Mark Casse Earns Win 4,000 with Colonial Downs Tally

Photo caption: Assistant trainer Nick Tomlinson (center) accepts the sign congratulating trainer Mark Casse on getting win number 4,000. He is flanked by jockey Antonio Gallardo (left) and Colonial Downs Senior Director of Racing Operations Frank Hopf. (Credit: Coady Media)

Photo caption: D J Stable’s It’s Witchcraft (inside), with Antonio Gallardo on board, gets his nose down on the wire to give trainer Mark Casse his 4,000th victory. (Credit: Coady Media)

NEW KENT, VA. (July 17, 2025) – Dual Hall-of-Fame Trainer Mark Casse picked up the 4,000th win in his illustrious career when D. J. Stable’s It’s Witchcraft prevailed by a nose in a three-horse photo finish in the 11th race at Colonial Downs on July 17.

Assistant Nick Tomlinson posed in the winner’s circle with the sign congratulating Casse on the milestone score. Casse was at his Saratoga base where he had numerous chances to pick up the win there.

“That was a close one. It’s unbelievable to me to be honest. 4,000 that’s a lot of wins and I joked that that means I lost a lot (of races), too,” Casse said from Saratoga. “For someone like me, who has spent my entire life – this is all I’ve ever done, this is the cherry on top. I told my wife I’d retire if hit 5,000 – she doesn’t believe me, so I said maybe 6,000.”