Peter Berringer has spent a lifetime in the thoroughbred racing industry. Though he was exposed to horses and racing through his family from a very early age, it was after spending a year working as Franz Crean’s assistant that he decided this would be his profession. 40-odd years later, Berringer has trained hundreds of horses, including Grade 2 stakes winner Court of the Realm which he purchased, owned and raced, and has been a director of the CTHS for the last 18 years.
Aurora Meadows was originally established by Berringer’s uncle Alfred Mills and his son Dennis Mills, in Aurora, Ontario in the early ‘70s. The farm typically had over 125 horses under Franz Crean’s management, and for many years Berringer worked and learned under his guidance. A multi-faceted operation, the farm was the perfect training ground annually foaling 20+ mares, managing 3-5 stallions, breaking 40+ yearlings, consigning sales yearlings, and more.
Years later, Berringer eventually became the farm’s manager and counted among his clients Frank Stronach for whom he stood stallions and boarded broodmares. In fact, Berringer purchased Canadian Factor and Cougar’s Crown from Stronach and stood them at stud for several years with some success.