Has their ever been a worse trainer than J Mcdermott?

[Miguel_Sanchez]

This guy has to be the worst of all time?  Has 30-40 head and can't win a race.  How does this guy stay in business?  Maybe time for a new career?

[wiseowl]

Why would it matter to you what he does he doesn't bother any one and is a decent guy.

[Miguel_Sanchez]

Doesn't bother me a bit.  I just wonder why you would want to continue to train when you get pummeled ever start? 

[Harness racer]

I always wonder how some trainers contribute to get stock they don’t own.  No results to support the risk of investing in them. 

[wiseowl]

John has had a few good horses over the years have any of you jerks had any.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

John has had a few good horses over the years have any of you jerks had any.

Great question! John has had a nice career for a small stable trainer, and a second career. His lifetime earnings has got to be somewhere close to $10mm. I don't see that figure in the tag-line of any arm-chair trainers here on this site, LOL. John used to be a cop. I don't know him well but I know his brother a lot better and longer (when Kevin was a groom for Linda Toscano). He's a nice guy. I think John was very friendly at one time with Ray Schnittker. I am certain there will be people here who will say John's not a good guy, he's a crook, a cheat, and so on---but those people have to say that. It's who they are. They have to say negative things about everyone.

John was honored a few years ago by the Goshen/Monticello Chapter of the USHWA...with their Good Guy Award. I guess nobody here sits on the voters committee. 

[Grandstand Handicapper]

John has had a few good horses over the years have any of you jerks had any.

He had a horse in the NA Cup not that long ago. Wasn't the favorite, but he had a shot. A bit of a contender. Colt won $300k plus. I'm sure plenty of trainers here on this site have accomplished that. For real. Not in their own mind. 

[Mazola]

Hurricane Kingcole was a speedy bugger

[Dingus]

Over $2000/start isn’t shabby:

Trainer Statistics   Starts   1st   2nd   3rd   Money Won
    2024 YTD Purse:   114   11   21   17   $262,519
                     LTD:   4,464   659   581   523   $9,786,181

[Miguel_Sanchez]

Over $2000/start isn’t shabby:

Trainer Statistics   Starts   1st   2nd   3rd   Money Won
    2024 YTD Purse:   114   11   21   17   $262,519
                     LTD:   4,464   659   581   523   $9,786,181

Are you being serious?  262k?  he has 30 horses.  That's an avg of 3 starts per horse.  You mean to tell me his owners are even coming close to breaking even.  John is a nice guy but come on.  Do you want a nice guy to talk to or a guy that can train your horse?  If I'm gonna give my money away I'm gonna give to Nancy and hope to get lucky one night when she's drunk! 

[seen2much]

He has only 114 starts in 2024. If he has 30 horses they average less than 4 starts each. I don't know much recently. John & Gringras had a hot streak many years ago at the Meadowlands.

[Dingus]

Are you being serious?  262k?  he has 30 horses.  That's an avg of 3 starts per horse.  You mean to tell me his owners are even coming close to breaking even.  John is a nice guy but come on.  Do you want a nice guy to talk to or a guy that can train your horse?  If I'm gonna give my money away I'm gonna give to Nancy and hope to get lucky one night when she's drunk! 

I see 11 horses that have started since September.  Don’t know where the other 19 are.

[Miguel_Sanchez]

There broke down, turned out, non competitive, or any number of other excuses.

[wiseowl]

Miguel what is your problem John is a good guy what he does or doesn't do is not your concern are you jealous cause you got no good owners get a life.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

Listen, if we say he has 60 horses...that would make him look even worse...so let's do that!!!! It's really sad that this is what this place has come to. It's sad that some people just pick on a good guy, who they don't know $h!t about (and perhaps claim they do), and they criticize, demean, and belittle him. The guy is just another good guy, doing what he wants to do, minding his own business, working for a living, feeding his horses and his family, and going about life. That's who some people have to pick on. Tells me a lot.