Horses, Winning Motivate Diligent Breeders’ Cup Trainer Kathleen O’Connell
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As Kathleen O’Connell prepares two starters for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, she laughs when she reflects on her uphill climb in Thoroughbred racing. Her first license, obtained at old Detroit Race Course for 1979-’80, identified her as a hotwalker and “pony boy.”