California-based trainer Mark Glatt is among the Washington Racing Hall of Fame inductees for 2025, according to a release from Emerald Downs Friday. Glatt, son of Washington trainer Ron Glatt, grew up not far from Emerald Downs and has found particular success at Santa Anita, where he is currently leading the trainer standings. Grade I winners conditioned by Glatt have included Dr. Schivel (Violence) and Collusion Illusion (Twirling Candy).
Other members of the 2025 class of Washington's Hall of Fame include breeders Ron and Nina Hagen, whose El Dorado Farms have been named as Washington's leading breeder eight times; owner Paskey Dedomenico, whose contributions to Washington racing included a 20-year period where he bought more horses than any other buyer in the state, including three sales toppers, and farmed them out to numerous trainers; and Howard Belvoir's Wasserman (Cahill Road), the 2008 Longacres Mile winner and one of the state's most popular horses, who retired in 2013 as Emerald Downs's all-time leading earner with $575,024.
The induction ceremony–the 20th annual Washington Hall of Fame ceremony held at Emerald Downs–will be held Saturday, Aug. 16, the eve of the 90th renewal of the $125,000 Longacres Mile.
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