Saluda, VA — Standardbred owner, trainer and breeder Jan Nofsinger of Warsaw, Va., passed away at home on Oct. 26 at the age of 67.

Ms. Nofsinger was born May 16, 1955, in Tappahannock, Va. She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church and the Virginia Harness Horse Association.

She owned horses for decades and officially trained from 1999 to 2017. The first horse she ever owned was Pecatone, who competed from 1978 to 1983 and accumulated 21 wins and $89,864 in purse money.

As a trainer, she had 45 wins, 59 second-place finishes and 73 third-place finishes from 560 starts. Her last training win came with Swanky at Rosecroft in 2012, and her most recent start as a conditioner was in September 2017, when she took third with pacer One Proud Diamond, whom she also bred, in a $43,775 Virginia Breeders Championship at Shenandoah Downs.

Among the better horses under her tutelage was Clyde’s Martini, whom she conditioned from 2000 to 2002. Ms. Nofsinger reached the winner’s circle with the son of Bonnie And Clyde at Rosecroft, and in her home state of Virginia at Colonial Downs and Oak Ridge Racecourse.

Most recently, Nantucket Breeze, a 2-year-old filly pacer she bred, took to the Shenandoah oval in Woodstock and finished fifth Oct. 29 in a Virginia Breeders elimination. The Roger Plante-owned filly preceded that with fifth- and third-place finishes.

Ms. Nofsinger will be remembered for her dedication to her family and her love of horses, particularly her love of harness racing, to which she dedicated many years of her life.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James Lawrence and Dorris Scott Simon. She is survived by her daughter, Olivia; son, Rory; and her significant other, William (Billy) Dobyns.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday (Nov. 7) at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Tappahannock, Va. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Virginia Harness Horse Association, P.O. Box 1603, Saluda, VA 23149.