tl:Bob-and-Jerry: For racehorse breeders Bob and Jerry Gaston satisfaction comes with being as good as the best

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THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY BEST TIME TO GET INTOracing. Some people are young when they jump in. Others are middle-aged. And some are even older.Bob and Jerry Gaston waited 'til the cows came home."I wanted nothing to do with horse racing or racehorses — nothin'" says Bob, 80, who with wife Jerry has bred the earners of more than $5 million. "I was ranching down in the (Rio Grande) Valley near Edinburg (Texas), worked my cattle horseback, loved to ride, loved to rope and all that. I had some buddies who raced and I'd even go with them sometimes. But I wanted nothing to do with racing myself."Bob smiles, shakes his head at the thought, and continues.