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Do bleeders breed bleeders?

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Paul Deegan bright start, shining future

His grounding in the art of training racehorses is exemplary. “I grew up on a dairy farm and Dad was always into horses, keeping afew point-to-pointers and hunters,” Deegan says. “I always wanted to be a trainer and even though I was never sure I’d …

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(European Trainer - issue 35 - Autumn 2011)

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Niels Petersen - the Danish dynamo

goal for me to be champion for the first time, but I don’t want to take anything in advance. If I’m still ahead in October I think the chance will be good. Until then we have to work hard and keep the horses fit and ready for racing.”natural for me …

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(European Trainer - issue 35 - Autumn 2011)

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Racing in Argentina

In 2006 the Argentine industry took a great leap forward thanks to American Horse of the Year Invasor who put his native land firmly on the racing map. Bred in theprovince of Buenos Aires at the Haras Clausan which is now renamed the Haras Santa Ine…

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(European Trainer - issue 35 - Autumn 2011)

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TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Roger Charlton

The TRM Trainer of the Quarter goes to Roger Charlton after enjoying a memorable 46 days with the three year old Invincible Spirit gelding Camberley Two and having his third consecutive win in the span of seven days.

Frances J Karon (European Trainer - Issue - Issue 35 / Autumn 2011)

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All in the genes - can a racehorses potential be found through genetic testing?

BUYING yearlings at the sales up until recently has been a case of studying the bloodlines beforehand, observing the conformation and temperament, watching the animal walk, and having a wind test or a vet examine radiographs. If the yearling is then…

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TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Marco Botti

The TRM Trainer of the Quarter goes to Marco Botti in a year when a large percentage of Europe's three year old milers will be running scared of Frankel, Botti is prepared to stand his ground. His almost bashful demeanour masks two valuable traits for a trainer: determination and self-assuredness.

Emma Berry (European Trainer - Issue 34 / Summer 2011)

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Zuzana Kubovičová - First Lady of Slovakian racing

RAINERS in Central Europe usually do not wear hats. Consequently, when you see a trainer wearing one in the paddock in Bratislava, Prague, Budapest, or Vienna, you have to be wary. That hat belongs to Zuzana Kubovičová, who has built a great reput…

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(European Trainer - issue 34 - Summer 2011)

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Norbert Sauer - happy with life as one of German racing’s elder statesmen

HE hails from Frankfurt; there was no family connection with racing but an uncle took him one day to Niederrad, the Frankfurt racecourse, and he immediately fell in love with the sport. He was apprenticed there to the celebrated Andreas Hecker, who …

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The Whip Debate

AS much as that may be true, it is the horse, fauna-wise at least, that has most defined our culture. Our early reliance on horses for transport, work, and particularly companionship was integral in such a vast land.And at the forefront of that equi…

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(European Trainer - issue 34 - Summer 2011)

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Racing and the social network

This is a universally desirable model for growing the game on many different levels, from sparking interest in the sport to betting horses to following and owning thoroughbreds, and it’s an organic way in which things happened in the “old days” when…

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(European Trainer - issue 34 - Summer 2011)

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Fair trade betting

MILLIONS of European punters have the chance to give horseracing a vital boost by making an informed choice as to how and where they conduct their wagering. In the world of retail, there is no concept right now as important as ethical consumerism – …

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(European Trainer - issue 34 - Summer 2011)

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Equine Herpes Virus

A SURVEY of trainers a few years ago found that amongst horses in training at any given time, around one in seven had some form of lower respiratory tract disease as demonstrated by tracheal wash examination.The signs shown by horses with respirator…

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Piroplasmosis - its impact on horseracing around the world

THE United States, Canada, Ireland, England, and a handful of other countries are all free of piroplasmosis – an infectious disease of horses caused by microscopic organisms called protozoa. Unlike these above-mentioned countries, many other countri…

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Pre-Race Feeding

Avoid abrupt changes in the dietA horse’s digestive system is finely tuned to its existing diet and any significant change prior to racing should be avoided, as the environment and microbial balance in the gut is easily disrupted. This can increase …

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Ferdy Murphy - the leading National Hunt trainer's plan for the future of horseracing

HoWeVer, unlike some of racing’s other doom- mongers, Murphy is keen on action. Thankfully, he’s pretty keen on words too.Last November he wrote a letter to the Racing Post outlining proposals that, ifimplemented, could theoretically provide racing …

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(European Trainer - issue 33 - Spring 2011)

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Do mares improve when racing in foal?

BOTH were trained by Joanna Morgan in County Meath. The first, Miss Gorica, a six-year-old daughter of Mull of Kintyre, gained her only stakes win when winning the 5-furlong Naas Sprint Stakes (L.) on 7th June 2010, on her first race back, having be…

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(European Trainer - issue 33 - Spring 2011)

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European prize money payment

EUROPEAN racing authorities are doing their utmost to unify the prize money payment system and most, such as Weatherbys, Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), and France Galop, work together on a reciprocal payment system to make the transfer of prize money a…

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(European Trainer - issue 33 - Spring 2011)

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The French Model - Keeping ahead of the racing game

S several of its racing neighbours continue to struggle with their own individual problems, there are numerous arguments to support this accolade. Despite this, France’s secure position is experiencing change, and the coming year is an extremely imp…

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(European Trainer - issue 33 - Spring 2011)

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British racing - Looking to the future

Despite favourable recent debates in the House of Commons, the whole infrastructure of the betting world is in turmoil with the future of the Tote, as always, at the centre of the argument. Racing needs a radical rethink on the way it is funded. Betting exchanges and off-course betting emporia cannot be disinvented but some fairer mechanism for the provision of prize money must be found before owners decamp en masse to France and other jurisdictions.

Racing ills hardly compare with uprisings in Egypt, earthquakes in Haiti or famine in the Sudan. But 2011 promises a year of cutbacks in prize money, horse numbers and owners with the accompanying hardship for those employed in the industry. Already trainer bankruptcies are occupying unhappy column inches in the racing press while premature retirements from a sport which is much loved by its participants are an unwelcome adjunct to the professional lives of those who make their living in this rarified world.

Colin Mackenzie (European Trainer - issue 33 - Spring 2011)