Greg and Donna Griffith have combined their love of thoroughbred and auto racing in a unique manner: naming some of their young horses for their favorite NASCAR drivers. The Griffiths, who breed and train 75 horses at their D & G Thoroughbreds, Inc., in Ocala, FL, plan to attend Sunday’s Daytona 500 and hook up with 2001 winner Michael Waltrip. The reason: to give the driver an update on a 2-year-old colt they named Sherrillsfordposse. Waltrip lives in Sherrills Ford, NC, and his crew is known as Sherrills Ford Posse. A walk along the shedrow at Griffith’s farm is like a trip along pit row for Daytona. Among Sherrillsfordposse’s stablemates: Harvick 3-year-old colt named for Kevin Harvick. J. Gordon 3-year-old colt named for Jeff Gordon. Dirtymoposse 2-year-old colt named for the close circle of friends of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Steveneedsaposse 3-year-old colt named for Steve Park. Coddle Creek – 2-year-old filly named for the road in Mooresville, N.C. on which the Dale Earnhardt Inc. headquarters is located.(Boston Globe/AP)(2-11-2003)
