John Parisella
{{short description|American horse trainer (born 1944)}}
{{Infobox horseracing personality
| name = John Parisella
| occupation = Trainer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|9|1}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, US
| career wins = 1,241
| race = {{unbulleted list|Lady Finger Stakes (1980)|Beaugay Stakes (1982)|Bernard Baruch Handicap (1983)|Correction Handicap (1983, 1984, 1985)|Distaff Handicap (1983)|Firenze Handicap (1983)|Juvenile Stakes (1983)|Nashua Stakes (1983)|Next Move Handicap (1983)|Affectionately Handicap (1984)|Kings Point Handicap (1984)|Roamer Handicap (1984)|Westchester Handicap (1984)|Busher Stakes (1985)|Aqueduct Handicap (1985, 1995)|Garden City Stakes (1985)|Gazelle Stakes (1985)|California Derby (1987)|Golden Poppy Handicap (1988)|Maryland Million Ladies (1988)|Miami Mile Stakes (1988, 1989)|San Gabriel Handicap (1988)|Wilshire Stakes (1988)|All-American Handicap (1989)|Grey Lag Handicap (1995)|Battlefield Stakes (1998)|Bed O' Roses Handicap (2000)}}
| awards = Aqueduct Champion trainer
(1980 & 1994 Spring, 1993-94 inner track)2011 NYRA Media Guide, p. 93 - Trainers John Parisella profile]
| horses = {{hlist|Jones Time Machine|Simply Majestic|Chapel of Dreams|Kamikaze Rick}}
}}
John Parisella is an American horse trainer[http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=People&searchType=T&eID=1401 Equibase: Stats Central - Trainer Profile Page: John Parisella] February 8, 2013 known for training the racehorses Fight Over{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-11-sp-4389-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|title=It's a Slow Track for Racing : Sport of Kings Is Beset With Problems, Weak Management|author=BILL CHRISTINE|date=February 11, 1985}} and Simply Majestic.[http://archive.ctba.com/03magazine/jul/GloriousTime.pdf California Thoroughbred Association: "A Glorious Time: Simple Majestic" by ROBERT KNOLHOFF JR.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125182829/http://archive.ctba.com/03magazine/jul/GloriousTime.pdf |date=2015-11-25 }} retrieved February 9, 2013 He last raced during 2016 and by year's end had 1,241 career wins.http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=People&searchType=T&eID=1401 Equibase records for John Parisella
Early life and career
Parisella was born in Brooklyn[http://www.horseraceinsider.com/blog.php/John-Pricci/11182009-a-brooklyn-tale/ Horse Race Insider: "A Brooklyn Tale"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128235323/http://www.horseraceinsider.com/blog.php/John-Pricci/11182009-a-brooklyn-tale/ |date=2013-01-28 }} November 18, 2009 to an Italian Catholic family.[https://books.google.com/books?id=I-SAcg7Ves0C&q=catholic&pg=PA42 A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life By Bethenny Frankel] p.28{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMV3gI5Hhgo| publisher =YouTube|title=Bethenny Ever After Season 2 Episode 4 - It's My Baptism and I'll Cry if I Want To 1/4|location=6:45 |quote=I went to Catholic school because my stepfather was Catholic}} Parisella started his career as an assistant to Tommy Gullo, a legendary betting trainer. His mentor was horse trainer John P. Campo.{{cite news|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/10053364/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411095026/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/10053364/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|work=NBC Sports|title=Campo Was A Diamond In the Rough|author=John Pricci|date=November 18, 2005}} Later he became a full-fledge horse trainer training horses for his uncle Joe Scandore who managed horses for James Caan, Don Adams, Telly Savalas and Don Rickles.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-07-sp-1685-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|title=HORSE RACING BELMONT STAKES : Outspoken New York Trainer Has Some Unbridled Opinions|author=BILL CHRISTINE|date=June 7, 1990}}
Parisella pioneered the use of foreign horses, mostly from Canada and turning them into stakes winners.
Personal life
Parisella has been married twice. In 1975, he married Bernadette Birk, the former wife of horse trainer Robert J. Frankel.[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20400758,00.html People: "Bethenny Frankel: Love Saved My Life" By LIZ MCNEIL] July 19, 2010[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/bethenny-seperating-husband-article-1.1226269 New York Daily News: "'Real Housewives of New York City' star Bethenny Frankel and husband Jason Hoppy separating" By Bill Hutchinson] December 23, 2012 Parisella and Frankel were originally friends as well as competitors. Parisella raised his step-daughter Bethenny Frankel (Birk's daughter with Frankel) as his own child from the time she was five years old. Bethenny went on to become a reality TV star and entrepreneur. He was also married to Melissa Parisella, with whom he has a daughter, Gabrielle (b. 1989).[http://www.lmulions.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/parisella_gabrielle00.html LMU Lions website] retrieved February 9, 2013 They divorced and Melissa has since re-married twice: first to American football player Mike Keller, with whom she had two children.{{cite news|author=Brian VanOchten|newspaper=The Grand Rapids Press|title=Mike Keller's short stint with Cowboys on the field led to long career in sports marketing|date=October 4, 2009|url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/10/mike_kellers_time_with_cowboys.html}}
Parisella appeared twice on The Johnny Carson Show.
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Category:American racehorse trainers