Franklin Gregory 'Goree' Smith, whose South Carolina-based Elloree Training Center became a nationally recognized Thoroughbred training facility, passed away on Aug. 1. With Smith's involvement after opening Elloree, the March trials originally named the Elloree Trials became an important fixture on the calendar. He was a loving husband to Bari H. Smith and a devoted father to Franklin Gregory Smith, Jr. (Melissa), Catherine M. Smith, V. Suzanne Davis, and Caroline S. Garrett (Caleb). He delighted in being “Pappy” to his grandchildren: Franklin Gregory Smith III, Riley Alexandra Smith, Ava Elizabeth Cuttino, Bari Langley Cuttino, Emma Grace Cuttino, Jessie Luke Davis, Jr., Franklin Chance Davis, Wesley Logan Davis, Harper Elizabeth Garrett, and Adeline Estelle Garrett. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his siblings, Dudley David Smith, Jr., Celestia Roberts, Annie Laurie Watson, John Edward Smith, and Cleo Hendy.