Born:
1964-05-12 Dallas Texas USA Currently Residing: Grand Prairie Texas USA His father, William (Buddy) Calhoun, a school teacher, was an owner and trainer at Louisiana Downs. He claimed a few horses in partnership with his father and began training them himself. Notes: He was born on May 12, 1964 and attended the Texas Tech University . He was greatly attracted towards horse racing in his childhood days but did not get opportunit y to become a jockey. When he saw that there was no scope for becoming a jockey, he ultimately jumped headlong into training horses. Took out his trainer†™s license at Louisiana Downs in 1993 and snatched the first win on April 1st 1994 at Trinity Meadows. He is yet to start in the breedersâ €™ cup or in the Triple Crown races. Some of his important clients include Clerence Scharbauer Jr., Rober Berk, Tom Amoss – Euroeas was star of his barn in 2008, with six wins in six starts. |
| Year | Races Run | Wins | Place | Show | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 266 | 49 | 38 | 45 | $1,724,892 |
| 2010 | 934 | 233 | 168 | 137 | $7,905,716 |
| 2009 | 820 | 188 | 132 | 111 | $4,698,137 |
| 2005 | 797 | 191 | 114 | 109 | 0.00 |
| Major Racing Wins:- Royal Heroine Stakes (2004) Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes (2003) Silverbulletday Stakes (2006) Aegon Turf Sprint Stakes (2008) Shakertown Stakes (2008) |
| He trained Cactus Ridge and Mr. Nightlinger. |