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âFateâ unites local author, pioneering horse trainer
Contributed Photos I believe in fate. I believe fate brought me to Sylvia. Author Vicky Moon
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Staff Journalist The Rectortown author and journalistâs new book chronicles the life of West Virginian Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop â the first Black woman licensed to train racehorses in the United States.
Ms. Bishop âprevailed to break barriers, shatter stereotypes and celebrate countless transforming victories in the winnerâs circle with many wealthy clients,â Vicky Moon writes in
Despite detours, Ms. Bishop remained committed to her calling.
âNever wavering in her passion, she returned to the track to train horses at age eighty,â Ms. Moon explains in the book. âAnd finally, with little fanfare, she was honored for her pioneering accomplishments.â
New Book Chronicles Life Of Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, The First Black Female Trainer In America Sponsored by:
A new book detailing life of Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, the first Black female Thoroughbred trainer to be licensed in the United States, is now available from author Vicky Moon.
Bishop was one of 17 children born to a West Virginia family whose ancestors were enslaved. Sent to live with a nearby childless couple as a toddler, she was indulged with fancy dresses and one mesmerizing pony ride that changed her life. Her love of horses took her to the Charles Town racetrack at age fourteen to work as a groom, hot walker and then trainer, all the time fighting sexism and racial bigotry against a backdrop of the swirling Civil Rights movement.