Odds On Racing - Harness Racing

Odds On Racing's

Trainer of the Month
for April 2010

Nat Varty

Nat Varty, a Peterborogouh, Ontario nativge,

started in the horse business at Peterborough’s Kawartha Downs as a caretaker for Pat Hunt and Rick Fife.

He began his career as a caretaker and assistant trainer in the John Burns Stable, and in August, 1999 started his own stable after a three-year stint in New Jersey where he served as head conditioner for the Bill Robinson stable.

Nat Varty

Nat also spent eight years training for Robinson in Ontario and while there, Varty was fortunate enough to look after 1997 Pacing Triple Crown winner Western Dreamer. He conditioned Ontario-bred pacing mare Jays Table when she set a world record 1:49.3 mile in the 1998 Breeders Crown at the Meadowlands. The Firepan moved into the Varty camp prior to the 1999 Metro Pace eliminations and a week later was crowned Metro champion.

He began 2010 with a vengence, campaigning some of the Odds On Racing horses to victories at both Yonkers and The Meadowlands, and looks poised for a one million dollar season if he continued to rack up wins and earnings as quickly as he has the first three months of the new decade.

Nat has consistently ranked among the top five trainers at Woodbine and Mohawk since 2000, and finished third in the 2004 standings, with his stable’s $2.8-million in purse earnings the highest since 2001.

In 2005, Varty starters recorded 31 wins on the Canadian circuit of Woodbine and Mohawk, as the 'Odds' were in Varty's favor, as Odds On Helen, Odds On Beth and Odds On Beth were all multiple winners.   Varty closed out the campaign by hitting a triple – three consecutive wins courtesy of Odds On Helen, Storm Mist and Brooklynagain, the latter taking a win at Kawartha Downs.

Varty had five straight 100+ win local campaigns from 2000-2004. In 2004, the operation featured a steady supply of top quality conditioned and claiming horses led by the likes of free for all performer Royal Mattjesty.

Nat Varty Career Training Statistics Through March 30, 2010
Year  Starts/Wins/2nds/3rds  Earnings
2010    93       27      10      10      $324,002
2009   304     52      44      30       $738,577
2008   724    134      95      85     $2,140,444
2007   466   118      69      49       $1,795,089
2006 324     70     43     36        $832,198
2005   547    78      48     57     $913,206
2004   766   160     95     83        $3,067,772
2003   740   129     75    90        $1,671,867
2002   942    181   126     104       $1,923,787
2001 996   233 147   119       $5,293,950
2000   500   149   67       48       $3,090,614
1999   295     60    35       39       $1,708,006
1998 234   45    43       30       $1,215,771
1997   83    14    18   10        $841,187
1996 179    26    17     18        $508,931
1995     6       3       1        0         $77,209
1994     1       1       0        0          $20,000
Total         1,480                      $26,162,610