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2025 issues
2024 issues
breeders’ cup 2024 - issue 74
Eric Kruljac eyeing up the cup
Refining training with performance genetics
regulars
2023 issues
SPRING 2023 - ISSUE 67
Irishman Brendan Walsh Strikes Gold in America
How the gut-brain connection affects the performance of horses
Graded Stakes Winning Owner Profiles
What We Need to Know from HISA
Alfredo Marquez: Raised at the Racetrack
Does Jockey Gender Make a Difference?
What Does It Take to Become a Jockey?
REGULARS
2022 issues
BREEDERS’ CUP 2022 - ISSUE 66
John Sadler - trainer of Flightline in Profile
Why gut flora and probiotics are important in equine nutrition
Cardiovascular Contributions to Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage and Sudden
Death
Celebrating breeders - profiles on the breeders of leading horses of 2022 - Tom egan
Gr1 winning Owners - Dr. Robert and Laura Vukovich (Leave No Trace)
Gr1 winning Owners - Donato Lanni of X-Men Racing (Moira and Last Call)
Gr1 winning Owners - patrick O’Keefe of Kentucky West (Classic Causeway)
The importance of the Sacroiliac Joint
Is sexual harassment an issue on the backstretch?
What's happened to Jerry Dixon Jr. since the Kentucky Derby?
regulars
SUMMER 2022 - ISSUE 65
Rob Atras - the 'up and coming' NY based trainer in profile
Electrolyte Balance – vital to the proper functioning of a racehorse's system
HISA - the devilish details defined
HISA - and what every trainer need to know
Gr 1 Winning Owners - featuring - Rob and Stacy Mitchell (Secret Oath)
Gr 1 Winning Owners - Jim and Fitri Hay (Highland Chief)
Gr 1 Winning Owners - Terry Finley (Flightline)
GO Canada - innovations to support breeders and buyers in Ontario
Staying races - what can be done to 'bolster' this division
Racetrack Fracture Support Equipment - coming to North America this summer
Advocating for Humane Education - the work being done to educate youngsters in equine welfare
regulars
TRIPLE CROWN 2022 - ISSUE 64
Brian Lynch - the trainer of Kentucky Derby 2022 hopeful - Classic Causeway
Racehorse Bone Health: From a Nutritional Perspective
Marketing racing - the efforts being made by tracks across North America
Earle Mack - The Eclipse Award winning humanitarian philanthropist
Triple Crown Trail Winning Owners - Jeff Drown - Zandon
Triple Crown Trail Winning Owners - Tami Bobo - Simplification
Triple Crown Trail Winning Owners - Clint & Mark Cornett - White Abarrio
Triple Crown Trail Winning Owners - Jerry Crawford/Donegal Racing - Mo Donegal
Equality - How inclusive is racing?
What's that noise? An overview of exercise-induced upper airway disorders
where are the trainers, that once called arlington park their home, going?
regulars
#Soundbites - How much do you rely on veterinarians’ input for day-to-day decisions?
SPRING 2022 - issue 63
John Alexander Ortiz - the trainer of Barber Road - has plenty to look forward to
Diversification of the Thoroughbred Sire Lines
Bolstering Thoroughbred State Incentives
Antimicrobials in an age of resistance
Graded Stakes Winning Owner- Frank Di Giulio, Jr. (Pink Lloyd)
Graded Stakes Winning Owner - Calvin Nguyen (Bob and Jackie)
Graded Stakes Winning Owner - Frank Fletcher Jr. (Lady Rocket)
Experiences with a new surgical technique for ‘Wobblers’ horses
Ocala - where preserving the past whilst developing for the future is a tricky proposition
Christopher Duncan - his transition from an Olympic athlete to training racehorses in Ocala
regulars
#Soundbites - What would you do if you weren’t training Thoroughbreds?
2021 issues
Breeders’ CUP 2021 - issue 62
Fausto Gutierrez - on his journey from Mexico with the sensational mare Letruska
Understanding the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Act' - the devil is in the detail
How to apply 'Core Conditioning' into your training regime
getting paid for your work as a trainer
From the sales ring to racetrack - different opinions on bringing on the young racehorse
Q&A with Terry Finley on the future of ownership and growth of racing
regulars
#soundbites - what are the biggest challenges facing racing in the short medium and long term?
