G M B Racing

G M B Racing is the stable of Gayle Benson, who owned 2016 Kentucky Derby starters Mo Tom and Tom's Ready and owns 2018 contender Lone Sailor.

Gayle's husband, Tom Benson, owned the National Football League’s New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association until his death in spring 2018.

The 2016 season marked Tom Benson’s 32nd year of ownership of the Saints franchise, while Gayle Benson served as the club’s executive officer. Under the supervision and guidance of the Bensons, the Saints since 2006 have enjoyed the most successful run in franchise history, including the Super Bowl XLIV title, two NFC Championship game appearances, four division championships and six playoff berths, combined with a commitment to rebuild and enhance the Gulf South.

Tom Benson, who owned numerous automotive and banking interests in both the New Orleans area and South Texas, was motivated to purchase the Saints by the threat of out-of-town investors planning to move the franchise from New Orleans. A fan of the game and the Saints as well as one of the area’s top businessmen, Benson recognized the importance of the team to the region, pooled all of his resources and purchased the club in 1985 to keep the Saints in New Orleans. The Bensons in 2012 purchased the NBA’s Hornets franchise, which was successfully rebranded as the Pelicans.

Tom's Ready blossomed as a sprinter in mid-2016, winning both the Woody Stephens Stakes and the Ack Ack Handicap.

Lone Sailor entered the 2018 Kentucky Derby picture with a close runner-up finish in the Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby. That came days after Tom Benson passed away on March 15, 2018.