Larry Rivelli
$1,201,731
2025 earnings
28%
2025 wins
$43,929,118
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2025 Stats
Career Stats
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38
Firsts
1,965
20
Seconds
1,240
16
Thirds
1,026
62
Unplaced
3,366
136
Starts
7,597
$1,201,731
Earnings
$43,929,118
$8,836
Earnings / Start
$5,782
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Bio
Chicago native Larry Rivelli grew up around horse racing, hanging around the barn while both his grandfather Pete DiVito and his uncle James DiVito conditioned horses on the Illinois circuit. Rivelli got his own trainer’s license in 1999 and over the next 20 years became a mainstay at Arlington Park and Hawthorne Race Course, earning his first graded stakes win in 2008 when Strait of Mewsina took the Hawthorne Derby.
Chicago native Larry Rivelli grew up around horse racing, hanging around the barn while both his grandfather Pete DiVito and his uncle James DiVito conditioned horses on the Illinois circuit. Rivelli got his own trainer’s license in 1999 and over the next 20 years became a mainstay at Arlington Park and Hawthorne Race Course, earning his first graded stakes win in 2008 when Strait of Mewsina took the Hawthorne Derby.
Rivelli led all trainers at Arlington Park by wins during an eight-year stretch, from 2014 until the track’s final meet in 2021. His other top horses include Cocked and Loaded, The Tabulator, and Jean Elizabeth.
In 2023, Rivelli trained leading Kentucky Derby contender Two Phil’s, winner of the Jeff Ruby Steaks.