SUMMer 2021 - issue 61
Mike Trombetta - from demolishing buildings to constructing a racing stable with firm foundations
Thoroughbred Sales Incentives - added value
Are ‘homebreds’ a Dying Breed?
trainers vs the irs - qualifying losses as business deductions
Gr.1 Winning Owner -Michael Cannon’s Smooth Like Strait
Gr.1 Winning Owner - John and Diane Fradkin - Rombauer
Gr.1 Winning Owner - nick Cosato of Slam Dunk Racing - drain the clock
The five key areas relating to pressure points and the effect they have on racing performance
Nutrition - what causes ulceration?
The next generation of dirt surfaces
orthopedic problems in young thoroughbreds
What we learnt at the 2021 Track Superintendents' seminar
Fred Hooper, The Extraordinary Life of a Thoroughbred Legend
regulars
TRIPLE CROWN 2021 - ISSUE 60
Sustaining excellence— Claude ʻʻShugʼʼ McGaughey III
who vets and trainers have made Santa Anita safer
californian based michael mccarthy in profile
the lengths taken by racing secretaries to Recruit runners
Can we use biomarkers to predict catastrophic racing injuries?
Triple Crown trail winning owners
Small but mighty - the role played by antioxidants in equine feeds
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
Roarers - surgery for recurrent laryngeal neuropathy -impact and outcomes
REGULARS
#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?
2020 issues
Breeders’ Cup 2020 - issue 58
Outlook for stem cell therapy: its role in tendon regeneration
Is the casino “band-aid” falling off? - Not at Oaklawn Park
The benefit of using “yearling rollers”
Regulars
Alan F Balch column “The Trainers”
This quarter, Bill Heller asks if the Racing Integrity Act, which will create uniform national medication rules and testing, and is seemingly on its way to becoming law, will be good or bad?
DERBY / PREAKNESS / SALES - 2020
Thomas Drury Jr. - cover profilE
Life after Lasix - is the racing industry really ready for racing without Lasix?
Handedness - why a horse may perform better on clockwise/ anti-clockwise race tracks
Modern Saddle Design - how technology can quantify the impact saddles have on Performance
Minimizing serious fractures of the racehorse fetlock
Regulars
SUmmer 2020
Juan Carlos Avila - cover profile
Bleeders - the facts, fiction and future direction
We meet Jessica Buckley - Woodbine’s new Senior Vice President of Racing Operations
Justify, Jimson Weed and justice - from the racetrack to the courtroom
The "Road to the Kentucky Derby" takes a detour
Contents - ezine special edition - May 2020
Bleeders - Dr David Marlin looks at the facts, fiction and future direction of the treatment of exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhages.
Last five standing - Bill Heller fills us in what measures the five Thoroughbred-only tracks have taken to continue racing during the coronavirus shutdown.
Are we going soft on our horses? - So asks Amy Bairstow - looking at the impact on different types of surfaces commonly found around racetracks and training centers.
Against the odds - how two tracks have kept racing during the pandemic and reaped handle rewards
How PET scanning reduces catastrophic fractures
Stakes winning owners - spring 2020 - Bill Heller profiles Stakes winning owners Michael Hui, who won his first Gr 1 stakes with Zulu Alpha and the team that owns the “one-eyed filly “Hard Not To Love”.
State by state - Bill Heller looks at what's being done for horsemen in the major racing states during the coronavirus shutdown.
#soundbites - This quarter, Bill Heller asks trainers how they are handling the coronavirus pandemic and what advice they have for getting through this ordeal.
2019 issues
Triple Crown 2019 - issue 52
Niall Collum - Canadian trainer profile
Determining distance preferences
CTT trainer profile - Leonard Powell
On the Road to the Kentucky Derby - in association with RoadStallion
PHBA - Mick Ruis and his secret stallions
Trainer of the Quarter - Brendan Walsh
#soundbites - this quarter Bill Heller asks: Is there too much racing?
Spring 2019 - issue 51
An introduction to the functional aspects of conformation
Interview with David Duggan, Golden Gate Fields
Ulcer medication: are the products different?
Legal: Gray areas when hiring exercise riders
State of Minnesota racing and breeding
Wobbler Syndrome and the Thoroughbred
Personal preference - training from horseback or the ground
The importance of good nutrition for your staff
Equithrive Trainer of the Quarter
#soundbites - Are horses today less sound, if so, has it affected training in any way?
