22 Facts About Mark Casse

Mark Casse has won thirteen Sovereign Awards for outstanding trainer in Canada and has been the leading trainer at Woodbine Racetrack 14 times.

Mark Casse grew up in Ocala, Florida where his father ran Cardinal Hill Farm and was one of the founders of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company.

Mark Casse's brothers are John and Justin Casse, who are involved in the racing industry.

At age eight, Mark Casse accompanied his father to the spring meet of the original Woodbine Racetrack.

Mark Casse started to run his father's training operation in 1976 at the age of 15 and received his training license in Massachusetts when he was 17.

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Mark Casse received a Kentucky trainer's license at age 18 and won his first race at Keeneland with Joe's Coming on April 14,1979.

Mark Casse won the trainer's title at the Churchill Downs Spring meet of 1988, and won four training titles at Turfway Park.

Mark Casse officially moved his center of operations to Woodbine Racetrack in 1998 though he had already been racing there for several years.

Since moving to Canada, Mark Casse has won a record nine Sovereign Awards as Canada's top trainer.

In 1999, Mark Casse trained his first Sovereign Award winning horse, Exciting Story, who was champion two year-old colt.

The next year, Mark Casse captured his first Woodbine training title with 69 wins.

Mark Casse had developed a reputation for training good two-year-olds and selling them once they won, which kept him from winning most major races.

Mark Casse earned his first Sovereign Award for outstanding trainer in 2005, and had his first Kentucky Derby starter, Seaside Retreat.

In 2007, Mark Casse won his second Woodbine training title and second straight Sovereign Award.

Mark Casse trained his first Canadian Horse of the Year, Sealy Hill, who won the Canadian Triple Tiara and several other stakes races.

Mark Casse earned his 1,000th win on August 9,2008 at Woodbine with Laragh.

In 2011, Mark Casse won his fifth straight training title at Woodbine Toronto with a record 119 victories, which was nearly double the number of wins compiled by the runner-up.

On July 6,2014, Mark Casse scored his first victory in the Queen's Plate, Canada's premier race, with filly Lexie Lou.

Mark Casse was later named Canadian Horse of the Year while Casse won his seventh Sovereign Award.

In 2015, Mark Casse scored his first two Breeders' Cup wins, with Catch a Glimpse in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, and with Tepin in the Breeders' Cup Mile.

In 2016, Mark Casse won several major stakes races with Tepin, including the prestigious Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in England.

In 2016, Mark Casse was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.