Jim Avritt Sr.

Total Stranger

Breeder Avritt Seeks More North America Cup Success

Captains Quarters and Total Stranger might have been different when they were growing up together as young horses, but on Saturday, June 15, the three-year-old colt pacers will find themselves in the ...

Avritt’s Incredible Ride

February 12, 2020

“It’s incredible, really incredible. I never thought when I started out that I’d reach this point, that’s for sure. I never dreamed at that time I would have something like Precocious Beauty down the ...

Big Week For Avritt In Lexington

October 03, 2018

“If I hadn’t been lucky enough to buy her (Dominique Semalu), no one would have heard of me in this business. I sold a lot of high-priced yearlings out of her and kept a bunch of her daughters and the...

Avritt Excited About McNair Trainee

August 27, 2013

“I’ve been in this business for 50 years, so I know anything can happen. You’ve got to stay healthy and you’ve got to stay sound and you’ve got to have a little racing luck. But I certainly wouldn’t t...