Sylvia Bishop

Charles Town, West Virginia, is remembering the life of Sylvia Bishop, a woman who worked her way up to become an award-winning horse trainer.  At the age of 14, Bishop worked as a groomer at Charles Town Race Track and later became a trainer who took racehorses to the winner’s circle. Her grandson, Michael Jones, said she always had a…

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey profiles a pioneering woman who became the first licensed Black female thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.