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! 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

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Mark Shuman

Mark Shuman

Stats Updated Through: 9/24/2007

2007 Stats: Starts 246 1st-2nd-3rd 59-40-44 Earnings (Rank) $1,751,158 (67) Win % (In-The-Money %) 23% (58%) In The News: •  Talent Search back in the hunt for BC Sp... •  Kiss the Kid targets Red Bank •  Xchanger finds winning formula in Barbar... •  Longley could be peaking for Barbaro Sta... •  Looking past the Derby contingent •  MORE  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