| Mike Maker | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Born | February 7, 1969 Garden City, Michigan, United States |
| Career wins | 580+ (ongoing) |
| Major racing wins, honours and awards | |
| Major racing wins | |
|
Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (2004) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2009) |
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| Significant horses | |
| Furthest Land, Stately Victor, With a City | |
Michael J. Maker (born February 7, 1969 in Garden City, Michigan) is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. The son of a trainer, he learned the business from his father then set up his own public stable in 1991. In 1993 he went to work as an assistant to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas where he remained until going out on his own again in 2003.[1]
Mike Maker's most important win and big came to date came with Furthest Land in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.[2] In 2010 he won the Blue Grass Stakes with the colt Stately Victor which qualified him for the Kentucky Derby.[3]