Dennis Ward, a former jockey and the father of trainer Wesley Ward, hit a milestone of 1,000 career Thoroughbred training wins in North America on Thursday at Gulfstream Park when Greely Is Back ($17.80) won the fifth race. Dennis Ward added to his win total one race later, taking the sixth with Dreaming of J C ($21.80).  

Ward won the first race of his training career on Oct. 29, 1983 at Turf Paradise, according to Daily Racing Form records. He is a 71-year-old native of Seattle and was a jockey at Longacres in Washington State from 1962 to 1968, according to a press release from Gulfstream Park. 

Dennis Ward also spent time in racing working as a jockey's agent. He's had more than 7,350 starters as a trainer, and those horses have earned more than $9.9 million, according to Daily Racing Form. Stakes winners for Dennis Ward include I.B. Forty, Branchory Baron and Bay Runner. 

*There was a winner of the Rainbow 6 jackpot pool Thursday, with the bettor cashing for $86,193 on a $76.80 ticket bought at Gulfstream, according to the track. The winning numbers were 8-5-9-5-9-3.