COVID Claims The Life Of Breeders' Cup, Arlington Million-Winning Trainer Roger Brueggemann - Horse Racing News
Sponsored by: Roger Brueggemann Roger Brueggemann, the Illinois-based trainer of Breeders' Cup winner Work All Week and Arlington Million winner The Pizza Man, passed away on Tuesday after hospitalization due to COVID-19, reports The 75-year old veteran horseman saddled a total of 1,248 winners since earning his license in 1988. He was a mechanic for 30 years prior to that, but according to longtime owner Midwest Thoroughbreds' website, Brueggemann ended that career when a horse rolled over on him and broke his hip. Brueggemann earned his first training title at Hawthorne in 2007, ...
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