John and Jerry Amerman

John Amerman first became involved in horseracing in 1987 when he answered an ad from the Team Valor syndicate. He and wife Jerry branched out on their own in 1995, creating Amerman Racing, LLC and have since won 22 Grade I races. Amerman Racing keeps about 20 horses in training with top conditioners including Bobby Frankel, Paul McGee and Dave Hofmans.

John and Jerry primarily acquire horses through private and yearling sales. The Amermans also own the 63 acre Peacefield Farm in Temecula, CA, which serves as a rehabilitation center for both race and show horses and is managed by daughter Anne.

Among the top horses owned by the Amermans have been grade I winners Balance (Santa Margarita Hcp., Las Virgenes and Santa Anita Oaks). In Balance’s 11 career starts, she has earned six wins, one second and three third place finishes. Balance recently captured the grade I Santa Margarita Hcp. bringing her earnings to $900,159. Other grade I winners include Adoration (Breeders’ Cup Distaff and Santa Margarita Handicap), Lido Palace (Woodward and Whitney), Spoken Fur (Mother Goose and Coaching Club American Oaks), Printemps (Triple Crown in Chile for fillies), Siphonic (Hollywood Futurity), Happyanunoit (NZ) (Beverly Hills Handicap, Matriarch and Gamely), Mash One (two-time winner of the Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship), and Star of Cozzene (Arlington Million).

John is the former Chairman and CEO of Mattel Inc. and former President of the American Chile Group of Warner Lambert. He is a graduate of Dartmouth University and has an MBA from Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. Born in Newark, NJ, Amerman resides in Palos Verdes Estates, CA. He serves as a trustee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association as well as serving on the Executive Committee; he is a member of the American Graded Stakes Committee.  He serves as a Commissioner of the California Horse Racing Board.  Additionally, he is on the board of the NTRA, a Trustee of the Breeders’ Cup Limited and a member of The Jockey Club.