My good friend here in CA is a trainer. Her name is Ellen Jackson and here is her website. www.victoryrose.com
Try Solargal - she posts here once in a while. She started as a jockey and is now a trainer in IL, and so were both of her parents. From what I understand, her mom had a pretty impressive win record.
Personally, I’d get some focus (other than “women race horse trainers”).
Focus on trainers at one race track (such as Sam Houston), or trainers in one area (such as trainers of the eastern US), or pick some contrast to focus on, such as the approach to training & horse care by California trainers contrasted to training & horse care by eastern seaboard trainers (I don’t know that the approches are different, but I suspect they are).
Or use history as your focus. The first licensed woman race horse trainer that I know of was in the 1930s - how was she different from modern women trainers. Or, pick some older women trainers (or even retired women trainers) & learn about their lives & how things have changed & what has stayed the same.
Someone mentioned a woman started Curlin. Well, starting race horses is a totally different aspect of racing from training at the track. There are farms & trainers that specialize in starting the long yearlings that will be racing as 2 years olds.
There are many women working at tracks, at farms, & at training centers. There are hotwalkers, exercise riders, assistant trainers, van drivers, & so on, in addition to trainers. I see many potential books, but I think you have to find the focus for ONE book first & then do others later. Many women are licensed as assistant trainers but don’t actively assistant train. For example, a woman who transports race horses may be licensed so she can represent a trainer at a track when she transports a horse for the trainer … but she takes no active part in the actual training.
Very good suggestions! Thanks!!! 
Certainly some good ideas I will give serious thought and consideration… Like I’ve said, this is all a very small, new idea I am throwing around, trying to get a feel and focus for it… Hence the post on CoTH! 
Any other thoughts folks??
My Trainer
My trainer is a female and in my opinion, the greatest thing since sliced bread. Her name is Kris Fullerton. She just moved to NM after getting married to be with her husband who works at a track. She was training in Illinois at Arlington and Hawthorne. She is having to basically start over at this point since she made the decision to move. But, she is great! Fabulous person and really a horseman, or horsewoman I should say 
I breed TB’s in Florida and I have started trading racing age for broodmares with Shawn Murphy in Ohio. She is at Turfway Park right now. My 2 yr old filly, True High, is in her first race on Friday night at 10 PM. Jingles Please!
I was just there WEdnesday, doing massage on a horse for a trainer…you probably know his brother-Vernon Bush, Jr-He’s a jockey in Tampa right now. My friend at Turfway is ‘George Bush’:yes:
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Personally, I’d get some focus (other than “women race horse trainers”).
Focus on trainers at one race track (such as Sam Houston), or trainers in one area (such as trainers of the eastern US), or pick some contrast to focus on, such as the approach to training & horse care by California trainers contrasted to training & horse care by eastern seaboard trainers (I don’t know that the approches are different, but I suspect they are).
Or use history as your focus. The first licensed woman race horse trainer that I know of was in the 1930s - how was she different from modern women trainers. Or, pick some older women trainers (or even retired women trainers) & learn about their lives & how things have changed & what has stayed the same.
Someone mentioned a woman started Curlin. Well, starting race horses is a totally different aspect of racing from training at the track. There are farms & trainers that specialize in starting the long yearlings that will be racing as 2 years olds.
There are many women working at tracks, at farms, & at training centers. There are hotwalkers, exercise riders, assistant trainers, van drivers, & so on, in addition to trainers. I see many potential books, but I think you have to find the focus for ONE book first & then do others later. Many women are licensed as assistant trainers but don’t actively assistant train. For example, a woman who transports race horses may be licensed so she can represent a trainer at a track when she transports a horse for the trainer … but she takes no active part in the actual training.[/QUOTE]
Helen Pitts is a trainer, and a good one at that!
Yes, I meant took Curlin to his first win.
