Barry Abrams Biography
Below is the biography for Mr. Barry Abrams. Abrams is one of the principal partners in the
syndicate which owns Unusual Heat.
Born: March 4, 1954, in Minsk, Russia
Resident: Arcadia, California
Family: wife Dyan; daughters Anna Marie and Natalie; brother David
Began career in 1972 as a stablehand for a family friend's Standardbred stable at Hollywood
Park while attending business and accounting classes at Cal State University, Los Angeles. Was
assistant to then-leading trainer Don Ratchford, 1974-75. Went out on his own training
Standardbreds in 1978 at the Meadowlands. In 1984, one of his horses, Guts, won nearly $2
million. Returned to Southern California in 1987. Worked for trainer Roger Stein ... Began training
Thorougbreds in 1993
Saddled Famous Digger to a neck victory in the 1997 Del Mar Oaks, his first grade I victory.
Famous Digger, a $40,000 claim, won stakes under Abrams' care and he sold her in January
1998 for seven figures to Fusao Sekiguchi in Florida ... Comes to his first Breeders' Cup in 2000
with Speaking of Time, a stakes winner for Abrams in 2000 who is cross-entered in the Distaff
and the Filly & Mare Turf.
Elected to the Thoroughbred Owners of California Board of Directors in 2005 where he served for
over a year. Also named CTBA Trainer of the Year for California in 2005.
Horses most associated with Mr. Abrams include:
Below is the biography for Mr. Barry Abrams. Abrams is one of the principal partners in the
syndicate which owns Unusual Heat.
Born: March 4, 1954, in Minsk, Russia
Resident: Arcadia, California
Family: wife Dyan; daughters Anna Marie and Natalie; brother David
Began career in 1972 as a stablehand for a family friend's Standardbred stable at Hollywood
Park while attending business and accounting classes at Cal State University, Los Angeles. Was
assistant to then-leading trainer Don Ratchford, 1974-75. Went out on his own training
Standardbreds in 1978 at the Meadowlands. In 1984, one of his horses, Guts, won nearly $2
million. Returned to Southern California in 1987. Worked for trainer Roger Stein ... Began training
Thorougbreds in 1993
Saddled Famous Digger to a neck victory in the 1997 Del Mar Oaks, his first grade I victory.
Famous Digger, a $40,000 claim, won stakes under Abrams' care and he sold her in January
1998 for seven figures to Fusao Sekiguchi in Florida ... Comes to his first Breeders' Cup in 2000
with Speaking of Time, a stakes winner for Abrams in 2000 who is cross-entered in the Distaff
and the Filly & Mare Turf.
Elected to the Thoroughbred Owners of California Board of Directors in 2005 where he served for
over a year. Also named CTBA Trainer of the Year for California in 2005.
Horses most associated with Mr. Abrams include:
- Famous Digger
- Guts I
- Slew's Royal Son
- Fondly Remembered
- Bengal Bay
- Speaking of Time
- Penpont
- Unusual Heat
- Shorten Sail
- Kachamandi
- Lennyfromalibu
- Juliessuggardaddy
- Spenditallbaby
- Unusual Suspect
- Golden Doc A
- Lethal Heat
- Lightmyfirebaby
- Bel Air Sizzle
- Add Heat
- Medzendeekron
- Andover The Money
- Andover The Cash
- Master Heat
- Guts II
- Christiana's Heat
- Spencer's Magic
- Lake Marina
- Silber
- America's Friend
- The Toast of Troy
- Orbit's World
- Frankie Eyelashes
- Brushburn
- Mensa Heat
- Racketeer
- Mama Rosa
- Bell Canyon Road
- Pretty Unusual
- Too Much Heat
- Flashover
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