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tucky. Primarily it was on homebreds for Dr. Banner.”
The sprouting professional next tried his hand operating a boarding establishment in the Johnson City area. Though not nationally known as a horse haven, the eastern tip of the Volunteer state is in fact heavily populated with serious trainers and riders.
“At the same time as 1 was helping train and ride for Dr. Banner, I ran that boarding stable." Berryman explained. “For seven years I did both at the same time, but I missed the racing, and [step by step], I got back into the racing industry.”
One of the earliest outside clients fledgling race trainer Berryman signed on was Frankin, Tenn., horse owner Mark McMillan. “I started training the McMillan’s horses, and Mark rode a lot of races for me,” Berryman said. “Weight-wise, I no longer felt like I could ride all of the runners."
Some more of the early owners to sign on with Berryman included Matt Williamson, a North Carolina descendant of Col. Matt Winn —founder of the Kentucky Derby; Hurdle Hill Farm in Bon Aqua, Tenn.; Charlie Burke; Buck Kisor and the Haynes’ Holston Hollow in Bristol.
“Some of my good early horses
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