David Pate, a longtime trainer in Kentucky and Ohio, died Saturday at Cincinnati’s University Hospital after complications from a brain aneurism. He was 70.A former leading trainer at River Downs, Pate won 565 races over his career, with purses totaling nearly $5.7 million. With a modest stable of mostly blue-collar runners, his horses won eight stakes, highlighted by Deputy G winning the Grade 3 Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs in 2005.Before beginning his training career in 1972 at Tampa Bay Downs, Pate, a native of Ashburn, Ga., grew up riding horses on his family’s farm and was a jockey for several years, according to Turfway Park publicity.Pate’s last starter ran Feb. 17, 2012, after which his wife of 30 years, Peggy, took over their stable’s training.“He was a good guy,” said trainer Jeff Greenhill, who shared a barn at Turfway with Pate. “His owners really enjoyed it when they came out. He and Peggy, both – it was all about the horses.”In addition to his wife, survivors include daughters Sonia Pate, Ida Dooley, Michelle Bryant, and Nicole Wood; sons Maxie and Travis; and brothers Steve, Bobby, and Ronnie.Visitation is scheduled for from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home in Independence, Ky., with a memorial service there Friday at 11 a.m. Memorial donations may be sent to the family of David Pate c/o Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, 11382 Madison Pike, Independence, KY 41051.