Gene Vallandingham

Driver Might Not Return From Injury

December 07, 2016

Horseman Gene Vallandingham, who celebrated his 76th birthday in September, is currently training 30 performers. While he has over 3,500 career victories as a driver, he hasn’t seen evening action in ...

‘Little Susie’ Is Racing Large

February 19, 2016

Two veteran horsemen and a talented three-year-old trotting filly joined forces last weekend at Cal Expo, as the Gene Vallandingham-trained, Chip Lackey-driven My Little Susie captured the first sires...

Serious Injuries Avoided In Accident

All four drivers involved in a spill in the 11th race at Cal Expo Saturday evening were treated at the hospital and released the same night without any serious injuries.

Vallandingham Holding The Aces

November 06, 2013

With After Alimony and R Journey Together among his stable representatives in Friday night’s second leg of the Bob Staats Pacing Series at Cal Expo, there is no question Gene Vallandingham is holding ...

Seventy-One-Year-Old Nears 3,000th Win

September 29, 2011

When Gene Vallandingham guided Amazon Dot to a win Friday, September 23 at Cal Expo, it was victory No. 2,915 and over $13 million in earnings for the veteran driver/trainer, who turned 71 years young...

70-Year-Old Still Wild About The Game

Gene Vallandingham claimed Red Star Wild One for his longtime friend and client, Michael Silber, last month at Cal-Expo.

A Fast Track Would Be 'Bliss'

January 13, 2011

Gene Vallandingham has his fingers crossed that a fast track is in play at Cal Expo this Saturday night (January 15), as his veteran pacer Blissfull Winds goes for two in a row from the cozy one-hole