Learning From The Horses
Vicki Oliver feeds a cookie to Distaff contender Frivolous at their base at Keeneland. Vicki Oliver may have spent her entire life around horses, but that doesn't mean she thinks she's done learning from them. Oliver, who runs a 40-horse stable based at Keeneland with husband Phil, grew up surrounded by horses as the daughter of owner/breeders G. Watts and Sally Humphrey. She also worked her way through a variety of roles in the business before settling on training. “I did the show horse thing and thought racing was more interesting,” she said. “I kind of did all different aspects: I worked for the racing office, the publicity office, worked