Bessie Gruwell

Bessie was born into the racing industry and obtained her trainers license at the age of eighteen. She began training horses full-time when her father Tom Lovelace passed away suddenly in 1983. She ran a successful racing stable for twenty-two years winning nearly four hundred races in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Bessie served as President of the DTHA from 1998 until 2005 when she then accepted the position of DTHA, Executive Director.

The Jockey Club AQHA ARCI USTA HISA NTRA
Breeders' Cup THA NSA HBPA TOBA Jockeys Guild
Keeneland TRA TRPB Caribe OakTree