[4] In 2016, he was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame as "one of the most successful trainers in the horse racing industry for over 40 years.

His uncle managed Epsom Downs,[3] located on Jensen Drive in northeast Harris County, until parimutuel racing became illegal in Texas in 1937.

[6] His father Jake Cascio (1907–1988) was a highly regarded racehorse trainer throughout the Southwest.

[8] While still in his teens, Bubba worked for Lester Goodson's J3 Ranch in Magnolia, Texas.

[3] Cascio trained many winning race horses but among the most notable are the two All American Futurity winners Three Oh's and Rocket Wrangler, and twice Champion of Champions winner Dash For Cash, an American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame inductee.