Timely Writer’s trainer, Dominic Imprescia, dies while sleeping at his home at the age of 93 years
Death may be the passing of life but it is not passing of memory. 93-year-old, Dominic Imprescia, the trainer of Timely Writer, lost his life while sleeping at his home in Hallandale Beach on May 8, 2011.
After having some experience in the car business, Imprescia made his way into the horse racing business in 1940. After racing on New England and Florida circuits for four decades, he retired from training in 1986. Even after his retirement, the trainer’s
love for horses did not falter as he continued to take care of horses.
Larry Pilotti, who trained horses for the trainer after his retirement, speaking regarding his death said, “He was at his home, he was comfortable, but he had had a bad week. He hung around until the Derby, and when they tried to wake him up in the morning,
he was gone. I guess if you have to go, that’s a good way”.
Timely Writer, the horse he trained, was described by the Boston Globe as "the horse with the greatest potential—and the worst luck—whose very story was a fairytale of racing history”.
He was the most successful horse to be ever trained by Dominic Imprescia. The horse won several vital stakes.
When he was two-years-old, his most impressive wins included a grade 1 Hopeful Stakes win in 1981. He won the Champagne Stakes the same year as well and in 1982 he won the Flamingo Stakes and Florida Derby.
Timely Writer was co-high weighted at 126 pounds with Deputy Minister in the 1981 Experimental Free Handicap.
As a three-year-old, the colt missed the Run for the Roses because of a stomach ailment. He did return to the field but ended up breaking his left front cannon bone in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, thus, he was euthanized.
He also had the honour of being part of "Beyond the Rainbow Bridge" by Kimberly Gatto (2005)
Gulfstream Park hosts a race named after Timely Writer and Imprescia lived to pass a trophy to the winning horse, Uncle Mo, in that race. The race is held in March and the trainer’s son, Dominic Jr., commented on this, saying, “He enjoyed it and was happy
to see everyone”.
Dominic’s training legacy passed onto his son who grew up to be a trainer as well. He has trained horses like Jackie Wackie, winner of the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park in 1991.
Dominic Imprescia trained 10 stakes’ winners in his lifetime. He also has a daughter named Gail and two sisters, Anna and Palma. Anna is hundred years old and Palma is ninety eight years old.
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