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Trainers
& Jockeys
OUR TRAINERS
 Wayne Catalano
Wayne began his career exercising horses for Hall of Famer Jack Van Berg, and learning the game from the ground up. He then began riding professionally in 1974. He ranked 2nd nationally in wins in 1977. Wayne enjoyed a streak of 41 consecutive days with at least one win. He won 1,792 races during a nine year career before chronic knee injuries forced his retirement in 1983. After continuing on with Van Berg learning the ropes, Wayne embarked on a training career that has taken him to great heights.
Based in Chicago, Wayne has won eight of the past ten training titles at Arlington Park. The 2009 title was particularly rewarding because he did it without perennial leading owner Frank Calabrese. Wayne has won two Breeder's Cup races in the past four years. He trained champion 2 year old Dreaming of Anna to the Breeders Cup Juvenile in 2006, and then followed that up by training She Be Wild to this years Breeders Cup Juvenile. Both of those horses went on to win Eclipse awards as outstanding 2 year old females. Wayne has also trained numerous other stake winners including multiple graded stakes winner Lewis Michael. Wayne consistently wins at a high percentage, usually around 25-30%, while finishing in the money above 50%. In 2009 Wayne ranked 45th nationally with earnings of $2,950,677. Dare To Dream Stable is very excited to have Wayne part of our team!
Click here for a recent article about Wayne from the Daily Racing Form on February 4, 2010
 Mark Shuman
Mark was born in Akron, OH an currently lives in Maryland. A second-generation trainer, his father, Joseph Shuman, currently trains in Ohio at Thistledown and at Penn National Racecourse.
A graduate of the University of Miami (Ohio) with a degree in exercise physiology, Mark said he decided after two years of studies that his heart was following his father into training racehorses. He learned the trade from his father and through more than eight years on the New York circuit as an assistant to Tom Skiffington, Howard Tesher and H. James Bond. At the end of 2000, he set out on his own and took out his trainers license.
Mark's career took off quickly and in 2003 he shattered Gulfstream Park's single-season victories mark by a trainer when he saddled 87 winners during the winter-spring meeting.
Some of Mark's top horses are: Xchanger, Talent Search, Tasting Champagne, My Girlie, Echo Quest, Tsarmina.
Bret Calhoun
Bret is the son of former school teacher and thoroughbred trainer, William (Buddy) Calhoun, who used to train at Louisiana Downs. Bret began training horses in 1993 and notched his first victory in April of 1994. His career has really taken off since those early days. He reached the national scene in 2003 with undefeated graded stakes-winning 2-year-old colt Cactus Ridge, who was considered one of the prime prospects for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile before going to the sidelines with a knee injury that ended his racing career. Cactus Ridge was owned by country superstar Toby Keith's Dream Walkin' Farms.
Bret's ascent to the top of the training hierarchy was just getting started. Bret saddled his 1,000th winner July 12, 2007 at Louisiana Downs. In 2007, the Calhoun barn had 182 winners from 822 starters, earning $4,188,379, to rank in the top 25 trainers by earnings. He tied for sixth nationally with number of wins with Tony Dutrow. In 2008 he finished 4th in total wins amongst all trainers in the United States. Bret's horses visited the winner's circle 228 times, with total earnings of over $5,000,000.
 Larry Rivelli
One of the sharpest young trainers in the country and already a master of the claiming game, Larry cut his teeth at the race track following in the footsteps of his Grandfather, Chicago training legend, Pete DiVito and his Uncle, Jimmy DiVito (famous of late for his top notch sprinter, Coach Jimmy Lee). Energy, enthusiasm and wins all come in bunches for the young gun of the Chicago backstretch. Larry's win % has been solidly over 20% for his career.
The addition of Larry to the Dare To Dream trainer roster in July of 2003 was a key move in positioning our stable for growth and success in the future. Larry trains for us primarily on the Illinois, West Virginia and Florida circuits.
For a lot more on Larry, click "here" to read on article that appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times on July 24, 2003
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