Our Farm Trainers
Jake “JJ” Pletcher, Farm Trainer
An acclaimed Thoroughbred trainer since 1969, J.J. Pletcher is a founder and the general manager and trainer of the 80-acre, 96-stall Payton Training Center in Ocala, Florida—a place where, according to Brock Sheridan of Florida Horse Magazine, “horses first learn to become champions.” Read more…
Eddie Woods, Farm Trainer
A native of Meath, Ireland, Woods comes from a family of horsemen, his father being a former steeplechase jockey and later a trainer. “I was born in horses. It was my family’s way of life,” says Eddie. Eddie would follow in his father’s footsteps by becoming a steeplechase jockey, and would later relocate to Ocala, Florida. Read more…