Ramon Seeligson Bass grew up in a family for which Thoroughbred racing was an important part of life. Her father, Arthur Seeligson Jr., was involved in Thoroughbred racing for several decades and Ramona bred and raced horses with him and she continues to do so now on her own through "Ramona S. Bass, LLC" entity. Her late father owned stakes race winners both in the United States and in Europe. He most notably bred and raced Avatar, winner of the 1975 Santa Anita Derby and the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the Belmont Stakes. For a time, Arthur Seeligson was a co-owner of Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York and a Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.