EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Trainer Debbie Bodner was directly affected by the World Trade Center attacks. Her younger brother, Thomas Hughes, is among the more than 5,000 missing people after the collapse of the towers. His absence made a victory on Tuesday night by City Judge, one of the horses trained by Bodner, bittersweet.

"He's a painting contractor and was there to check on a job and had sent all his guys out, but he stayed around for a meeting," said Bodner. "I didn't know he was even there when I heard [the towers had been struck]. We've been spending a lot of time with my mother trying to help her keep it together. She's been taking part in the vigils, and everyone has been paying their respects. We just wish we could find something out so that we could get some kind of closure."

For Bodner, her horses have helped her get through the past week.

"Training has helped keep my mind off all of it," she said. "There's just so much TV you can watch, and there's been so many people coming by and offering to help. All the support has really been uplifting. It really did help."