2018 issues
Breeders’ Cup ‘18 to Pegasus World Cup ‘19 - issue 50
Cover Trainer Profile - Bill Mott
Mr Woodbine - Jim Lawson on his plans for growth at the Ontario oval
Ride & Guide - our guide to what horses can run in
Squamous versus glandular gastric ulceration
Osteochondrosis - Genetic causes and early diagnosis
Results from major concussion studies in North American and Europe
Understanding GDPR - How data regulations affect North American racing
Spreading the joy of ownership - new and novel ways of introducing new owners into racing
Javier Jose Sierra - the trainer of Muchos Besos in profile (CTT profile)
Equithrive Trainer of the Quarter - Uriah St. Lewis trainer of Discreet Lover
August - October '18 - issue 49
Brad Cox - cover trainer profile
Nutrition - Feeding for weaning success
Peter J Sacopulos - covers legal issues of interest to trainers
Understanding the "biome of the lung"
Chip Tuttle - exciting times for racing in Massachusetts
Looking at contributing factors to Flat Injuries
Val Brinkerhoff - CTT Trainer Profile
Noah Abramson - a young trainer going places
Combating castration complications
Triple Crown 2018 - May - July '18 - issue 48
Cover Profile - Rodolphe Brisset - trainer of Kentucky Derby contender - QUIP
Why is "workers comp" insurance so complicated
Impact of fractures on the thoroughbred
Combating Equine Herpes Virus
Can you really "run back" horses quickly?
Social Media review for trainers - part two
Standing in the wings - the role of the assistant trainers
Maryland racetrack rejuvenation
Mike Machowsky - California trainer in profile
February - April '18 - issue 47
Norman McKnight - Trainer Profile
Roger Attfield - Trainer Profile
Career makers - the role of a jockeys agent
Top tips for travelling horses overseas from leading trainers
From Fertility to Foal - the importance of GI tract health
EIPH - beyond the scope of dietary change
2017 issues
November '17 - January '18 - issue 46
Better Owner-Trainer Relations
The Importance of Identifying Lower and Upper Limb Lameness
Training Yearlings: Schools of Thought Around the World
Epiduroscopy: An Exciting Window into Back Pain in Horses
Does Nutrition Factor in Injury, Repair and Recovery?
The Thoroughbred Trainer in the Digital Age
Sid Fernando - What have you done for me lately?
August - October '17 - issue 45
Business profile - Duncan Taylor
Understanding "Horsemens Liability" who is responsible when things go wrong
Laryngeal ultrasound - the latest research
Research into jockeys' riding styles
Nutrition - Feeding for healthy hooves
How do we increase race field sizes?
Why the grass is getting greener in NY
The exercise riders - the morning riders who make the afternoon racehorses
Plantation Fields 2017 - showcasing the retraining of racehorses for Eventing
May - July '17 - issue 44
Sid Fernando: Training for a Classic
Developing the two-year-old's foot
Lameness the Singapore way: Monitoring gait
Anatomy of a training agreement: Why owners and trainers need to put it in writing
How the NSA's handicap system has bolstered the sport
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Kieran McLaughlin
Training decisions that made a difference
February - April '17 - issue 43
Alan Balch - War of the worlds
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Mary Eppler
Man o'War - the first 100 years
How rife is contamination on the backstretch?
Trainer profile: Arnaud and Leigh Delacour
Paternal age - the effect of a sire's age on progeny performance
The sunshine boys - Ron McAnally and Murray Friedlander
Flying under the radar - Five all-time leading trainers not to hit the headlines
Condylar fractures - how early detection can reduce raceday breakdowns
Happy Broadbent - The business of BRIS
Training - Continuing education for New York's trainers
2016 Issues
November 16 - January 17 Issue 43
Art Sherman - trainer of California Chrome - profile
Alan Balch - CTT Column - Interest and conflict
Andrea Young - Sam Houston Racecourse - Business Snapshot
Sid Fernando - The widening elitism in North American Racing
Graham Motion - TRM Trainer of the Quarter (again)
Why do horses act up - the psychology of starting gate jitters / tail swishing / kicking out
Terry Knight - a mainstay of the Northern California circuit - CTT trainer profile
Groom Training - on the job training for stable staff
The Absolute Insurer Rule revisited
Testosterone and the thoroughbred
The importance of a raceday routine
Equine flu - research and development into the treatment of the disease
August 16 - October 16 Issue 42
Chad Brown - trainer of the stars - following in his mentor's footsteps
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Ron Potts Jr.
