Gary Mandella

Gary Mandella is the son of Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, and after five months with Claiborne Farm, he went to work for his father full-time. While assisting in the elder Mandella's barn, Gary worked with such top-class horses as Gentlemen, Siphon, Dare and Go and Dixie Union.

Gary then tried analysis for horse racing network TVG but struck out on his own as a trainer in 2002. He has trained Breeders' Cup Sprint runner-up Taste of Paradise and multiple graded stakes winners Silent Name and Silentio. Gary has also returned to the TV cameras and balances training with on-air duties for HRTV.