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France have led the way in promoting one of their most successful breeds, the AQPS. With the National Hunt market becoming ever more competitive and commercial, isn't it time other countries also tried something new?
Read MoreFor some across Europe it may be hard to believe, but we’re still in the midst of the Triple Crown season in England. Deep down I’d love to be two stone lighter for the summer so I could ride in some of these races. But I’m watching from the sidelines and getting drawn in by the marketing that is taking over our major flat races.
Read MoreThe first racecourse located in Athens was established by William Reese, an Englishman coming from Smyrna, Turkey, following the Asia Minor catastrophe. This was a time when Greek expatriates, forced into displacement, moved to Greece – specifically, to a large extent, to Athens.
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - EUROPEAN TRAINER - ISSUE 42
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Although it can be safe to run in the heat, high temperatures combined with high humidity can have profound effects on a thoroughbred’s performance and health.
How would you like to win a $1 - million Grade 1 stakes race and not have a win photo to hang on the wall? The intense heat and humidity the day Big Red Mike won the 151st Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack is why there is no "official win photo" taken by photographer Michael Burns. Trainer Nick Gonzalez, winner of more than 1,000 races, still recalls that day in 2010.
"It was 100 degrees in the shade. We had the Queen and a big crowd. Mike is a very excitable horses, so it was stressful even before the race began" says Gonzalez, who trains primarily out of Woodbine and Fort Eire with his assistant, wife Martha.
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - EUROPEAN TRAINER - ISSUE 38
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Author: Stacey Oke
Frankel apart, all the talk has been of Black Caviar, the Australian super filly who has swept all before her, winning 21 successive races prior to her Royal Ascot engagement. The five-year-old hopes to join the impressive band of Australian horses that have made waves on the European stage.
Elite athletes - equine or human - need to be structurally sound with the power to perform. Feed them well, keep them fit and ready and will get them on to the track to do what they were born to do - win races. It's the method that saw the legendary Australian trainer Tommy Smith win 34 Sydney training titles and a world record 279 Group One races - "bone and muscle" was coined to describe how Smith's runners would invariably seem to be rock hard fit, in superb condition and always hard to get past in a tight finish.
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - EUROPEAN TRAINER - ISSUE 38
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Author: Mitchell Lamb
