Rich Gillock learned the racing business from his grandfather, Mike, and has been around The Meadows since it opened in 1963. He earned his trainer's license at the age of 18 in 1974 and has been one of the track's leading conditioners for three decades.

Some of his top performers remain on the list of the track's all-time greatest horses: Amber's Will, Miller's Aussie, Northwest, Junket, Jet Pace, Execujet and Yankee Bart. Currently, he trains a stable of 40, including top colt trotter Encore Encore.

He has been involved with the MSOA for over twenty years, joining the Board of Directors in 1994. He is serving as the group's President for the second time.

The Belle Vernon, PA native has raced throughout North America, but has based his operation at The Meadows throughout his career, supporting not only Pennsylvania's pari-mutuel tracks, but the fair circuit as well. His brother, Mike, is also an active owner/trainer/driver, as is his nephew, Mike Sutton.

Dane Snyder is a fourth generation horseman originally from Painesville, Ohio.  His original career path was in the auto business, but when faced with a possible transfer, he opted to join his father, Dick and his brother, Doug, in the family racing stable, in 1971.

He earned his trainer's license in the late '70s and after moving to Pennsylvania, became the leading trainer at The Meadows in the 1980s.

Some of his top horses include World Champion Angela Ty, Barstow Hanover, Rock Legend, Yankee Goddess, Yankee Douglas and Columbus Hanover.  His top moment in the sport came in 2005, when one of his horses, Keystone Savage, won the Peter Haughton Memorial 2YO Trot.

He currently trains 30 horses, and has been involved with the MSOA Board for over a decade, serving as both treasuer and in his current role at secretary.  His wife, Cathy, works as a charter and his daughter, Danielle, is a horse owner.

John followed his late father, Don, into the harness racing business.  His family purchased its first horse in the mid-1940s, and has raced on the Pennsylvania Fair Circuit ever since.

Some of John's top horses over the years include Shadyside Deb, Harlan Don, and in more recent years, many "County" horses:  Susquehanna County, Forest County, Indiana County and more.

John and his wife, Judy, continue to travel the fair circuit with their son, John L., and daughter-in-law, Michelle, both of whom are also horseowners.  The family trains on a home track in Armagh, PA.

He has been a member of the MSOA since its inception, and joined the board in 2008.  He also serves as Vice President and Race Secretary for the Indiana County Fair.

Born and raised outside of Detroit, Lori has been involved in harness racing since her teens. In the early 1970s she spent summers working for Ray Romanetti and his parents here at The Meadows. When back in the Detroit area, she was an avid racing fan at Hazel Park, Windsor and the now closed DRC.

In 1989 she married Ray and once again became actively involved in harness racing in the NY/NJ area where they made their home.

A career in cardiovascular technology and diagnostic ultrasound led her to work for Hewlett-Packard, Philips and Siemens where she traveled extensively both in the US and abroad working with leading physicians on product development and then eventually moving into the medical sales arena. A transfer led the family back into the Pittsburgh area in 1997 and back to The Meadows.

Currently she owns 10 trotters which include, her favorite, Santana Bluestone. At home on their farm, broodmare care, foaling and breeding is where her heart lies and is her favorite part of the business.

At The Meadows along with serving on the MSOA board, she is Vice President of the 2:00 Club and President of the Chaplaincy council.

In the late 1990s, he moved to The Meadows, where he was a sought-after catch-driver.  Eventually, he moved to the California circuit, but returned to The Meadows in the fall of 2006.  While his original plan was to return to catch-driving at his former track, a racing injury left him with nerve damage in his hand, which continues today.

Twaddle now trains a stable of nine, and is looking forward to serving his fellow horsemen as part of the MSOA board.

He resides in Canonsburg with his wife, Sophia, and their children, Meadow, Lexi and Parker.

Bill Zendt grew up in the business, racing with his father, Wilbur.  A native of Mifflintown, PA, Bill received his license while still a student at Lycoming College in 1969.  The family raced at Northfield Park until 1977, when they made a permanent move to The Meadows.

Over the years, Bill has trained numerous stake and invitiational winners.  His first top-notch horse was Meadow Trick, who later became the second dam of Cam's Card Shark.  He also trained Natural Ability, Keystone Harrow, Racy Bid, Star Racer, Noble Ability, Steeplejack, and man of the "Cam" horses, including Breeders Crown winner Always Cam.

As a driver, he has won more than 3,000 races, reaching that plateau in 2008.

He has two sons and one daughter -- and all are involved in racing.  Brian is one of The Meadows' leading drivers and operates his own stable.  Phillip is a licensed driver who works with Bill's stable, and Bethann is a horseowner and the wife of Meadows leading driver Dave Palone.  Bill's wife, Leslie, is a trainer/driver as well, and is the daughter of Walter "Boots" Dunn, a USTA Director and one of the sport's all-time leading amateur drivers with over 1,000 wins to his credit.

This is Bill's second stint on the MSOA board, having first served for several years during the early 1980s.