Barry Abrams

Mo Forza (Uncle Mo) will miss the GI Breeders' Cup Mile at Keeneland Nov. 7 due to a minor issue, according to Peter Miller Saturday. "If all goes well, we'll run in the Breeders' Cup next year at Del Mar," the trainer said. "What happened is just bad timing. I think he's the best turf miler in the world and I'm disappointed he won't be able to prove it this year." Mo Forza is co-owned by Onofrio Pecoraro, who races as OG Boss, and by the estate of former trainer...

Funeral arrangements have been scheduled for longtime horseman Barry Abrams, who passed away Friday, Oct. 9. Services will take place Monday, Oct. 19, at 3:00 p.m. PT at the Hollywood Hills location of Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Abrams, best known as a trainer but also a successful breeder and owner, succumbed to throat cancer at the age of 66 after a long battle.

A towering presence of California horse racing in both stature and sheer strength of character, trainer, owner and breeder Barry Abrams has died at the age of 66. "He really looked into the soul of a horse," said David Abrams, Barry Abrams's brother. "He had horses run that didn't run for anybody else." Abrams had battled throat cancer for more than 15 years. "He never once complained about what he was going through," said trainer Richard Baltas, Abrams's former assistant. "He helped people who were less fortunate than him and...