They are of different generations. They train at different racetracks. One was born into the business, the other came to it late, in the face of family resistance.

But their lives have been linked for decades, and last year, trainers Mary Eppler and Lacey Gaudet both found themselves in a place relatively new to them: the spotlight.

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Mary Eppler’s Page McKenney. Photo Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club