I have been amazed at all the replies I have gotten from y’all so far. Definitely a great start for me! Thank y’all VERY much! :yes:
I truly think this will come to fruition, and am very excited about it. I will probably start with trainers “closer” :lol: to me (TX, LA, NM, OK), then try to get to KY, MD, WVA…
I am still looking for more of a focus for the book (as Evalee suggested), to give it more cohesiveness (is that a word?)… But I am still liking the broader idea of a “day in the life”… then perhaps do another book focusing on just a particular track or region…
Any other thoughts or ideas for the book are appreciated, and will be considered seriously. (and of course, if the book comes to be, then all you helpful folks on CoTH will be acknowledged)! :yes:
women trainers
maybe i can help. i am a female racehorse trainer. occasionally run at lonestar but will not be at shrp this year. i think you have a fantastic idea as this is a male dominated sport.
sincerely
lynn
Do you want to limit your subjects to flat track trainers? There are a number of extremely successful women trainers in the National Steeplechase Association. As a matter of fact, the champion NSA jockey for 2006 was a female. Just a thought.
This is from the backyard racehorse list. You may check it out too…it’s a yahoo group.
Sharon Barker
Cheryl Asmussen
Charlotte Bronstad
Misty Cansler
Patti Finley
Kristina Brown
Michelle Lovell
Sherry Raska
Mindy Willis
Candy Courtemonche
Sandra Montgomery
Robin Powers
Tina Velarde
Lara Wohlers
These are just to name a few of the many women trainers on the backside at Sam Houston right now.
Lynn in the post above is in Oklahoma and is a great resource for anything racing OK.
Good luck with your project.
I love your idea. There was a book that came out a few years ago. Was it Women in Racing? I can’t remember because it wasn’t very good. I read most of it, then sold it on ebay. haha Anyway, I will 2nd several mentioned above. Helen Pitts, Kristin Mulhall, Michelle Lovell, some of the steeplechase trainers. If you want any vetos about some in the TX area from personal observation you can PM me.
Laura de Seroux is no longer training, darnit!
Helen Pitts did more than just “start” Curlin. He was yanked away from her to send to a more “high profile” trainer that many of us in this area do not care for, but don’t get me started;)
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This is from the backyard racehorse list. You may check it out too…it’s a yahoo group.
Sharon Barker
Cheryl Asmussen
Charlotte Bronstad
Misty Cansler
Patti Finley
Kristina Brown
Michelle Lovell
Sherry Raska
Mindy Willis
Candy Courtemonche
Sandra Montgomery
Robin Powers
Tina Velarde
Lara Wohlers
These are just to name a few of the many women trainers on the backside at Sam Houston right now.
Lynn in the post above is in Oklahoma and is a great resource for anything racing OK.
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I don’t know any of the rest of the women but I LOFF Dr. Sandy (Montgomery)
Great folks! Thank you!
I do think I will start with Texas/ Oklahoma/ New Merxico trainers first, since I can get to them on the weekends and such and not have to wait until summer… :yes: Funny though… no Louisiana trainers?!?
Sadl1up you have a PT
And, if any one has any ideas about what you’d like to see in such a book, plese let me know. Y’all (the audience) are the best people to tell me what you’d want in a book like this. :yes:
I already have a nice list of women NSA trainers (I am familiar with many since I used to live in NoVA and attend the races).
I think though, for now, that I may focus on just flat trainers, then as a second book (wishful thinking! :D) do jump trainers…
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I don’t know any of the rest of the women but I LOFF Dr. Sandy (Montgomery)[/QUOTE]
YES!!! She’s great. Knew her from the AOL horse boards. Such a character and her stories and adventures are always worth reading or listening to.
I don’t know if this would have any relevance to what you are trying to do, but in looking for a racing book, I came across this and remembered this thread. I thought maybe this would be of some use to you in research or something.
2 books on ebay:
Women in Horse Racing Package - 2 new Books, bonus card
http://cgi.ebay.com/Women-in-Horse-Racing-Package-2-new-Books-bonus-card_W0QQitemZ330198249414QQihZ014QQcategoryZ378QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Cool, thanks!
