Holly Rincon

2007 Record: (7-3-0-0)

2007 Earnings: $361,286

2007 Win %: 42% In-The-Money %: 42%

Born: Aug. 8, 1940 in New York City
Residence: Ocala, Fla.
Family: five children, 10 grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Her husband, Luis Alfredo Rincon, passed away in 1993
Education: Attended Elmira College in Elmira, N.Y.
Professional Background: Operates horse farms in Venezuela and Ocala, Fla.
Web site: www.harasluisiana.com
Racing Background: Rincon’s love of horses developed at an early age, thanks to an eventful stroll in Manhattan ... “I was born in New York City and one day when I was a baby my mother was walking down Fifth Avenue with me. A horse stuck his head in my carriage and I screamed. I’ve loved horses ever since,” Rincon said ... Her husband, Luis, bought his first horse in 1966 after he made $15,000 off an accounting error. Through the advice of a co-worker, he used that money to a buy Tropic King, a horse based in Venezuela who would account for eight wins and eight seconds for the Rincons before he was sold in New York for $75,000. “Tropic King paid for our first house,” Rincon said ... Their second horse also turned a profit. “He paid for our furniture,” Rincon added
Breeding/Racing Operation: Though she has more than 100 horses in Venezuela, Rincon’s lone runner in the United States is multiple stakes winner Remarkable News ... Trained by Angel Penna Jr., the Venezuelan homebred is being pointed to the Breeders’ Cup Mile after taking the Dixie Handicap on the Preakness undercard and the Firecracker at Churchill Downs in 2007 ... Remarkable News won the Fourstardave at Saratoga in 2006 ... “I think he’s a special horse,” said Rincon, who has yet to have a starter in the Breeders’ Cup. “I already have butterflies about the Breeders’ Cup.” ... Rincon plans to send four more horses to Penna in the fall ... Aside from Remarkable News, Rincon has about 20 horses in training in Venezuela, most of them under the care of Tito Feijoo ... In total, Rincon has more than 100 horses, including broodmares and stallions at her farm, Haras Luisiana. She bought Haras Luisiana, located in Bejuma, Venezuela, 15 years ago ... She has four broodmares at her farm in Ocala, which she purchased in 2000 ... Has enjoyed great success racing in Venezuela, owning the homebred Triple Crown winners Front Stage, Magnificently and Blazing Free ... Blazing Free, the 2005 Triple Crown champion, is still racing in 2007 as a 5-year-old. He won 16 straight races at one point in his career ... Her top stallion is Chayim, the sire of Remarkable News ... 31 percent of Chayim’s offspring are stakes winners.