Trainer Profile

Trainers/Gary Contessa

Gary Contessa

· USA
Flat
Career Overview

Gary Contessa is a horse trainer based in USA, specialising in Flat racing. From 401 career runners, he has saddled 38 winners, at a 9.5% strike rate. He has earned £3.9M in prize money. He currently has 174 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Aqueduct (USA) (6w from 41r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

9.5%

Total Wins

38

Total Runs

401

Active Horses

174

Prize Money

£3.9M

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

5 seasons
200520062007200820090%20%40%68%0k100k200k300k400k
  • Runs
  • Prize £k
  • Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners
DateHorseCourseRacePosJockeySPPrize £
29 MarHanna Can Fly (USA)Aqueduct (USA)New York Stallion Park Avenue Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)2Pablo Morales29/1£13.9k
28 MarPoint Me To It (USA)Aqueduct (USA)Next Move Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)4Pablo Morales29/1£3.8k
14 MarPurrfect Bluff (USA)Aqueduct (USA)The Cicada Stakes (Dirt) (Fillies)5Channing Hill35/1£2.2k
07 MarWest Coast Flier (USA)Aqueduct (USA)Toboggan Handicap (Dirt)7Pablo Morales153/10£385
10 JanChocolate Pop (USA)Aqueduct (USA)Bussada Stakes (Dirt) (Fillies)2Rajiv Maragh63/20£10k
28 NovRite Moment (USA)Aqueduct (USA)Top Flight Handicap (Dirt) (Fillies & Mares)8Pablo Morales9/1£503
18 OctWicked Climb (USA)Belmont Park (USA)Sleepy Hollow Stakes (Dirt)6R A Dominguez176/10£201
04 OctLove Co (USA)Laurel Park (USA)Maryland Million Oaks (Fillies) (Dirt)8Jeremy Rose73/10£0
27 SeptAngliana (USA)Belmont Park (USA)Jockey Club Gold Cup (Dirt)8Rajiv Maragh63/1£1.9k
06 SeptRite Moment (USA)Belmont Park (USA)Ruffian Handicap (Handicap) (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)5E Coa13/2£4.5k
01 SeptStunt Man (USA)Saratoga (USA)Loudonville Stakes (Dirt)4Cornelio H Velasquez114/10£2.1k
01 SeptVicarino (USA)Saratoga (USA)Quick Call Stakes () (Turf)11Rajiv Maragh154/10£121
01 SeptHookin The Goods (USA)Finger Lakes (USA)Lady Finger Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)9J Grabowski42/10£0
01 SeptBig Gavel (USA)Finger Lakes (USA)Aspirant Stakes (Dirt)7J Grabowski57/10£1.1k
29 AugRunway Rosie (USA)Saratoga (USA)Love Sign Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt) ()7Rajiv Maragh42/10£462
16 AugSweet Vendetta (USA)Saratoga (USA)Alabama Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)5R A Dominguez98/10£9k
13 AugDorothy's Essense (USA)Saratoga (USA)Adirondack Stakes (Dirt)7Jeffrey Sanchez31/1£503
09 AugAngliana (USA)Saratoga (USA)Duke of Magenta Stakes (Dirt)2Rajiv Maragh76/10£11.2k
09 AugTergesti (USA)Saratoga (USA)Solomon Northup Stakes (Dirt)7Rajiv Maragh135/10£516
09 AugStunt Man (USA)Saratoga (USA)Solomon Northup Stakes (Dirt)4Javier Castellano9/4£2.6k

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Aqueduct (USA)—7%67%8%0%—
Belmont Park (USA)0%0%0%8%11%0%
Saratoga (USA)0%0%—0%7%0%
Santa Anita (USA)—0%—0%0%—
Pimlico (USA)0%——0%0%—
Gulfstream Park West (USA)0%—0%0%——
Finger Lakes (USA)—0%—0%——
Keeneland (USA)————0%0%

Going Performance

Based on the 146 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Fast
8W / 105R8%
Firm
0W / 17R0%
Good
1W / 8R13%
Sloppy
0W / 4R0%
Yielding
0W / 4R0%
Muddy
0W / 3R0%
Soft
0W / 2R0%
Good To Firm
1W / 2R50%
Standard
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 146 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint
5W / 47R11%
Mile
5W / 96R5%
Middle
0W / 3R0%

Course Specialists

Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).

#1Aqueduct (USA)
6W / 41R15%
#2Belmont Park (USA)
2W / 33R6%
#3Saratoga (USA)
1W / 22R5%
#4Finger Lakes (USA)
0W / 4R0%
#5Pimlico (USA)
0W / 5R0%
#6Gulfstream Park West (USA)
0W / 5R0%
#7Santa Anita (USA)
0W / 6R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C2C3C4C50255075100

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Rajiv Maragh
2W / 15R13%
#2E Coa
2W / 16R13%
#3Javier Castellano
1W / 3R33%
#4Alan Garcia
1W / 4R25%
#5Norberto Arroyo Jr
1W / 4R25%
#6R A Dominguez
1W / 10R10%
#7Michael Luzzi
1W / 10R10%
#8Pablo Morales
0W / 5R0%
#9Channing Hill
0W / 7R0%
#10Cornelio H Velasquez
0W / 4R0%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).

