Trombetta Stables LLC

03/14/2026

02/25/2026

It is with sadness that we inform our community that Gretchen Werner recently passed. She was 86 years old. Gretchen was born in in Michigan and started showing horses as a child. In her racing career, she worked at Bowie and Laurel Park as an Assistant Trainer, groom and hotwalker for the likes of Vinnie Blengs, Dale Capuano and Mike Trombetta. She was lovingly refered to as Grandma in the barn, as she worked up until last year.

Gretchen is survived by 2 children, Max Jr and William Werner. Her daughter Diane sadly died two years ago. She is also survived by 3 grandchildren (a 4th passed away), 3 great grandchildren, her ex-husband Max Werner Sr and her partner, racetracker Chuck Beare. We will have a service for her on Thursday, March 5th at 11:30 in the track kitchen at Laurel Park. Anyone who knew her invited to attend.mg

04/14/2025

Homebred turf sprinter of the late R. Larry Johnson, Future Is Now (inside), gutted out a victory in the Giant’s Causeway Stakes-G3T (worth $250,000 to non-KTDF runners) going 5 1⁄2 furlongs on the grass at Keeneland on Sunday.

Future Is Now earned her eighth victory from 15 starts, increasing her career earnings to $748,410. She is the first graded stakes winner this season for Maryland’s perennial leading sire Great Notion.

02/26/2025

08/01/2024

Michael Trombetta updates on 15, from juveniles to stakes winners.

04/06/2024

Arzak wins!! Congratulations to team Trombetta!!