It has been reported that former Standardbred trainer Dave Sabatelli, 53, passed away on Monday, November 5 in Florida’s Collier County.
According to the Naples Daily News, officials in Florida believe that Sabatelli suffered a medical episode will driving on Interstate 75 just after 1 p.m.
The report states that Sabatelli’s vehicle drifted into a guardrail and collided a few times before it stopped.
Sabatelli is well known in the industry for having trained Four Starzzz Shark during his six-year-old campaign in 2004, one in which he won nine of his 11 races, banked over $800,000 in purses and took his mark of 1:47.4 before being named the United States’ 2004 Older Pacer of the Year.
Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the family and friends of Dave Sabatelli.
(With files from the Naples Daily News)