Sponsored by: Gail Rice, breeder of Kentucky Derby contender Medina Spirit She's been the wife of racehorse trainer Wayne Rice, the mother of one of the country's top apprentice jockeys in Taylor Rice, and the mother-in-law of Eclipse Award-winning jockey Jose Ortiz. This year, however, Gail Rice is finding herself in the limelight, earning well-deserved recognition for her role as the breeder of a Kentucky Derby contender. “It's kind of fun, now people are coming up to Taylor and saying, 'Oh your mom, she bred a nice horse,'” Rice said, laughing. “I just can't ask for a dream to come true any better than this.”