The art of yearling sales preparation
Bode Miller - from downhill ski champion to thoroughbred racing
Gut feeling - research into equine gut ulceration
Alan Balch - CTT column - Marketing and Management Myopia
David Hofmans - trainer of Melatonin in profile
Microchipping the thoroughbred racehorse
Rillito Park Racetrack - the students who helped save the track
Huey Barnes - an enduring fixture on the Californian racing circuit - in profile
Equine Joint Medications - which medications give the best results?
Handicap races - their place in North American racing
Management of respiratory disease in the thoroughbred racehorse
Sid Fernando - the rise and fall and rise again of US bloodstock
May 16 - July 16 (Triple Crown) Issue 41
It all began with AP INDY - his influence on the racehorses of today
Tapit - the leading stallion of his generation - in profile
The unique methods trainers have used to get their horses to win Triple Crown races
NEW RESEARCH - on treating gastric disease
Knowing your Timothy from your Alfalfa - which hay to use and when
PEMFT - the use of electromagnets to heal
The business of claiming - which states offer the best value?
The Absolute insurer rule - revisited
The history of female jockeys in the USA
California Trainer profile - Hector Palma
Feb 16- Apr 16 (Spring) Issue 40
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Brad Cox
Shedding new light on breeding and broodmare management
TV Coverage - the retuning of racing broadcasting
Bob Hess Jr. - California trainer profile
Have you mapped your horses genetic passport?
Dealing with Musculoskeletal Catastrophes
Crossover trainers - what we can learn from standardbred and quarter horse trainers
Does bleeding affect performance - results of a ten year study?
2015 Issues
Nov 15 - Jan 16 (Winter) Issue 38
Dallas Stewart - leading KY based trainer in profile
Bill Casner - Breeder - Owner - Trainer
Young Trainers Starting Out - Abigail Adsit, Michael Wilson, Scott Young, Liam Benson
Rick Hammerle - from racing fan to racing secretary
Resisting Deworming Traditions - with Todd Pletcher
Diagnostic Tools - other than x-rays
Changing Surface - from dirt to turf
Keith Desormeaux - CTT Trainer Profile
Sid Fernando - Curlin leads resurgence in bloodstock industry
Alan Balch Column - Is perception reality?
The Carb Conundrum - feeding a low or high starch diet
Aug 15 - Oct 15 (Summer) Issue 37
Maryland legend, King T. Leatherbury in profile
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Bob Baffert
Barry Abrams - overcoming adversity
Understanding “Equine Sudden Death” syndrome
Treating Equine Synovial Infections
All about the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association
The New Superfoods in Equine Nutrition
A day behind the scenes with the Kentucky stewards
The legacy left by The Tetrarch on the thoroughbred breed
May 15 - July 15 (Triple Crown) Issue 36
Rick Violette - cover trainer profile
Positive media - the good side of racing being a niche sport
Equine Metabolic Syndrome a buzzphrase in equine nutrition, but does it have relevance for racing?
Novel techniques of assessing the respiratory tract
First time starters - over 20 trainers give us their views on training for the first start
Remembering the five time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Bill Hartack
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Larry Jones
Feb 15 - April 15 (Spring) Issue 35
Jimmy 'The Hat' Allard - The life and times of the Pick 6 architect
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Marcus Viatli
What the future holds for Florida racing and breeding
The Cobalt Conundrum - The new blood doping saga
State Incentives - The perils of Illinois and the growth of Oklahoma
Trickle Feeding - More in tune with nature
2014 Issues
Nov 14 - Jan 15 (Fall) Issue 34
Horse welfare on the backstretch
Racetrack incentives - will more horsemen race medication free?
Tongue-ties - their use, efficacy and the welfare debate
Streptococcus - important research funded by the Horseracing Betting Levy Board
Do horses sense fear? - how much sense has to do with a horse's behavior
Morning exercise effects on muscle
Cardiac rhythm - new technology brings new insight
2013 Issues
Summer - Issue 29
Fighting Colic - stacking the odds in your favor
Racetrack redesign - How are racetracks reacting to casino money?
Lameness - can it be measured?
Northern Farm - Frances Karon visits Katsumi Yoshida's world class breeding empire
The rise of the Japanese bred racehorse
Nosebands - do they make a winning difference?
