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he was 18 and she was 16. Two years later they were married and have been now for 48 years and counting. They have three children: Michael (40), Kate (35) and Gene (26). In those early years when Recio and Lynn were newlyweds, they were always on the move. Recio's resume includes working for such operations as Darby Dan Farm, Calumet Farm and Harbor View Farm. He first came to Ocala as an assistant trainer to Arnold Winnick at Marablue Farm, later becoming the trainer and then farm manager for that Ocala-based operation from 1981-85.
“It was great working for Marablue Farm, but I missed the racetrack,” said Recio. “So we headed back to the racetrack circuit for a little while. But we had kids and Lynn really wanted to settle down somewhere to raise our family.” That somewhere was back in Ocala in 1987 when Recio finally retired from being a trainer on the racetrack circuit. He set up a public training operation at Post Time Training Center until 2002 when Lynwood Stable moved to Classic Mile Training Center.
Bill & Lynn Recio
Mile is a great facility. “It hasClassic everything you need in one place and in the winter time, it’s like a racetrack with lots of horses and plenty of activity. I really like that because it exposes young horses to the hustle and bustle they're going to encounter at the racetrack. By the time we ship them out in the spring as 2- year-olds, they’ve pretty much —Bill Recio seen everything. 62 THE FLORIDA HORSE • NOVEMBER 2016
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