John Terranova took out his trainer’s license in 1992 and conditioned his first winner in April of the following year. A native and resident of Syosset, Terranova was introduced to racing by his father, who owned Thoroughbreds.

He got his big break in 2000 when becoming the trainer of Gatsas Thoroughbreds’ Gander, who went on to be a multiple New York-bred champion and earned nearly $2 million. Additionally, he has conditioned Grade 1 winners Negligee, Franny Freud, Laragh, and Lilacs and Lace.