#Soundbites Search By Article Category Breeding Industry Nutrition Opinion Profiles Racing Soundbites Trainer of the Quarter Training Veterinary Winning Owner Profiles Featured Jul 16, 2025 #Soundbites - How much do the opinions of others affect your yearling evaluations? Jul 16, 2025 Jul 16, 2025 Feb 11, 2025 #Soundbites - What advice have you given or would you give your assistant if he or she decides to go out on his or her own? Feb 11, 2025 Feb 11, 2025 Dec 19, 2024 #Soundbites - How does the trainer responsibility rule affect you delegating authority to an assistant, exercise rider and/or groom? Dec 19, 2024 Dec 19, 2024 Jul 22, 2024 #Soundbites - What's the hardest aspect of training? Jul 22, 2024 Jul 22, 2024 Apr 16, 2024 #Soundbites - Why are the average number of starts and field size declining annually? Apr 16, 2024 Apr 16, 2024 Feb 6, 2024 #Soundbites - how can trainers improve racing's public perception / image? Feb 6, 2024 Feb 6, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 #Soundbites - Which other trainer do you most admire on the backstretch, and why? Oct 29, 2023 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 17, 2023 #Soundbites - What do you look for when you evaluate a yearling at sales, and are there sire lines that influence your opinions? Jul 17, 2023 Jul 17, 2023 Apr 18, 2023 #Soundbites - How closely do you follow your veterinarian’s advice if it conflicts with your gut feeling about your horse? Apr 18, 2023 Apr 18, 2023 Feb 20, 2023 #Soundbites - if you ran racing, what would you do? Feb 20, 2023 Feb 20, 2023 Jul 29, 2022 #Soundbites - How are you complying with HISA regulations, and what additional steps are you taking to be compliant? Jul 29, 2022 Jul 29, 2022 Apr 27, 2022 #Soundbites - How much do you rely on veterinarians’ input for day-to-day decisions? Apr 27, 2022 Apr 27, 2022 Feb 20, 2022 #Soundbites - What would you do if you weren’t training Thoroughbreds? Feb 20, 2022 Feb 20, 2022 Jan 14, 2022 #Soundbites - What do you think racing will be like five years from now? Jan 14, 2022 Jan 14, 2022 Jul 15, 2021 #Soundbites - Are there adequate protocols and security on the backstretch to prevent outsiders from tampering with horses? If not, what would you suggest? Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 Apr 23, 2021 #Soundbites - The Jockey Club just proposed limiting a stallion to 140 breedings a year. We asked breeders, owners and bloodstock agents: Is this a good idea? Apr 23, 2021 Apr 23, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 #Soundbites - With increased restrictions on the use of Lasix beginning this year, should tracks have protocols for horses’ environment in the barn concerning ventilation, air flow and bedding? Feb 26, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 Oct 26, 2020 #Soundbites - The Racing Integrity Act - which will create uniform national medication rules and testing - seemingly on its way to becoming law - is that good or bad? Oct 26, 2020 Oct 26, 2020 Aug 7, 2020 #Soundbites - If you could add one Breeders’ Cup race, what would it be? Or are there enough Breeders’ Cup races already? Aug 7, 2020 Aug 7, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 #Soundbites - trainers - horses had the fewest number or average starts per year - smallest field size Jun 15, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 May 4, 2020 #Coronavirus Soundbites May 4, 2020 May 4, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 #Soundbites - Is turf racing safer for horses than dirt? Jan 31, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 23, 2019 #Soundbites - Would creating a uniform standard for drug testing horses be good or bad? Oct 23, 2019 Oct 23, 2019 Jul 14, 2019 #Soundbites - Should rules be added to limit or eliminate a jockey’s use of the whip? Jul 14, 2019 Jul 14, 2019 Apr 12, 2019 #Soundbites - Is there too much racing? Apr 12, 2019 Apr 12, 2019
