First winner
At 25, Dollase saddled his first winner at Santa Anita. By year’s end, Tower Full had given him his first stakes victory.
Chapter three · The record
Thirty years
in motion.
A career measured in winners, championships and the durability of the horses who built it.
675Career wins
$38.3MCareer earnings
3,802Career starts
30Years training
Career snapshot through 2025 · Equibase data via America’s Best Racing
The milestones
A career
in chapters.
From a 25-year-old with his first winner to a durable Southern California stable still competing at the highest level.
A title and a world championship
Nineteen wins delivered the Hollywood Park training title. Months later, Reraise made every call a winning one in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
The Met Mile
Swept Overboard crossed the country and won the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park at 11–1.
A family Derby week
Craig brought Elloluv to the Kentucky Oaks while Wally prepared Ten Most Wanted for the Derby. The Dollase barn truly became a family headquarters.
A Gem gets his Grade 1
At seven, Awesome Gem defeated Rail Trip in the Hollywood Gold Cup, the high point of a career built on patience.
The Mammoth arrives
Midnight Mammoth ran away with the Grade 3 Cougar II at Del Mar by 10¼ lengths, vindicating a $50,000 claim.
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