GRW RACING: GEORGE WEAVER RACING

George Weaver

George Weaver was born and raised in Louisville , Kentucky, and as a child his father took him to Churchill Downs. George knew from a very early age he wanted to be a thoroughbred trainer. In high school George started walking hots for John Hennig working summers with the intent of learning the business.

In 1991 George was offered the job as foreman for D. Wayne Lukas. He worked for Lukas for six years, moving up to the position of assistant trainer. During that time, George helped to develop stakes horses such as: Cape Town, Grand Slam,Serena’s Song, Grindstone, Thunder Gulch, Timber Country, Tabasco Cat, Salt Lake and Corporate Report.

In 1997 Todd Pletcher, also a former assistant trainer for Lukas, offered George a position as assistant trainer. George worked with Pletcher for six years during that time Pletcher had stakes horses such as; Texas Glitter, Left Bank, Balto Star, Trippi, More Than Ready, and Mother Goose and Acorn winner Jersey Girl.

In 2002 George started his own public racing stable with his wife Cindy Hutter. Said Cindy: “We keep horses happy. We do little things like take them to the round pen, let them graze, let them walk and do things before they even go to the track. I think little things make a difference. And we do well together. He gets to do more with the owners and the PR part, I’m more the worker with the horses. We both have our say and it seems to work that way.”

FEATURED HORSES 2017:
SUPER MARINA
REQUITE

FEATURED HORSES 2016:
ACHNAHA(IRE)
FUSAICHI RED
ISOTHERM
LOUISVILLE FIRST
MALIBU STACY
REQUITE
SUNNYSAMMI
THUNDERING SKY

FEATURED HORSES 2015:

TENCENDUR

ISOTHERM

Top horses include: Lighthouse Bay, Tizahit, Drum Major, Christine’s Outlaw, Devil’s Preacher, City Trooper, Lunar Surge, Hard Mystery and Make Note

Cindy Hutter Weaver

Cindy is on the inside on MORE THAN READY

Cindy Hutter, George’s wife, is a respected horseperson in her own right. Cindy was born and raised in Romansville, Pennsylvania which is next door to horse country in Unionville, Pennsylvania.

Cindy started riding at a very young age, and at sixteen went to work for Bruce Miller . She spent summers at nearby Delaware Park galloping horses.

In her early twenties, Cindy went to work for D. Wayne Lukas, and worked for him off and on for eight to ten years. During that time she galloped great stakes horses such as; Open Mind, Winning Colors, Thunder Gulch and Flanders.

When Todd Pletcher left Lukas to start his own stable Cindy went with him as assistant trainer. She worked for the Pletcher barn for seven years both galloped and helped develop such great horses such as: More Than Ready, Jersey Girl, Graeme Hall, Archers Bay, Impeachment, Trippi and Balto Star.

Today George and Cindy work as a team combining their wide knowledge of horsemanship and the horse racing industry.

Blair Golen

Blair Golen was born 10 mins away for Arlington Park in Illinois. Her mother ran a riding stable. Growing up, Blair worked with her mother transitioning thoroughbreds off the track and into second careers as riding horses. In addition to showing hunters and jumpers, Blair managed a string of show horses for Nancy Whitehead.

The call to the racetrack was always there and she started galloping horses for Steve Asmussen. Next she became an assistant trainer to Tony Mitchell in Illinois and later Jeff Matz in Southern California. In California she also galloped horses for John Sadler. She joined George Weaver as his assstant trainer in 2011. She is responsible for training and saddling the Belmont string.