOccupationTrainerBorn 1966 08 14 August 14 1966 age 57 Louisville Kentucky U S Career wins1 856 ongoing 1 Major racing winsGardenia Handicap 2002 2004 2008 2014 Cornhusker Handicap 2004 Whitney Handicap 2004 Secretariat Stakes 2004 2010 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic 2004 2013 Breeders Futurity Stakes 2005 2011 2015 West Virginia Governor s Stakes 2005 2007 La Troienne Stakes 2006 2015 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes 2008 2013 Ruffian Handicap 2009 Shoemaker Mile Stakes 2009 Edgewood Stakes 2011 Just A Game Stakes 2011 2012 Princess Rooney Stakes 2011 Humana Distaff Handicap 2011 Metropolitan Handicap 2012 Turf Classic 2012 Clark Handicap 2012 First Lady Stakes 2012 Arlington Million 2012 Pacific Classic 2012 Blue Grass Stakes 2012 2016 La Brea Stakes 2015 Travers Stakes 2015 American Classics wins Preakness Stakes 2011 Breeders Cup wins Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 2009 Breeders Cup Mile 2011 Breeders Cup Turf 2012 International race wins Dubai World Cup 2005 Racing awardsEclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer 2012 Big Sport of Turfdom Award 2012 Significant horsesDullahan Keen Ice Kitten s Joy Little Mike Paddy O Prado Roses in May Shackleford Tapitsfly Court VisionBackground and early career editDale Romans is the son of trainer Jerry Romans and grew up around horses at Churchill Downs in Louisville He graduated from Butler High School in 1984 despite having dyslexia 2 Romans worked for his father from a young age He once said I had a way with the horses I could walk the worst horse in the country when I was 10 years old My parents were divorced and if my father had a bad horse he couldn t get on the van he d come and get me at home to load the horse I don t know what it was about horses but they saved me as a child The guys who worked for my dad took me in and I always felt at home here I didn t have to worry about reading and writing I could communicate with the horses Whatever primal instinct we have with horses we re connected to them 3 At age eighteen Romans embarked on a career as a trainer getting his first winner on February 15 1987 at Turfway Park with Miss Mindy who he had purchased for 1 500 4 His career was slow to take off He won only four races in each of 1987 and 1989 and only 21 races in each of 1988 and 1990 1 It was not until 1991 that he won his first stakes race at Turfway Park with Morning Punch and not until 1996 that he won his first graded stakes race at Aqueduct with Victor Avenue 1 Romans has been in a long term relationship with Tammy Fox since the early 1990s 5 Fox is an exercise rider for the Romans stable and was formerly a jockey She was the first woman jockey to ride in the Blue Grass Stakes finishing fourth in 1991 4 She retired from racing in 2005 after a career that included 236 wins The couple live in Louisville and have two children 5 Bailey and Jake 3 Jerry Romans once trained from Barn 4 at Churchill Downs which is now one of two barns used by his son Romans said We have a great team from top to bottom We have hotwalkers that have been with us for over 10 years My assistants have been together since we were 19 and 20 working for my father And Tammy is a huge part of the stable She breezes all the horses and there is nobody that gives a better line on a horse than she does 3 Career editRomans career slowly grew with 2004 marking his breakout year when he jumped to the 8 ranked trainer by earnings in North America 1 He achieved his first grade I victory with Roses in May in the 2004 Whitney Handicap 4 and followed up with victories by Kitten s Joy in the 2004 Secretariat Stakes and the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Handicap Kitten s Joy also ran second to Better Talk Now in the 2004 Breeders Cup Turf and was voted the Eclipse Award for American Champion Male Turf Horse 6 In 2005 Roses in May provided Romans with the biggest payday of his career to date when he won the 6 million Dubai World Cup 7 Unfortunately Roses In May was then diagnosed with a tendon injury and was retired 8 In 2006 Romans earned his 1 000th career victory on June 11 with Haiaccept at Churchill Downs 9 Later that year though he parted ways with owners Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey for whom he had trained both Roses in May and Kitten s Joy 10 It would take several years for Romans stable to recover 1 Romans collected his first Breeders Cup win in 2009 when Tapitsfly won the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf In 2010 the Romans trained Paddy O Prado finished third in the Kentucky Derby while First Dude finished second in the Preakness Stakes and third in the Belmont 1 The next year Shackleford gained Romans his first Classic win in the 2011 Preakness Stakes after finishing fourth in the Derby Romans said It shows that anybody that gets started in the horse business can do this because Lord knows 25 years ago nobody thought I d sit up here and talk about winning a classic race 11 Shackleford finished second in the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile while Court Vision won the Breeders Cup Turf Romans finished 2011 ranked 8 in North America by earnings 1 In 2012 Romans had another outstanding year winning three Grade 1 races with Little Mike alone the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Arlington Million and Breeders Cup Turf That year Romans also trained Dullahan to victories in the Blue Grass Stakes and The Pacific Classic plus a third place finish in the Kentucky Derby Shackleford won the Metropolitan Handicap and Clark Handicap while Tapitsfly earned Grade I victories in the Just A Game and First Lady Stakes Romans finished the year ranked 4 in North American trainer s earnings 1 and also earned the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer and the Big Sport of Turfdom Award 12 Romans is also the trainer of Keen Ice notable for his August 2015 win over Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Travers Stakes Romans confidently predicted the upset with Keen Ice winning at 16 1 odds 13 That was a special day Romans said What was so reassuring and made me feel so good was that they cheered us all the way back It was very sporting of them to appreciate a big effort from a horse whether it s American Pharoah or not I never expected that 3 References edit a b c d e f g h Trainer Profile Dale Romans www equibase com Retrieved 2 August 2016 Louisville trainer Dale Romans hopes to win Derby roses for his hometown crowd wdrb com Retrieved 2 August 2016 a b c d Haskin Steve Another Romanesque Work of Art cs bloodhorse com Retrieved 3 August 2016 a b c Dale Romans www keeneland com Archived from the original on 13 October 2016 Retrieved 2 August 2016 a b McGee Marty May 26 2011 Preakness winning trainer Romans has partner in family and racing Daily Racing Form Retrieved 2 August 2016 Biles Deirdre B 2004 Eclipse Turf Male Kitten s Joy bloodhorse com Retrieved 3 August 2016 Roses in May Gets World Cup Bouquet bloodhorse com Retrieved 3 August 2016 Shulman Lenny Roses in May Retired with Tendon Injury bloodhorse com Retrieved 3 August 2016 Trainer Dale Romans Gets 1 000th Victory bloodhorse com Retrieved 3 August 2016 Successful Partnership of Romans and Ramseys Is Over bloodhorse com Retrieved 3 August 2016 Mihoces Gary Shackleford holds off Animal Kingdom to win Preakness USATODAY com USA Today Retrieved 3 August 2016 King Byron 2012 Eclipse Awards Dale Romans Daily Racing Form Retrieved 3 August 2016 Novak Claire August 29 2015 Keen Ice Springs Travers Upset on Pharoah The Blood Horse Retrieved August 29 2015 Dale Romans at the NTRA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dale Romans amp oldid 1221988864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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