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John Grabowski

Finger Lakes-based thoroughbred trainer and retired jockey (3,400+ wins) who scored his first Grade 1 win when Dotsy upset the 2026 Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park.

Oct 7, 2026

TDN Podcast

TDN Podcast

John Grabowski, Trainer of Dotsy, Joins the TDN Writers’ Room

Oct 7 · 1h 15m

Randy MossHOST
49:12
[laughs]
John GrabowskiGUEST
49:14
So, so yeah, I have a special relationship with this horse.
John GrabowskiGUEST
49:18
Uh, Jesse Hoppel, uh, we sent her down to Jesse to, uh, to break.
John GrabowskiGUEST
49:23
He did a fabulous job breaking her.
John GrabowskiGUEST
49:26
I even went down to visit her a couple of times and, uh, with the owner and, uh, and she just galloped.
John GrabowskiGUEST
49:32
Uh, you know, her stride was just beautiful and he loved her.
John GrabowskiGUEST
49:37
And, uh, so I got her back at Finger Lakes and I started, uh, working with her and, uh, and the, and the further we were breezing her, the better she was going.

6 MINS LATER

Zoe Cadman
Zoe CadmanHOST
56:03
Oh, yeah

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