Linda Rice is finally rewarded for her hard work and dedication

re: Linda Rice is finally rewarded for her hard work and dedication

thomas — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:40:37 GMT

i was hoping my uncle's horse would run well today but I think the slop did it to him. abilio is his name linda rice trains him. her operation is amazing on the back stretch its like a well organized business. nobody's late and no body slacks off everyone does their part.

re: Linda Rice is finally rewarded for her hard work and dedication

EJMitchellKy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:21:30 GMT

TouchStone Farms,

In 2008, Linda Rice started horses at 13 tracks in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, and Canada.

As a general rule, she is stabled in Florida during the winter and New York in the warmer months. You can find more information about Rice on her Web site.

re: Linda Rice is finally rewarded for her hard work and dedication

TouchStone Farms — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:55:02 GMT

If the idea of this article is to give this trainer the accolades she deserves, then why don't you impart some pertinent information like "where is she based out of?", where does her stable go when Saratoga finishes?, does she train babies etc. etc. etc.

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EJMitchellKy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:51:00 GMT

I was curious about the comment that most of Linda Rice's wins came in state-bred races, so I did some research. For the Saratoga meet, Rice had 75 starts of which 27 were made in races for New York-breds. She won six of these New York-bred races, or 30% of her 20 wins.

Here are some other interesting stats from Rice's record at Saratoga. Eighteen of her 20 wins came on turf, and 11 were won at distances less than a mile. She won nine times with colts and 11 times with fillies. Rice had six stakes wins: New York Stallion Statue of Liberty Stakes (with Mother Russia); Peerless Springs Stakes (Mother Russia); Lena Spencer Stakes (Canadian Ballet); Troy Stakes (Awakino Cat); Quick Call Stakes (Awakino Cat); and, Finney Stakes (Ahvee's Destiny).

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JudyLovesJohnHenry — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:46:41 GMT

Congratulations Linda Rice!!

Girl Power in 2009! :-)

I keep hearing from people in the business that women have a "softer touch" with the horses. Keep up the good work...

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nickie — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:51:40 GMT

I'm upset, because Linda Rice "used to be" a value play for me on the lawn and with young runners. Unfortunately [for me] I gotta dig a little deeper, but knowing her background and her dedication and hard work, it was amatter of time [to win a Spa title is just the frosting]...those of us that are a little long in the tooth have long known she is a quality horse person taught by a quality horse dad! Cheers

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Blue Blue Sea — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:23:49 GMT

Good job, Ms. Rice! It's nice to see an underdog - fewer horses - of either gender upend those who seem to get all of the horses in their barn (always wonder how much training they actually do of their legion of horses). Loved the intro chapter on her in the Women in Racing book. Thanks for this nice bit on a real trainer.

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Bellwether — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:14:44 GMT

DOES IT MATTER MAD HATTER IF SHE WON THEM ON THE MOON???...HELL NO...LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!!!...

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John T. — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:26:01 GMT

As a huge fan of turf racing I certainly take my hat off too her the way she mastered the turf courses at Saratoga this summer.

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leo — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:34:37 GMT

muy buen trabajo rice, desde aqui un pais chuquito como uruguay tenias nuestro apoyo para que ganes,te seguiamos dia a dia en ese final de saratoga,muchas felicitaciones,desde montevideo donde estuvo invasor saludos desde uruguay

Translation: Very good work. We’ve been sending our support from the small country of Uruguay. We’ve been following day by day the finish of Saratoga. Many thanks from Montevideo, Uruguay, where Invasor came from.

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GeeGees — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:02:55 GMT

WHO CARES WHERE HER WINS CAME THEY CAME AND THAT IS PROOF IN THE PUDDING WAY TO GO LINDA AND MAY THERE BE MANY MORE!!!

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steve from st louis — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:53:23 GMT

Steve s: Stop posting half-baked thoughts. People are blaming me for your idiocy. Or change your name.

re: Linda Rice is finally rewarded for her hard work and dedication

Draynay — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:42:43 GMT

Women are just as good ? I have always found women to be better trained, prepared, and organized than men. My business has thrived because I hire mostly women. Its good to see a trainer get her due for all the hard work and doing the right things by her horses. It truly is the year of the female in racing.

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MikeM — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:32:53 GMT

Steve- Even if thats true do you think it's any less of an accomplishment? NY is NY and it doesn't matter what the conditions are you are still competing against some of the most powerfull outfits in the country at Saratoga. Besides, it's not easy to win ANY race.

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Amanda — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:36:06 GMT

As an aspiring female trainer, its nice to see this, good job Linda!! If people would let their prejudices down they'd see women are just as good (and not downing anyone...but maybe sometimes better) trainers then other given the woman has the right balance of motherly compassion but logical standpoints. Again, good job!

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steve s — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:27:28 GMT

DOESN'T most of her wins come in NEW YORK STATE BRED RACES