There was a book published in 1983 called “Old Bones the Wonder Horse.” It was written about a thoroughbred gelding named Exterminator that won the Kentucky Derby in 1918 at 30-1 odds and only continued to get better with age. The more races he ran, the more weight the handicappers would throw in his saddle pad.
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Jaclyn Wilson is more than a rancher, raising Red Angus cattle at Wilson Ranch near Lakeside, Nebraska. She’s an artist with a welder’s torch. She holds leadership positions with several agriculture organizations. She can be reached at jaclyn@flyingdiamondgenetics.com.





