Mark E. Casse
Casse (left) at the trophy presentation for the 2019 Preakness Stakes |
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| Born | (1961-02-14) February 14, 1961
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| Occupation | Trainer |
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| Sport | Horse racing |
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| Career wins | 4,021+ (ongoing) |
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Metropolitan Handicap (2001) Stephen Foster Handicap (2011, 2015) Alcibiades Stakes (2012, 2013, 2017, 2022) Just A Game Stakes (2015) First Lady Stakes (2015) Jenny Wiley Stakes (2016) Pimlico Special (2016) United Nations Stakes (2016) Belmont Oaks Invitational (2016) Spinaway Stakes (2016) Breeders' Futurity Stakes (2016) Edgewood Stakes (2016, 2017) Gulfstream Park Oaks (2017) Arkansas Derby (2017) Dixie Handicap (2017) Fourstardave Handicap (2017, 2019, 2021) Del Mar Oaks (2017) Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (2017) La Troienne Stakes (2018) Risen Star Stakes (2019) Alabama Stakes (2025)
Canadian Stakes wins: Selene Stakes (2001, 2012, 2015, 2018) Natalma Stakes (2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) Grey Stakes (2006, 2010, 2011) Woodbine Oaks (2006, 2007, 2014) Wonder Where Stakes (2007, 2009, 2014, 2015) Bison City Stakes (2006, 2007, 2017) Summer Stakes (2013, 2014, 2015) Nassau Stakes (2015, 2016) Dance Smartly Stakes (2016) Woodbine Mile (2016, 2017)
Canadian Triple Crown wins King's Plate (2014, 2018, 2023) Prince of Wales Stakes (2009, 2012, 2013, 2018) Breeders' Stakes (2007)
International Stakes wins: Queen Anne Stakes (2016)
Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Mile (2015, 2017) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2015) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2016) Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2018)
U.S. Triple Crown series: Preakness Stakes (2019) Belmont Stakes (2019) |
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| Sovereign Award for Outstanding Trainer (2006-2008, 2011-2020) |
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| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2016) |
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| Catch a Glimpse, Classic Empire, Lexie Lou, Sealy Hill, Sir Winston, Tepin, Uncaptured, War of Will, Wonder Gadot |
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Mark E. Casse (born February 14, 1961) is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer whose most notable horses include 2015 American champion turf mare Tepin and Canadian Horses of the Year Sealy Hill (2007), Uncaptured (2012), Lexie Lou (2014), Catch A Glimpse (2015) and Wonder Gadot. He has won thirteen Sovereign Awards for outstanding trainer in Canada and has been the leading trainer at Woodbine Racetrack 14 times. In 2019, he won his first American Classic with War of Will in the Preakness Stakes.