Oaklawn Park Race Track
A native of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Moss attended horse races at Oaklawn Park Race Track during his youth, often sneaking into the track despite being underage. During high school and college he assisted "Daily Racing Form" columnist Don Grisham on an Oaklawn handicapping column in the "Arkansas Gazette". Moss then spent one semester in pharmacy school at the University of Arkansas before "Gazette" sports editor Orville Henry hired him to work for the paper full time.