Birth Date: November 13, 1964
Birth Place: Mineola, New York

2011 SEASON: tied for 21st in the local standings with 17 victories…Suzzona was victorious in the Very One Stakes on Preakness weekend…the turf sprinter won six-of-10 races during the year, including stakes at Monmouth Park and Parx racing.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: ranked in the top 15 for wins at Pimlico and Laurel for 10 consecutive years, from 1998-2007…top percentage trainer in 1998, winning at a 27.3% clip…won two consecutive Maryland Million Starter Handicaps (’95 with Goldgorian’s Alden and ’96 with Royal Edict )…Natural Seven was the upset winner of the 2009 Maryland Million Turf, setting a track record…known for his success with sprinters as Crossing Point, Baby Shark, Ameri Brilliance, Splendeed and Oops I Am have track records during their careers…also conditioned multiple stakes winners Sassy Hound, Namequest and Hunka Hunka Lori Z…first victory was with Eastern Mystic at Laurel on October 21, 1991…earned his first career training title at Timonium in 2006…shared the ’07 Timonium title with Dale Capuano.

PERSONAL: father, Ben, Sr., was a former jockey (with 2,802 career victories) and is currently a jocks agent…got his trainer’s license as a 19-year old in March 1984 after riding 25 winners as an apprentice jockey.