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Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop
American horse trainer (1920 – 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop (October 5, 1920 – December 27, 2004) was an American horse trainer.[1] In 1954, Bishop became the first female African American to train Thoroughbreds in the United States when the West Virginia Legislature authorized her with the license for training racehorses.[2][3] Between 1987 and 2000, Bishop's horses won 44 races, earning a total of US$166,633.[4]
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Born on October 5, 1920, in Charles Town, West Virginia, United States, Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop was the daughter of James H. and his wife Barbara Snowden Rideout.[3] Since her childhood, Bishop showed love for horses and hanged around the Charles Town horse tracks and stables.[3] At the age of 17, she quit school and became a horse trainer in a male dominated world of horse race industry in the 1940s and 1950s.[2][4][3]
During her 60 years long career in horse racing, she trained about 200 steeds for the track primarily for the Charles Town race track.[5] Her clients included Nelson Bunker Hunt, a Texas oil baron; Edward L. Stephenson, a real estate investor, and Tyson Gilpin.[5][3] She retired in 2000 citing worsening arthritis.[2]
She was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Charles Town Races.[2]
She died on December 27, 2004, in Charles Town, West Virginia.[2][4][3]
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