His brother, John T. Ward, also trained horses and ran Fort Springs Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
[1] Following the outbreak of World War II, Sherrill Ward served with the United States Armed Forces.
After the war he resumed a training career that would see him condition Summer Tan to multiple stakes winning seasons for owner, Dorothy Firestone Galbreath.
[2] However, he earned his greatest acclaim as the trainer of Forego whose five Eclipse Awards under Ward's care included two Horse of the Year honors.
[4] Health problems led to Sherrill Ward retiring in 1975 and turning over training of Forego to Frank Whiteley.