Chambers on Bill Pettit

One longtime Texas trainer that I have to admit to not knowing much about is Bill Pettit. But now, thanks to Randy Chambers of Texas Horse News, there's a good profile of Pettit out there...

Around the Track (Texas Horse News)

Pettit is best known as the trainer of Texas-bred stakes regulars Charming Socialite and Giant Bellyache.

One thing you gotta love about Texas racing is the high percentage of trainers who are honest to goodness cowboys. In the era of corporate CEO trainers who appear more comfortable in a necktie than bluejeans, the Texas trainers, by and large, still look and act as if they could fill in as outriders if called upon. And these dudes like Danny Pish and Bill Pettit, who used to ride bulls and rope calves and all that, they are just a different breed that only comes from Texas.