funeral arrangements

Funeral services for trainer Chuck Simon will be held Monday, Sept. 16 at the Catricala Funeral home, 1597 Route 9, Clifton Park, NY. Viewing hours are from noon to 2 p.m. ET, with a service to follow from 2 to 2:30 p.m. ET. A round-trip private plane from Lexington has been arranged. Individuals wishing further information on that flight should contact Carlo Vaccarezza at 561-714-6019. Simon, who trained for 20 years before retiring in 2019, died Sunday in Saratoga Springs, New York after a bout with cancer. He was 57...

Former Chief Executive of the Irish Turf Club Cahir O'Sullivan passed away peacefully at his residence in Newbridge, Co. Kildare Tuesday. He was 86. O'Sullivan was head of Irish racing's regulatory body-or Keeper of the Match Book, as the post was then known as--from 1976 to 1999, he became a member of the Turf Club in 2000 and two years later was also appointed a member of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee. Managing director of a small manufacturing firm in Co. Limerick prior to joining the Irish Horseracing Regulatory...

Funeral arrangements have been scheduled for longtime horseman Barry Abrams, who passed away Friday, Oct. 9. Services will take place Monday, Oct. 19, at 3:00 p.m. PT at the Hollywood Hills location of Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Abrams, best known as a trainer but also a successful breeder and owner, succumbed to throat cancer at the age of 66 after a long battle.

The funeral visitation for Canadian Hall of Fame trainer John A. DiMario, who trained Runaway Groom to a memorable upset in the 1982 GI Travers S., will be held at Lindenhurst Funeral Home in Lindenhurst, New York, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 22. The address is as follows: Lindenhurst Funeral Home 424 Wellwood Avenue Lindenhurst, NY 11757 The family requests that any donations be made in his name to the Best Backstretch Organzation to support backstretch workers.