Angel Penna Jr.

Angel Penna, Jr. will be remembered Saturday during an 11:30 a.m. memorial service in the winner's circle at Gulfstream Park. Penna, the son of Hall of Fame trainer Angel Penna Sr., will be honored on the same day Gulfstream plays host to the Via Borghese, a race named after one of Penna's many graded-stakes winners. The winning trophy will be presented by his late father's wife, Elinor, and his widow, Ruth.

A memorial service to honor the life of Angel Penna, Jr. will be held in the winner's circle at Gulfstream Park at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Penna passed away Nov. 22 after a battle with dementia. Friends, including his longtime veterinarian Dr. James C. Hunt, will say a few words. Refreshments will be served. The day's sixth race will be named for one of the fillies he trained, Via Borghese, with the trophy presented by his late father's wife, Elinor, and his widow, Ruth.

Angel Penna, Jr., who trained Eclipse Award winners Christmas Past and Laugh and Be Merry and was the son of Hall of Famer Angel Penna, Sr., passed away Tuesday at age 74. Battling dementia, Penna passed away in his sleep in a memory care facility near his home in Boca Raton, Florida. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Penna was an assistant to his father before going out on his own in 1980. His clients at the time included Cynthia Phipps, who raced in the colors of Wheatley Stable, her grandmother's...