The Pizza Man s owners will always have good memories of their day in the winner s circle, celebrating their horse s win in the premier Illinois race at the state s premier racetrack. They re also sad the place where they made those memories is closing in September.
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Roger Brueggemann
Roger Brueggemann, the Illinois-based trainer of Breeders Cup winner Work All Week and Arlington Million winner The Pizza Man, passed away on Tuesday after hospitalization due to COVID-19, reports
The 75-year old veteran horseman saddled a total of 1,248 winners since earning his license in 1988. He was a mechanic for 30 years prior to that, but according to longtime owner Midwest Thoroughbreds website, Brueggemann ended that career when a horse rolled over on him and broke his hip.
Brueggemann earned his first training title at Hawthorne in 2007, and began working for Midwest Thoroughbreds in 2010. Both Work All Week, winner of the 2014 Breeders Cup Sprint, and 2015 Arlington Million winner The Pizza Man are owned by Midwest. The Pizza Man s marquee victory made him the first Illinois-bred to win the state s premier race.
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