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Training for
Stronach Stables, between 1993 and 1998 Vella spent a good part of his time competing in the United States but won important races at Woodbine including Canada's most prestigious race in 1994, the
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by an uncle who owned horses. After graduating from high school, Vella went to work at a racetrack in his native
Toronto. After an apprenticeship he worked as an assistant trainer with
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Champion trainer in 1995. After parting ways with Stonach Stables he remained working in the United States then returned to a Toronto base in 2003.
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and got his first win in 1985. Following the death of
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where he remained until joining the racing operations of
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367:Daniel J. Vella at Woodbine Entertainment
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27:Canadian horse trainer
286:Daniel J. "Dan" Vella
232:Canadian Classic Race
201:Ontario Matron Stakes
106:Cup and Saucer Stakes
221:Play The King Stakes
161:Kennedy Road Stakes
146:Wonder Where Stakes
131:E. P. Taylor Stakes
264:Significant horses
226:South Ocean Stakes
186:Toronto Cup Stakes
171:Royal North Stakes
166:Plate Trial Stakes
163:(1995, 1996, 1997)
148:(1993, 1994, 2006)
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34:Daniel Vella
382:1955 births
136:Grey Stakes
77:Career wins
376:Categories
356:References
278:Touch Gold
56:1955-11-18
40:Occupation
339:Biography
299:racehorse
270:Basqueian
325:Woodbine
307:Born in
293:Champion
290:Canadian
72:, Canada
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313:Ontario
309:Toronto
302:trainer
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66:Toronto
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