Jack Van Berg
Jack Van Berg is one of the greatest horsemen in American history. He is a member of the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. He has been listed in Guinness World Records for most horse racing wins in a year. Jack Van Berg photos and memorabilia are sold on eBay®. And, he has served as a mentor for hundreds of today’s most successful horse trainers.

Van Berg is also a life-long Calf-Manna® user and attributes his success in winning thousands of races, including the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, in part to the fact that all of his horses were fed Calf-Manna.

He remembers helping his father feed the supplement to their family horses back in Nebraska when he was a boy. Today, Jack and his sons Tom and Tim continue to feed Calf-Manna at the Van Berg Racing Stables in Inglewood, CA, and La Grange, KY.

Horse Racing Legend
Van Berg is a legend and perhaps one of the most well-known personalities in thoroughbred racing history.

He trained 1987 Kentucky Derby winner, Alysheba, and is a member of the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. In addition to these notable achievements, he has accrued a long list of accomplishments as a conditioner and owner of thoroughbred race horses.

Jack is known as a patient horse trainer, able to individualize programs for his charges, and willing to experiment when necessary. Jack may have had one of the best mentors in the country in his father, the late Marion Van Berg, also a Hall of Fame trainer. Marion Van Berg holds the record for the most racing wins in a horse racing owner’s career—4,775.

Jack Van Berg Racing Feats

• Trained 1987 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Alysheba
• Alysheba was named Horse of the Year in 1988 and inducted into the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame in 1993
• Trained Gate Dancer, winner of the 1984 Preakness and Super Derby
• Listed in Guinness World Records for most horse racing wins in a year for a horse trainer—496 in 1976 (the record stood for 28 years)
• First trainer to saddle 5,000 career winners
• Jack and his father Marion are both inductees in the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame

Jack Van Berg Up Close and Personal

• His most memorable experiences in horse racing were winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness with Alysheba in 1987
• If he had to choose a career other than horse racing it would be auctioneering
• Remains active in training and conditioning horses—at his Inglewood, CA, stables at 5 a.m., seven days a week
• No plans for retirement
• With Calf-Manna as the feed of choice, Jack Van Berg’s horses will continue to cross the finish line first

Three Generations of Van Bergs Feed Calf-Manna

• Life-long Calf-Manna user
• As a boy, he helped his father feed Calf-Manna to their horses in Nebraska
• Attributes his success in winning thousands of races, including the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, in part to the fact that all of his horses were fed Calf-Manna
• Today, Jack and his sons Tim and Tom feed Calf-Manna at Van Berg Racing Stables in Inglewood, CA, and La Grange, KY