Stable name of Roy and Gretchen Jackson of West Grove, Pa..

Education: Both graduiated from the University of Pennsylvania

Professional Background: Roy has spent much of his life in the game of baseball, serving from 1983-2000 as president of Convest, Inc., a firm that represented professional ballplayers. He also served as past president of minor league baseball leagues and as a club owner he owned minor league teams in York, Pa. (Pirates) and Tucson, Ariz. (Toros)

In Feb. 2007, the Jacksons made a $3 million gift to endow a chair at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in the name of Dean W. Richardson, who led the team of surgeons that treated Barbaro

Racing Background: The Jacksons have been involved in Thoroughbred racing for approximately 30 years. Roy Jackson began devoting his full attention to racing as a principal business in 2000

Racing Career: Lael Stables ascended to the pinnacle of American racing in 2006 with Kentucky Derby and Florida Derby winner Barbaro, only the sixth unbeaten horse ever to win the Kentucky Derby. Other major winners unclude Showing Up, George Washington, Grandera and Superstar Leo

Breeding/Racing Operation: Lael Stables began breeding racehorses in 1978 at 190-acre Lael Farm, which sits in the midst of steeplechase and show horse country. Lael means "loyalty" in Gaelic.

After more than 20 years in the business, their first graded-stakes winner came with Rashas Warning in the 1998 Herecomesthebride Stakes at Gulfstream. They had purchased the filly just 36 hours earlier