Meet assistant trainer Taylor Cambra for this week's Breeders' Cup Connections. Usually seen on the Santa Anita backside sporting his signature cowboy hat and belt buckle, 27-year-old Cambra looks as if he would be just as comfortable sitting on a roping horse as he would the track pony. And he has plenty of experience with both. From growing up on the backside of a racetrack to his teenage years following the rodeo circuit, all of the chapters of Cambra's young life have led him to his current role as assistant trainer to Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella. Taylor was one of the first out on the track to greet Mike Smith and Subsanador after their breathtaking victory in the GI California Crown Stakes. It was the inaugural running of the $1 million Grade I and with his hard-fought win in a three-way photo over National Treasure and Newgate, Subsanador earned an automatic entry into the GI Breeders' Cup Classic. “That was all heart,” he said. “To fight on like that was very impressive. We're very proud of him. Not many horses will fight when they have a horse on each side of them, but he dug in and that's kind of how he is. He's got that grit.” Produced with the TDN Source