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• Made waves nationally after he was hired to train for Gatsas Stables, the nom de course for Mike and Ted Gatsas of New Hampshire. The Gatsas brothers wanted to move their horse racing interests from Suffolk Downs to New York. They interviewed several trainers and chose Terranova.

• Terranova enjoyed immediate success for Gatsas Stables with Shadow Caster, a Florida-bred, and Gander, a New York-bred. Shadow Caster won the Grade 2 Forego Handicap at Saratoga at odds of 50-1. In 2000, Gander finished second in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, third in the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes and third in the Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap. After the Jockey Club Gold Cup performance, Gatsas Stable paid $360,000 to supplement Gander to the 2000 Breeders' Cup Classic. Gander finished eighth in the Breeders' Cup Classic. He was also supplemented to the 2001 Breeders' Cup Classic and finished ninth.

• Gander was named the New York Horse of the Year and the Champion New York Older Horse in 2000. As a 4-year-old in 2000, he was 3-1-2 from 11 starts with earnings of $388,290. Gander was also named the Champion New York 3-Year-Old in 1999.

• Won six races from 21 starts at Saratoga 2000.

• Father was involved in horse racing as an owner. He employed New York trainers Dominic Imperio and Allen Jerkens.

• Went to Boston College to study business. Took a leave of absence after 2 1/2 years to work at the track. He never went back to school.

• Worked as an assistant for trainer Dominic Imperio.

• Began dating eventual wife Tonja in New York in 1991. Followed Tonja to California and took out his trainer's license in 1992.

• Returned to New York with Tonja in 1993.

• Married Tonja on June 18, 1999.

• Daugther Pauline was born on May 5, 2001.

• Wife Tonja had previously worked as an assistant for trainer Brian Mayberry and trainer Bob Baffert. In Fall 1999, Tonja saddled River Keen for Baffert to win the Grade 1 Woodward and the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. She also cared for Baffert horses Forestry, El Corredor and Silverbulletday in New York.

• Became a trainer for Barry Irwin and his ownership syndicate Team Valor in 1997.

• Terranova II: "My father (John) owned Thoroughbreds and we would go to Saratoga every summer. It was like summer camp for us. I'd go out to the barns in the mornings. I just loved it."

• I'm No Quacker at Keeneland in April 1993.

• Gander - Empire Classic (2002); Evan Shipman H. (2000)

• Shadow Caster - Forego H. (2000)

• Star of Valor - Aqueduct H. (1998)