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Charles Town Remembers the Legacy of Award-Winning Horse Trainer
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…
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The Groundbreaking Story of Sylvia Bishop
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey profiles a pioneering woman who became the first licensed Black female thoroughbred horse trainer in the United States.