Description: Brooklyn-born John Parisella was both a highly successful Thoroughbred trainer—his horse Simply Majestic broke one of Secretariat’s world records—and the close friend of countless celebrities—literally, 'Trainer To The Stars.'
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JOHN PARISELLA GREW UP in Brooklyn, the son of a bookmaker, and began making daily trips to Aqueduct and Belmont while still in high school. Though initially afraid of horses, by the mid-1980s he became the first Thoroughbred trainer ever under contract for $1 million a year. He trained horses for almost a half-century, his success rate at times hovering between 40% and 50%. In the 1970s, during an appearance on “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson,” he was dubbed “Trainer to the Stars,” a title that descri
At the same time he became the friend of, and enjoyed many adventures with, numerous celebrities—including basketball coach Rick Pitino, the godfather of his daughter Gabrielle; baseball icon Mickey Mantle, colorful Joe Pepitone and mercurial owner George Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees; Bono, lead singer of the pop music group U2; comedian Don Rickles; and actors James Caan, Telly Savalas, Jack Klugman and Don Adams. He’s also the stepfather of reality TV star, best-selling author and wealthy business