Lois Green, co-owner of DJ Stable with her husband Leonard Green of more than 60 years, died May 31. She is 84 years old.
“Mother was the original general manager of DJ Stable,” Jon Green, Lois’ son and general manager of DJ Stable, told BloodHorse. “Under her guidance we won 1,500 races, seven top-owner titles on various tracks, won 1st place and created a champion.”
Lois and Len only race for the championship in 2022 with a fat 2-year-old boy magic wheel dressed in maroon silk and white diamonds with Hall of Fame coach Mark Casse. Daughter of into naughty won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) last year.
Their first 1st place win came when Do It With Style won Ashland Stakes (G1) in 1991 at Keeneland. Jon purchased the chubby Pancho Villa as an avid animal during the 1989 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Selective Annual Sale for $23,000 from her breeder, Bradyleigh Farms.
Lois and Len Green together campaign for the winner of American Turf Staking (G2T) 2023 Webslinger ; heli , winner of the 2021 Tampa Bay Derby (G2); high school girl Martha’s Music; On thin ice , winner of Hal’s Hope Handicap in 2006; And Rebel rebels Last year’s Mazarine Stakes (G3) winner at Honeysuckle. They had 1,983 horses starting in the barn with a record of 356-313-278 and an income of $13,897,183.
In partnership, they campaigned for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup winner Juvenile Fillies (G1) Long walk (in partnership with Cash Is King); Winner with Prediction (G3T) mint (with Chester and Mary Broman); And Bim fool this year’s Appalachian Stakes (G2) winner (with Medallion Racing, Barry Fowler and Purebred Parkland).
“It’s a family thing. My parents, who have been married for more than 60 years, are a great yin-yang combination,” said Jon Green. “One is strong and the other is lacking… Mom always has enough strength for both of them. They really complement each other very well in terms of their skill sets. My father is very business minded and a businessman. The overall mindset is far-reaching, while Mom excels at strategizing and getting the day-to-day work done.”
In addition to Jon and his wife, Michelle, the survivors have two daughters, Beth and Debbie (Marty’s husband), and grandchildren Carly, Griffin, Robin, Wyatt and Kenny.
Services will be held on June 2 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. ET at Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson, NJ. Donations may be made in Lois’s name to the New Office Racehorse Adoption Program or the New York Racecourse Chaplain.
