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Trainers
& Jockeys
OUR TRAINERS
Rebecca Maker
Becky was born and raised in Michigan, where she began riding show horses at the age of 4. At the age of 21, she decided to make the transistion from rider to trainer. She came to Kentucky in 1994 with the goals and ambitions to climb the ranks and become a prosperous thoroughbred trainer. She gained her experience by working for some of the greatest trainers in the history of thoroughbred racing including D. Wayne Lukas, Jack Van Berg, Todd Pletcher and Dallas Stewart. Through this great experience, Becky gleaned the knowledge and expertise to create an operation that can properly evaluate and develop horses into athletes. She also learned the value of putting together a solid team and effective communication. Becky will be training for us in Kentucky and New Orleans.
For a bit more on Becky, please see an article written about her in the Daily Racing Form on August 9th, 2002.
***** 9-18-03 - Becky Maker Receives 2003 Rising Star Award From Arlington Park *****
In an awards dinner held at Arlington Trackside on Thursday September 18, 2003, Dare To Dream Stable trainer Rebecca Maker was honored with Arlington Park's "2003 Rising Star Award". Previous "Rising Star Award" winners were jockey Robby Albarado in 1996, trainer Chris Block in 1997, jockey Zoe Cadman in 2000, trainer Jackie Wright in 2001, whose career was tragically cut short by illness soon after, and jockey Elvis Trujillo last year.
Dare To Dream Stable is extremely proud of Becky and her accomplishments. We are thrilled to have her as an integral member of the Dare To Dream Team!
Larry Rivelli 
One of the sharpest young trainers in the country and already a master of the claiming game, Larry cut his teeth at the race track following in the footsteps of his Grandfather, Chicago training legend, Pete DiVito and his Uncle, Jimmy DiVito (famous of late for his top notch sprinter, Coach Jimmy Lee). Energy, enthusiasm and wins all come in bunches for the young gun of the Chicago backstretch. Larry's win % has been solidly over 20% for his career.
The addition of Larry to the Dare To Dream trainer roster in July of 2003 was a key move in positioning our stable for growth and success in the future. Larry trains for us primarily on the Illinois, West Virginia and Florida circuits.
For a lot more on Larry, click "here" to read on article that appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times on July 24, 2003
Mark Shuman
| Mark Shuman |
Stats Updated Through: 9/24/2007 |
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| 2007 Stats: |
| Starts |
| 246 |
| 1st-2nd-3rd |
| 59-40-44 |
| Earnings (Rank) |
| $1,751,158 (67) |
| Win % (In-The-Money %) |
| 23% (58%) | |
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| Top Associated Horses: |
| Xchanger, Talent Search, Tasting Champagne, My Girlie, Echo Quest, Tsarmina | |
Born: July 3, 1970 in Akron, Ohio
Resident: Fair Hill, Md.
Background: A second-generation trainer, Shuman's father, Joseph Shuman, currently trains in Ohio at Thistledown
A graduate of the University of Miami (Ohio) with a degree in exercise physiology, Shuman said he decided after two years of studies that his heart was following his father into training racehorses
Learned trade from his father and through more than eight years on the New York circuit as an assistant to Tom Skiffington, Howard Tesher and H. James Bond
Racing operation: Shuman took out his trainers license at the end of the 2000 calendar year
Shattered Gulfstream Park's single-season victories mark by a trainer when he saddled 87 winners during 2003 winter-spring meeting
OUR JOCKEYS
While we employ the services of a variety of riders throughout the year, we'd like to profile the riders we count on for the majority of our races. They lay it on the line for us every time they take a leg up and we appreciate their dedication and service.
E.T. BAIRD

Mark Guidry
Eddie Martin, Jr.
Jesus Castanon
Gerard Melancon
John Jacinto
Shaun Bridgmohan
Fernando Jara
Channing Hill
Jesse Campbell
Chris Emigh
Mike Smith
Joe Bravo
Aaron Gryder
Renee Douglass
Greta Kuntzweiler
Shane Sellers
Craig Perret
Robby Albarado
Timothy Thornton
Julien Leparoux
Ramsey Zimmerman
Jorge Chavez
Willie Martinez
James Graham
Travis Dunkelberger
Eduardo Perez
Miguel Mena
Randall Toups
Miguel Mena
Carlos Silva
Cruz Contreras
Freddie Fong, Jr.
Carlos Marquez, Jr.
Elvis Trujillo
Uriel Lopez
Deshawn Parker
Shane Laviolette
Tim Doocey
James Lopez
Jose Lezcano, Jr.
Victor Espinoza
Jon Court
Larry Sterling, Jr.
Jerry Bailey
E.T. Baird
Randall Toups
Joe Talamo
Jesse Lantz
Ray Ganpath
Rafael Bejarano
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