Linda L. Rice

Linda Rice
Linda Rice
Occupation	Trainer
Born	March 7, 1964; Racine, Wisconsin
Career wins	2,409 (as of December 31, 2023)
Major racing wins
	Miss Woodford Stakes (1988); Bernard Baruch Handicap (1991); Dixie Stakes (1991); Holy Bull Stakes (1991); Red Bank Stakes (1991); Robert F. Carey Memorial Handicap; (1992, 2005); My Dear Stakes (1995); Tremont Stakes (1995, 2000); Remsen Stakes (1996); Athenia Stakes (1997); Victoria Stakes (1997); Adirondack Stakes (1998); Lake Placid Stakes (1998); Lamplighter Handicap (1998); Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (1998 ); Spinaway Stakes (1998); Woodford Stakes (1998); Cowdin Stakes (1999); Federico Tesio Stakes (1999, 2014); Jimmy Durante Stakes (1999); Hopeful Stakes (2000); Sanford Stakes (2000); Saratoga Special Stakes (2000); Amsterdam Stakes (2001); Bison City Stakes (2001); Chick Lang Stakes (2001); Royal North Stakes (2002); Appalachian Stakes(2004); Belmont Oaks (2004 ); Bourbon Stakes (2005); Hudson Stakes (NYB) (2013, 2015); Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2014); Broadway Stakes; (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019); Distaff Handicap (2014, 2015); Dwyer Stakes (2014); Forego Handicap (2014); Iroquois Handicap (2014, 2015); Private Terms Stakes (2014); True North Handicap (2014); Union Avenue Stakes (2014, 2016); Gallant Bloom Stakes (2015); Safely Kept Stakes (2015); Vagrancy Handicap (2015); Vinery Madison Stakes (2015); Interborough Stakes (2016); John B. Campbell Handicap (2016); Barbara Fritchie Handicap (2017); Excelsior Stakes (2016); Harrison E. Johnson Memorial Handicap (2017); Jimmy Winkfield Stakes (2020); Withers Stakes (2020)
Racing awards
	New York Turf Writers Association Fourstardave Award for Outstanding Achievement (2000) ; NYTHA Trainer of the Year Award ; (2009, 2010, 2013)
Significant horses
	City Zip, Palace, La Verdad, Things Change

Linda L. Rice (born March 7, 1964) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer and bloodstock agent. A trainer of graded stakes race winners and licensed since 1987, she has won multiple trainer titles at major race meets in the eastern United States.