:Gary Sciacca

{{Infobox horseracing personality

|name = Gary Sciacca

|image =

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|occupation = Trainer

|birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, United States

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|3|10}}

|death_date =

|career wins = 1,000+ (ongoing)

|race = Ashley T. Cole Handicap (1986, 2000)
Hollie Hughes Handicap (1990)
Beldame Stakes (1992)
Comely Stakes (1992)
Gazelle Stakes (1992)
Bowling Green Handicap (1993)
Poker Stakes (1994)
Saranac Stakes (1995)
Hollywood Derby (1997)
Jamaica Handicap (1997)
Eddie Read Handicap (1998)
Brooklyn Handicap (1998)
Vagrancy Handicap (1999)
Fort Marcy Handicap (1998)
Yaddo Handicap (1999, 2000)
Endeavour Breeders' Cup Stakes (2000)
Kingston Handicap (2001)

|awards =

|honours =

|horses = Saratoga Dew, Subordination

}}{{Short description|Thoroughbred race horse trainer}}

Gary Sciacca (born March 10, 1960, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. He has been involved in the racing industry for over forty years and has over 1,000 race wins.

Biography

Sciacca earned his first win as a professional trainer on October 21, 1981 at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack.{{Cite web |last=Kane |first=Mike |date=2021-07-22 |title=Gary Sciacca Eyes Win Number 1,000 |url=https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/gary-sciacca-eyes-win-number-1000/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=TDN {{!}} Thoroughbred Daily News {{!}} Horse Racing News, Results and Video {{!}} Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions |language=en}} In 1992, he conditioned Saratoga Dew to American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly honors, the first New York-bred horse to win an Eclipse Award.{{Cite news |last=Durso |first=Joseph |date=1992-10-30 |title=NOTEBOOK; Sciacca Is Basking in the Spotlight |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/30/sports/notebook-sciacca-is-basking-in-the-spotlight.html |access-date=2025-02-28 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web |year=1996 |title=What Does Trainer Gary Sciacca Do When the Track is Dark|publisher=The Post-Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/348033660/?match=1&terms=%22Gary%20Sciacca%22|access-date=13 March 2023}}{{Cite web |last=McCalmont/NYRA |first=Keith |date=2020-04-11 |title=Looking Ahead, Sciacca Hoping To Feast In NY-Bred Company With Lobsta, Chowda |url=https://paulickreport.com/news/people/looking-ahead-sciacca-hoping-to-feast-in-ny-bred-company-with-lobsta-chowda |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Paulick Report {{!}} Latest news and commentary from the horse racing and equine world |language=en}}

Sciacca was charged in 2003 for giving a horse an illegal substance. {{cite web |year=2003 |title=Sportsline|publisher=The Daily Nonpareil|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/963349807/?match=1&terms=%22Gary%20Sciacca%22|access-date=13 March 2023}}

On November 18, 2008, Sciacca began serving a 120-day suspension order issued by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.{{Cite web |date=2012-12-14 |title=MINUTES |url=https://archive.today/20121214034810/http://www.racing.ny.gov/bmeetings/pastminutes/2004/092204.htm |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=archive.ph}}{{Cite web |title=Sciacca Gets 120-Day Suspension |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/156841/sciacca-gets-120-day-suspension |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=www.bloodhorse.com}} [https://archive.today/20121214034810/http://www.racing.ny.gov/bmeetings/pastminutes/2004/092204.htm] for [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2008/03/21/2008-03-21_the_day_at_the_races.html] Under the Trainers Responsibility Rule, the Board found him accountable for a milkshaking incident at his stable which occurred while he was on vacation. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2008/03/21/2008-03-21_the_day_at_the_races.html#ixzz0U11UK9QJ]

In 2013, he trained Saratoga Snacks to victory in the $250,000 Empire Classic Handicap for owner Bill Purcells. After being fired as the horse's trainer, Sciacca purchased the horse and managed his retirement.{{Cite web |title=Sciacca buys multiple stakes winner Saratoga Snacks |url=https://www.drf.com/news/sciacca-buys-multiple-stakes-winner-saratoga-snacks |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=www.drf.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Tom |date=2022-02-22 |title=Fan favorite Saratoga Snacks dies at 13 |url=https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2022/02/22/fan-favorite-saratoga-snacks-dies-at-13/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. News |language=en-US}}

He earned his 1000th win in November 2021, just over four decades on from his first win.{{cite web |year=2021|title=Sciacca Gets 1000th Winner|publisher=The Daily Thoroughbread|url=https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/sciacca-gets-1000th-winner/|access-date=13 March 2023}}{{Cite web |last=TDN |first=The |date=2021-11-11 |title=Sciacca Gets 1000th Winner |url=https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/sciacca-gets-1000th-winner/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=TDN {{!}} Thoroughbred Daily News {{!}} Horse Racing News, Results and Video {{!}} Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions |language=en}}{{cite web |year=2021 |title=Gary Sciacca Eyes Win Number 1,000 |publisher=Thoroughbred Daily News|url=https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/gary-sciacca-eyes-win-number-1000/|access-date=13 March 2023}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012033211/http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=2394 Gary Sciacca at the NTRA]

Category:1960 births

Category:Living people

Category:American racehorse trainers

Category:People from Brooklyn