Stanley Gold - the Florida trainer with the Midas touch

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FORTY years ago, Stanley Gold’sfuture seemed safe. Secure.Certain. He was 22 years old, andhe had parlayed an internship inhis senior year at FairleighDickinson University in New Jersey into ajob as a public auditor at one of the biggestaccounting f…

When Stanley Gold was 22 years old he was looking for a career as an accountant. Then, by chance, he opted instead to become a groom, having never even sat on a horse or been to a racetrack. Forty years later the Florida trainer has gone on to saddle Awesome Feather to win at the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs.

By Bill Heller

First Published (02 February 2011 - Issue Number: Issue 19)