[1] Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera was one of nine brothers who went on to become involved in thoroughbred horse racing in the United States.
Barrera's accomplishments led to an offer from Louis & Patrice Wolfson to take over as head trainer for their Harbor View Farm in Ocala, Marion County, Florida.
Since then, one trainer (D. Wayne Lukas) won all three of the Triple Crown races in 1995 with two horses (Thunder Gulch and Timber Country).
Twenty years after this unique double, Bob Baffert won the traditional Triple Crown with American Pharoah in 2015.
The Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes, a Grade II seven-furlong race for 3-year-olds at Hollywood Park Racetrack, is named in his honor.