#1Winning Move Stable Seidman Stables Llc J L Moirano
2W / 7R29%
#2Winning Move Stable Island Wind Racing Celebrity Group Sta
2W / 8R25%
#3Winning Move Stable Team Stallion Racing Corp
1W / 3R33%
#4Hamdan Al Maktoum
1W / 5R20%
#5Winning Move Stable Martin J Minnella
1W / 6R17%
#6Winning Move Stable Et Al
1W / 7R14%
#7Ted Taylor
1W / 7R14%
#8Winning Move Stable
1W / 18R6%
#9Team Penney Racing
0W / 2R0%
#10Dennis Narlinger
0W / 9R0%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

112

Wins

8

Win Rate

7%

Turf

Runs

33

Wins

2

Win Rate

6%

AW

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

146

Wins

10

Win %

7%

Place %

36%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Bed O'Roses Breeders' Cup Handicap)

Magnolia Jackson (USA) · Aqueduct (USA) · 22 Apr 2006

£55.3k
#2

Bed O'Roses Handicap (Fillies & Mares (Dirt)

Rite Moment (USA) · Aqueduct (USA) · 19 Apr 2008

£47.7k
#3

Distaff Handicap (Fillies & Mares)

Rite Moment (USA) · Aqueduct (USA) · 22 Mar 2008

£47.6k
#4

Albany Stakes

Stunt Man (USA) · Saratoga (USA) · 22 Aug 2007

£45.9k
#5

Fort Marcy Handicap

Woodlander (USA) · Aqueduct (USA) · 29 Apr 2007

£34.9k
#6

Birdstone Stakes

Papi Chullo (USA) · Belmont Park (USA) · 9 Jun 2007

£31.3k
#7

New York Stallion Park Avenue Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)

Like A Rose (USA) · Aqueduct (USA) · 13 Apr 2008

£30.2k
#8

New York Stallion Times Square Stakes (C & G) (Dirt)

Fort Drum (USA) · Aqueduct (USA) · 13 Apr 2008

£30.2k
#9

More Than Ready Stakes

Stunt Man (USA) · Belmont Park (USA) · 12 Sept 2007

£24.2k
#10

Warwick International Maiden Stakes

Mabadi (USA) · Chester · 1 Jul 2006

£5.8k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

21/4

Shortest Winner

0.4/1

Biggest Winner

13.6/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
2
2/1–4/1
4
4/1–8/1
1
8/1–16/1
3
16/1+
0

Age Performance

Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.

5yo+02468

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

HorseFormORWinsRunsPrize £Type
Mabadi (USA) (USA)—83110£37.8kFlat
Like A Rose (USA) (USA)——11£30.2kFlat
Big Gavel (USA) (USA)——01£1.1kFlat
West Coast Flier (USA) (USA)——02£385Flat
Dorothy's Essense (USA) (USA)——01£503Flat
Debussy (USA) (USA)——02£7.2kFlat
Wicked Climb (USA) (USA)——01£201Flat
Papi Chullo (USA) (USA)——112£114.7kFlat
Bethpage Black (USA) (USA)——01£231Flat
Hanna Can Fly (USA) (USA)——01£13.9kFlat
Ready For Fortune (USA) (USA)——03£31.2kFlat
Phobia I (USA) (USA)——01£754Flat
Beam Of Love (USA) (USA)——04£16.6kFlat
Runway Rosie (USA) (USA)——011£49.9kFlat
Solid Strike (USA) (USA)——01£510Flat
Angliana (USA) (USA)——07£65.6kFlat
Malibu Moonshine I (USA) (USA)——05£26.4kFlat
Rite Moment (USA) (USA)——27£125.2kFlat
Silver Prospector I (USA) (USA)——01£560Flat
Point Me To It (USA) (USA)——01£3.8kFlat
True Intentions (USA) (USA)——02£8.3kFlat
Mayan King (USA) (USA)——04£1.7kFlat
Magnolia Jackson (USA) (USA)——16£103.1kFlat
Woodlander (USA) (USA)——19£59.2kFlat
Paint Me Red (USA) (USA)——03£21kFlat
Deputyville (USA) (USA)——03£18kFlat
Nacascolo (USA) (USA)——03£1.8kFlat
Storm Boot Gold (USA) (USA)——01£638Flat
Tergesti (USA) (USA)——01£516Flat
Americanus I (USA) (USA)——01£15.3kFlat
Sweet Vendetta (USA) (USA)——01£9kFlat
Fighter Ace (USA) (USA)——01£2.6kFlat
Hookin The Goods (USA) (USA)——01£0Flat
Lieutenant Danz (USA) (USA)——02£1.2kFlat
Vicarino (USA) (USA)——03£8.4kFlat
Dill Or No Dill (USA) (USA)——02£6.5kFlat
Love Co (USA) (USA)——01£0Flat
Classic Fran (USA) (USA)——01£376Flat
Stunt Man (USA) (USA)——28£104.1kFlat
Fort Drum (USA) (USA)——14£38.4kFlat
Chocolate Pop (USA) (USA)——01£10kFlat
Harborage (USA) (USA)——02£4.9kFlat
Purrfect Bluff (USA) (USA)——01£2.2kFlat
I Promise (USA) (USA)——01£5kFlat
Gold Like U (USA) (USA)——01£1.6kFlat
Rob'em Blind (USA) (USA)——01£4.4kFlat
Sipsey (USA) (USA)——01£438Flat
Daytime Promise (USA) (USA)——03£14.4kFlat
Retribution (USA) (USA)——03£3.5kFlat
Successful Affair (USA) (USA)——02£2kFlat

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