born february race horse trainer won breeders cup classic man having finished close second race woman trained winner race fifth woman trainer win breeders cup race 14th woman trainer saddle starter kentucky derby years race run born grew horse racing family massachusetts married fellow tim ran race horse training operation florida took solo tim management race track accomplishments came backdrop having diagnosed receiving heart spite medication regime immunity issues recipients face lives normal life horse trainer shows signs organ rejection background early career born february peter family involved horse racing raised massachusetts parents owned race horses small business ventures father purchased race track brothers established horse racing careers michael race horse trainer brothers louis nick jockey sized standing weighing pounds worked father teenager groom hot walker exercise rider licensed trainer nephew works today exercise rider met teens jockey worked tim married soon moved florida viewed better place living horse racing industry tim race horse trainers today tim president permanent residence florida suburb couple children born michael jockey born trained winning horses including stakes winners heart condition developed killed brother louis age father age plagued unusual fatigue heart condition formally diagnosed january began taking medication trained limited basis starting horses period wins condition deteriorated started horse starters age placed waiting list heart seven month wait organ available november received new heart day operation lasted hours hospitalized previous months time surgery doctors assessed having weeks live discharged hospital seven days surgery later gave letter hospital pass organ donor family heard stated wants donor family know new heart respects privacy shows signs organ rejection keeping pills day living normal life return race horse training doctors advised return work horse racing industry risks immune system posed dirt dust environment nonetheless spite medical warnings returned horse training months credited starters immunity concern recipients remains healthy surrounded horses dogs conditions typical horse stables starting horses races year took training year old husband tim stopped training horses began working management working owners racing horse ran 14th woman train horse entered kentucky derby years run date place finish horse best woman trainer history race kept perspective proud derby morning amazing ran legs triple crown finished sixth seventh respectively women trainers starter prior 10th woman trainer start horse man overcome health problems order race including having appeared birth comparing experiences horse stated moment opened eyes felt fantastic man raced won graded stakes races ran horses races year hitting board times highest profile race year occurred close second half length ran races eastern moved early september months races felt california entered late september awesome stakes earned grade win free entry fees classic early november going second favorite horse won nose win woman trainer win breeders cup classic fifth woman trainer win breeders cup race fellow trainers race included americans irish trainer response reporter question felt beat major trainers said feels great credited team horse added blessed end named recipient given noting massachusetts roots awarded award recognizing struggles horse overcome reaching success acknowledging accomplishments connections including story overcoming health issues going train win selected year participation online polling award previous year believed largely popularity man people including espn noted worldwide success women horse trainers particularly owing wins world major races month period october won prix arc woman trainer win arc days horse won breeders cup classic won horse trained australian trainer second woman train winner race trains stable dozen horses including horses race training owned owners man son michael jockey won race march second trip apprentice rider
Katherine Ritvo