American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer (born 1958)
John Servis
Occupation
Trainer
Born
(1958-10-25) October 25, 1958 (age 65) Charles Town, West Virginia
Career wins
2,000+ (ongoing)
Major racing wins
Horatius Stakes (1998) Demoiselle Stakes (1999) Selima Stakes (1999) Alabama Stakes (2000) Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (2000) Coaching Club American Oaks (2000) Cotillion Handicap (2000) Delaware Oaks (2001) Miss Woodford Stakes (2002, 2014) Oceanport Stakes (2002) John B. Campbell Handicap (2003) Maryland Racing Media Stakes (2003, 2018) Nellie Morse Stakes (2003) Primonetta Stakes (2003) Arkansas Derby (2004) Count Fleet Stakes (2004) Nashua Stakes (2004) Rebel Stakes (2004) Remsen Stakes (2004) Southwest Stakes (2004) Acorn Stakes (2005) Fantasy Stakes (2005) Honeybee Stakes (2005) Miss Preakness Stakes (2010) Maryland Million Sprint Handicap (2013) Busher Stakes (2014) Davona Dale Stakes (2016) Forward Gal Stakes (2016) Azeri Stakes (2006) Kentucky Oaks (2016) Salvator Mile Handicap (2016) Barbara Fritchie Handicap (2018) Frizette Stakes (2018)
U.S. Triple Crown wins: Kentucky Derby (2004) Preakness Stakes (2004) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2018)
Racing awards
Big Sport of Turfdom Award (2004) Parx Racing Leading Trainer (2018)
Significant horses
Cathryn Sophia, Jaywalk, Jostle Round Pond, Smarty Jones
John C. Servis (born October 25, 1958, in Charles Town, West Virginia) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who was relatively unknown until May 2004 when his horse Smarty Jones won the Kentucky Derby. The colt then went on to win the Preakness Stakes further increasing Servis' reputation.[1] Servis' Cathryn Sophia won 2016 Kentucky Oaks, winning by 2-3/4 lengths over Land Over Sea.[2]
In 2018, Servis won his first Breeders' Cup race with Jaywalk in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.[3]
Servis trains horses primarily out of Parx Casino and Racing in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
He was born into a family involved in the Thoroughbred racing industry. As a boy, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where his father worked as a jockey.
Servis trained his 1,000th winner on May 1, 2007 at Philadelphia Park.
John is also the brother of trainer Jason Servis and brother-in-law to Florida Thoroughbred trainer, Edward Plesa.
^"John Servis - Biography and Highlights". NTRA. 2011-06-11. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
^"John C. Servis". Equibase. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
^"Juvenile Fillies: Jaywalk 'Runs Them Off Their Feet' For John Servis". Paulick Report. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
increasing Servis' reputation. Servis' Cathryn Sophia won 2016 Kentucky Oaks, winning by 2-3/4 lengths over Land Over Sea. In 2018, Servis won his first...
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to JohnServis for training. They sold the Someday Farm property and moved into a smaller home, training only four horses. On July 27, 2003, Servis was...
the city. The track would soon become known as Churchill Downs, named for John and Henry Churchill, who provided the land for the racetrack. The naming...
century. The first Preakness, held on May 27, 1873, drew seven starters. John Chamberlain's three-year-old, Survivor, collected the $2,050 winning purse...
performance in the Preakness may have taken too much out of him. His trainer, JohnServis, tried to keep the horse fresh by giving the colt only one slow workout...
Maryland, United States Date May 15, 2004 Winning horse Smarty Jones Jockey Stewart Elliott Trainer JohnServis Conditions Fast Surface Dirt ← 2003 2005 →...
finish a nose apart in fourth and fifth, respectively, beaten 12 lengths. JohnServis, trainer of Smarty Jones, accused Bailey of "sacrificing" Eddington....
on December 5, 2007. Renau, Lynn S. (2001). "Kentucky Derby". In Kleber, John E. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University...
Schuttinger Gary Sciacca Woodrow Sedlacek Jason ServisJohnServis Jonathan E. Sheppard Art Sherman John Shirreffs Bill Shoemaker Richard Small James W...
Cash Is King Stable 1+1⁄8 1:48.80 II 2004 Smarty Jones Stewart Elliott JohnServis Roy & Patricia Chapman 1+1⁄8 1:49.41 II 2003 Sir Cherokee Terry J. Thompson...
Racing 1+1⁄16 1:44.84 $100,000 L/R 2018 Miss Inclusive 5 Jorge Vargas Jr. JohnServis Main Line Racing Stable 1+1⁄16 1:44.89 $100,000 2017 Winter 4 Trevor...
did not race for half a year, until resurfacing for new trainer JohnServis. After Servis' indictment, he was moved to W. Bret Calhoun's barn, for whom...
Stable. Cathryn Sophia has been trained throughout her racing career by JohnServis, best known as the trainer of Smarty Jones. Cathryn Sophia began her...
2007 – Carl Nafzger 2006 – Dr. Dean Richardson 2005 – Pat Day 2004 – John Servis 2003 – Sackatoga Stable 2002 – Ken and Sue McPeek 2001 – Laura Hillenbrand...
Bomber 5 Arindel Farm Stanley I. Gold $230,640 Daisy 5 Fox Hill Farms JohnServis $122,500 not nominated Shamrock Rose 5 Conrad Farms Mark Casse $10,000...
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