John A. DiMario

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.

John A. DiMario, who trained Runaway Groom to a memorable upset in the 1982 GI Travers S. at Saratoga, passed away Thursday at the age of 91. Runaway Groom famously defeated the winners of all three Triple Crown races in that year's Midsummer Derby-Gato Del Sol (Kentucky Derby), Aloma's Ruler (Preakness) and Conquistador Cielo (Belmont). That feat had only occured once before when Sun Briar pulled it off back in 1918, per Jonathan Stettin of Past the Wire. Runaway Groom also captured two-thirds of that season's Canadian Triple Crown. "I've...