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Ellicott City, Md., grew up in a steeplechasing family, she’s only recently begun riding races regularly, and for trainers other than her father, Jeremy Gillam. A leading amateur rider in his day, Jeremy trains flat and ‘chase horses on his Ellicott City farm. Daughter Diana rode primarily for her dad until this season, when she began working full-time for Pimlico-based flat trainer Dickie Small. Another direct relation to the intimate world of American steeplechasing, Small’s brother Doug was leading jump jockey in 1965 and remains in the top 10 alltime leaders in the sport.
“Working for Dickie has really improved my riding,” Diana Gillam said. “I got on six this morning before coming to the races.” Gillam said there’s no better way to learn to ride than riding lots of different horses, day in and day out.
A former track star - she earned a full athletic scholarship to both James Madison and UNC-Charlotte, Gillam proved the point in her weekend record: in addition to the pair of Old Dominion wins, she won two for her father at Sunday’s Marlborough races in Maryland.
Gillam just missed a third Old Dominion score in the ladies timber. Division leader Molly Forlano placed eventual winner Inca Colony midpack off the early lead of Okie Dokie Smokie, while Gillam hovered just behind on the Smithwick-trained Antonio Star. When Forlano moved to lead with a mile to go, Gillam gave up too much ground to make it up in the stretch.
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