A Banner 2023: Leading NYRA Trainer and a Saratoga Title
Linda Rice finished 2023 as NYRA's leading trainer, shared the Saratoga training title and topped $10 million in purse earnings for the first time.
2023 was a season to remember. Linda Rice finished the year as NYRA's leading trainer and surpassed $10 million in purse earnings for the first time in her career.
At Saratoga she tied for the training title with 35 wins — her second Saratoga crown, after making history in 2009 as the first woman to win the title.
Stakes winners included Mommasgottarun (G3 Distaff), Joey Freshwater (G3 Bay Shore), Pioneering Spirit (Bernard Baruch and Knickerbocker) and El Grande O (Bertram F. Bongard and Sleepy Hollow).
Source: NYRA
