[citation needed] As an adult, in addition to participating in the sport of horse racing, she was an avid golfer.
While living in Rancho Santa Fe, California, in 1989 she began a racing partnership with Canadian-born John Toffan.
Their top runners included: In addition to her involvement with various California horse racing associations, in 1999 McCaffery founded "Kids to the Cup", a non-profit organization dedicated to developing young racing fans.
For her contributions to the Thoroughbred racing industry, she was awarded the 2002 National Thoroughbred Racing Association Commissioners Cup and the 2004 Clay Puett Award by the Racetrack Industry Program.
Sixty-two-year-old McCaffery died at her home on February 12, 2007, following a lengthy battle with lung cancer.