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The Horse
Listener
Getting inside his horses’ heads has given Trey Wood a head start down the road toward top trainer rankings. by Diane Rice
Twenty-four-year-old Trey Wood isn’t mar- ried. He says he doesn’t even have a girlfriend (although somewhere there must be a line queued
up.) What he does have is a partnership with his dad, Blane Wood, that includes 40-some horses that he
devotedly thinks of as his children.
“He’s very dedicated to training,” said Blane. “He lives
it, eats it and breathes it. He’s really an outgoing person, but he’s quiet and persistent and thinks things through.”
The Woods’ regular jockey, Ricky Ramirez, added, “Some people might think Trey’s in a bad mood, but he’s
just always thinking. A lot of people say he’s a lot like his grandpa like that.”
Trey’s grandfather, Leo Wood, who won the All American Futurity in 1979 with Pie In The Sky (Easy Jet–Miss Jelly Roll,
by Roulade), passed away in 1995. “He’s still here,” Trey said fondly, “—just not here.
“People might think I’m crazy but those horses talk to me in different ways,” Trey added. “And that’s what drives me. I have to
figure every one of them out and give them what they need. There’s no other business that would give me that opportunity.”
“He tries to get the best he can out of each horse,” added Blane. “He’s been a perfectionist all his life; if he walks by a bed and the bed-
spread is messed up, he fixes it. He wants things in order.”
Top: Trey and Blane Wood at Remington Park.
Bottom left: Blane and Trey Wood at Ruidoso Downs.
Bottom right: Trey Wood and his sister, Lacey Wallace.
18 SPEEDHORSE, October 12, 2012
Courtesy Wood Family
Speedhorse Files
Courtesy Wood Family
Stacy Pigott, Speedhorse