Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week – Candalero “Candy” Garcia
This week the Minnesota Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association recognizes Candalero “Candy” Garcia as Groom of the Week. The MNHBPA honors an individual that excels in their work with a Winners’ Circle presentation weekly following the first race on Wednesdays. Candy has been a groom with the Nancy Sheehan barn for 12 years. “He’s the […]
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week – Rodolfo Torres
Racehorse grooms are the caretakers of the equine athletes and although there work often goes unseen by the public, they are crucial to this sport. Each week the Minnesota HBPA recognizes the work of the groom with the Groom of the Week Award. This week’s Groom of the Week is Rodolfo Torres. The recent Canterbury […]
Chaplain Ed Underwood to receive Sampson Minnesota HBPA Lifetime Achievement Award
In 2019, the inaugural Minnesota HBPA Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Curt and Randy Sampson. Shortly thereafter, the MNHBPA board, realizing the obvious — that the Sampson name defines lifetime achievement in Minnesota racing — re-titled the award to the Sampson Minnesota HBPA Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is to honor those who have […]
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week – Liandro Morfin
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week – Liandro Morfin Morfin has been with trainer Jerry Livingston for close to a decade. Many times a trainer will compliment their staff for being versatile and doing a little bit of everything. But regarding Liandro, Livingston says that he does a lot of everything. Jerry knows that Liandro […]
Leonel Garcia – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
The Minnesota HBPA has honored a Groom of the Week each Wednesday with a winner’s circle presentation, providing recognition to an individual that has done an outstanding job. This week’s honoree is Leonel Garcia who works for trainers Patrick and Tomey Swan. Leo, who has worked as a groom since 1989, has been with the […]
Furlong Learning Provides On-Track Educational Assistance
The idea was “born in the barn” according to Meghan Riley who works in the stable of Tony Rengstorf but also has an education degree and has taught in the US and other countries. She would often meet children of other backstretch workers who were having trouble completing homework or families having difficulty navigating through […]
Efrain Cambray – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Each week the Minnesota HBPA presents the Groom of the Week award in a Wednesday winners’ circle presentation. Those in racing recognize that the grooms are important members of any stable’s team and that the success of the racehorses depends on the care and dedication of the grooms. The groom of the week this week […]
Ismael Ortiz – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Weekly the Minnesota HBPA recognizes an outstanding groom during a winner’s circle presentation following the first race on Wednesdays. The grooms, the daily caretakers of racehorses, often go unnoticed and unrecognized by the public. Their names do not appear in the official program nor are they announced when a horse they tend to wins a […]
Jerry Hill – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
The racetrack presents many possibilities. Jerry Hill has explored a lot of them. He’s been an exercise rider, a groom, a hotwalker; he recently got his trainer license and may train one of his own at some point. Jerry is being honored by the Minnesota HBPA as Groom of the Week. This is his first […]
Victor Cisneros – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Trainer Bernell Rhone considers himself fortunate to have a groom like Victor Cisneros. Rhone has for years had a staff that has remained loyal. Cisneros, who estimates he has been with the Hall of Fame trainer for 20 years, is a perfect example. The native of Zacateca, Mexico has traveled with Rhone to Canterbury each […]
