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MARK DEATON
Born: Middletown, OH 10/20/1967
Primary Owners: Gates Mills Stables, Rich Paltani, Tom Strah, Carol Cunningham, Sharon and Jack Fisher, Gerald Goldberg
Green/Gold 215 Lbs. 6'1"
Although he now splits his time between Indiana and Northfield,, Deaton has been a dominating force for several at Northfield. He has been successful with a combination of good raceway horses and young stakes horses.
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RYAN STAHL
Born: Willard, OH 3/16/1978
Red and Gold 180 Lbs. "Win 'em All Stahl"
A second generation horseman and all-around athlete in high school Stahl went over the 1,000 career win mark early in 2007. That summer, he picked up his first track record, steering Hello Yankie to victory in $20,000 Ohio Sires Stake. Ryan is getting first call from a number of top stables. He also has a small stable of his own horses under the tutelage of Kent Sherman.
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ROBIN MILLER
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MATT KAKALEY
Born: Parts Unknown 3/19/88
No colors registered-wears white/red 120 Lbs. 5' 5" "Matty K"
Given a chance to run a string locally by the nation's top trainer, Mickey Burke, Matt Kakaley left Pompano Park last year to race at Northfield. Just 20, he has battled all year for the driving lead in the Northfield driver standings. This third generation horseman is one to watch, as he beacem the youngest driver in history to win 1,000 races earlier this year.
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JOHN OLIVERIO
Born: Cleveland, OH 8/28/1957
Primary Owners: Martin Yoder, Team Bendis, Angela Oliverio
Oliverio, a perennial top-ten Northfield trainer with raceway horses, has expanded into the colt business in the last several years with great success. Known as a hard worker who keeps his racehorses going and is adept at dealing with rehabilitating well-bred horses with soundness problems.
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WYATT IRVINE
Born: Garfield Hts.,OH 4/3/1979
Colors: Gold, Red and White 5'10" 185 Lbs.
The son of Wall of Famer Bill Irvine and nephew of Don Irvine, Jr., has improved steadily over the last few years. Driving first call for trainer Kevin Ehrhardt has helped. He also drive first call for Janet Irvine, his aunt, and on many of John Perrin's horses, increasing his win total each of the last four years.
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KEVIN EHRHARDT
Born: Cincinnati 9/30/1965
Primary Owners: Self, Don Shafer, John Allen, Jr., Charles Ferrette
Ehrhardt has a reputation for having a sharp eye, often picking up horses at "bargain" prices and turning them around. Among the top horses in the barn are Open Trotter Lucca's Revenge, claimed for $3,000 several years ago and Coastal Wind, an Open class horse who has battled back from a number of ailments.
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ELLIOTT DEATON
Born: Middletown, OH 2/10/1965
Green/Gold/White 150 Lbs. "E.D."
Despite splitting his time between Northfield and the Indiana circuit, Elliott has been a top ten driver locally for several straight years. In addition to successfully training a small stable of his own, he drives for his brother Mark and many other top local pilots. He has nearly 1,500 career wins and is currently traininh a small string at Northfield.
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AARON MERRIMAN
Born: Cuyahoga Falls, OH 6/30/1978
Gold/White/Cardinal Red 160 Lbs. "A-Rod "
Son of longtime regular Lanny Merriman has come into his own at Northfield after winning driving titles at Raceway Park. Currently a top-three driver at the Flying Turns, winning his first local driving title in 2006, edging Greg Grismore on the final weekend of the year. He repeated in 2007 and 2008 and seems assured of a four-peat this year, despite splitting time between Northfield and Thw Meadows.
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SAM SCHILLACI
Born: Warsaw, NY 6/6/62
Maroon/Gold 145 Lbs.
Star on the western New York circuit in the mid-late 90's quickly established himself here. Was the primary driver for Jodi Stark and the pair were married nearly several years ago. Has spent more an dmore time on the lucrative New York circuit, racing a good gorup of young horses.
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JODI SCHILLACI
Born: Buffalo, NY 6/30/1971
Primary Owner: Sam Schillaci, Stan Jablonski, Robert Krol
Regularly topping the North American standings as the winningest female trainer, the sister of renowned trainer John Stark, Jr., has established herself as an expert at classification. Became one of only two female horse trainers to race a horse in the Battle of Lake Erie when Teeth of Dog competed.
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CLAIR UMHOLTZ
Born: Conneaut, OH 9/27/1956
Primary Owners: Kennedy Sports Corp, Umholtz Racing Stable, Ngaire Umholtz, T.M. Saunders
An Ashtabula county native, he has started more horses at Northfield Park than any trainer in the track's history, averaging 500 starts a year for the past 20 years!
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JOHN D. WENGERD
Born: Mt. Eaton, OH 2/11/1986
Blue/White "J.D." 5'8" 145 Lbs.
From an Amish upbringing, Johnnie D is one of the top young drivers in Ohio and has traveled to drive in stakes races in New York and Pennsylvania as well. An aggressive pilot who is also an adept judge of horseflesh, Wengerd drives and trains several of his own and drives first call for a number of trainers including Andy Coblentz, Ernie Smith and several from Holmes county.
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RYAN ANGUS
Born: Newbury, OH 3/6/1975
Colors: Green/Black 5'9"" 175 Lbs.
After winning just 50 races in his first twleve years of driving, he increased his total to 86 in 2006 and 112 last year. This year he hovers near the top 5 yet again. A noted farrier, he has been successful driving first call for Buck Hollar, Jim Criss and others.
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