John J. Tammaro Jr.

John J. Tammaro Jr.
John J. Tammaro Jr.
Occupation	Calder Race Course Hall of Fame (1999)
Significant horses
	Steady Growth, Bayford, Deputy Minister; Aly's Alley, Alannan

John J. Tammaro Jr. (September 22, 1925 – February 25, 2001) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

Early life and riding career

Born in

Baltimore, Maryland into a horse racing family, John Tammaro was still a young boy when his father died from injuries suffered in a racing accident at Belmont Park. His grandfather trained horses in Maryland, and as a teenager John Tammaro embarked on a career as a jockey. Between 1942 and 1956, he rode more than 1,000 winners at tracks in Maryland, West Virginia, and New Jersey

but constant weight problems eventually forced him to give up riding and turn to training.

Training career

John Tammaro along with

Calder Race Course, Gulfstream Park and Woodbine Racetrack

.

In 1976 John Tammaro became the head trainer for

Canadian Horse of the Year. As a result of his success with their horses, Kinghaven Farms was No.1 on the 1982 Canadian owners' list and earned that year's Sovereign Award for Outstanding Owner

.

Kinghaven Farms had winter facilities in

Calder Race Course Hall of Fame

in 1999.

Death

On February 25, 2001, John Tammaro followed his usual routine. Early in the morning he left his residence in

Mercedes-Benz 420 at the bottom of the C-9 canal in Miramar, Florida, a waterway that runs from the Atlantic Ocean into the Everglades. The Broward County, Florida

Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death was an accident.

Two of John Tammaro Jr.'s sons have followed in his footsteps. Son,

Queen's Plate with Golden Choice. Son, John J. Tammaro III is also a successful trainer and nephew, Dean Sarvis

is a jockey.

References

Note: - the United States Social Security Death Index records his death date as April 9, the date his body was discovered.