Winning Owners - profiles on recent Gd1 winning owners
Relative Values - Nicolas and Christoph Clement
California Thoroughbred Trainers
Triple Crown - Issue 28
Cover Profile - Eddie Plesa Jr
Jorge Gutierrez - CTT Trainer profile
Graham Motion - TRM Trainer of the Quarter
How do compression suits work?
Relative Values - The Schosberg Family
Hearing - how hearing affects performance
Frank Angrinsoni - Churchill Downs' activities director
Condylar Fractures - how MRI scanning can prevent
When they were young - profiles on Triple Crown contenders as youngsters
Spring - Issue 27
Mike Mitchell - Trainer Profile
Ben Cecil - CTT Trainer Profile
The story of Goldencents from a backward yearling to leading 3yo
Retraining off the track Thoroughbreds
Roarers - diagnosing and treating roarers
The Wolfson Dynasty - in profile
Stable Dust - Performance damaging?
Four year old stakes races - their place in the North American spring calendar
2012 Issues
Triple Crown - Issue 24
Michael Matz - Trainer Profile
Robbie and Jackie Davis - Relative Values
The calming influence - Nutrition
Ted Mudge - helping save Maryland racing
Trainers statistics - who are the trainers at the top of their game?
Harry the Hat - Harry Hacek in profile
Dermot Weld - the only European Trainer to win a Triple Crown race in profile
2011 Issues
Spring ‘11 - Issue 19
Trainer Profile - Stanley Gold
The racing industry in Florida - the outlook’s getting brighter in the sunshine state
Overtraining in the thoroughbred racehorse
Starting gate injuries - understanding the jump action
Do mares improve when racing in foal?
Vitamin K – the forgotten vitamin
The challenging diagnosis of bone bruising
2010 Issues
Fall - Issue 18
State support - how does it affect racing?
Nutrition and transport - how can nutrition be used to give a better travel experience?
Medication free races - should they be taken into account?
Vibration therapy - an innovative new therapy
Danielle Hodsdon - the jockey in profile
Sex allowances - are they fair at all?
Summer - Issue 17
Rescinding Claims - would changing the claiming rules benefit the sport?
Turkish racing - the advance of Turkish racing on the international scene
Mycotoxins - what they are and how to avoid them
Kinesio taping - cutting edge art of Kinesio taping
Fair racing - fair racing on the East Coast
Keeping it in the family - how revealing are racing pedigrees?
2009 Issues
Fall ‘09 - Issue 14
Neurology - effects of neurological disease in the horse
Santa Anita - the long and storied history
HBOT - in-depth look at hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Weighty issues - trials and tribulations of writing conditions for three surfaces
Skin - 10 most common skin ailments of the racehorse
The other half - hearing from the spouses of successful trainers
Summer ‘09 - Issue 13
Editorial Opinion - Giving support to Kentucky
California Thoroughbred Trainers - case for throwing out the major players in horse racing
Equine Vision - how horses see the world
DNA - the influence of genetic factors
Optimal Conditioning - how can technology determine the horses ideal fitness
The land of enchantment - racing in New Mexico
Surfaces - how do surface types change the mechanical movement of the horses foot
The challenge of transport - practical considerations of transporting horses
Triple Crown ‘09- Issue 12
Butch Lehr - preparing for the big day in May
The test of the champion - The Belmont Stakes
Immunity - potentially beneficial ingredients to support a horse's immune system
Wayne Mogge - behind the scenes
Backstretch workers - welfare programs play an important role for workers
The Absolute Insurer Rule - repercussions for owners of positive tests
Southern Hemisphere Raiders - the success of Souther Hemisphere horses
Spring ‘09 - Issue 11
Jonathan Sheppard - in profile
J.J Crupi - one of racing's most successful consignors
The Oaklawn Park success story
Taxes - key points to consider
Tendon Treatments - the most common injury in the racehorse
Amino Acid Supplements - are they the most important ingredient?
High-speed Treadmills - under threat from alternative methods
Stress and the Thoroughbred - the effect of too much mental stress on a horse's fitness
2008 Issues
Winter - Issue 10
COVER PROFILE - Richard Mandella, the natural horseman
Palm Meadows - the Florida training center that's growing the right way
The Gate Crew - behind the scenes at Keeneland with the gate crew
Nationalizing the rule book - is it really possible to have one racing rulebook for North America?