Leading racehorse trainer Graham Motion in profile

TRAINER Graham Motionpacked a suit in a carry-on bag,borrowed a HerringswellStables jacket from one of hisassistants, and flew in toKentucky for the day to saddle three stakesrunners at Turfway Park.While having lunch in a box overlookingthe racetra…

His parents were heavily involved in racing and it rubbed off on their son, who started training in 1993and 11 years later won his first Breeders’ Cup event with Better Talk Now in the Turf. That win threw the mild-mannered Englishman into the limelight and he hasn’t looked back.

By Frances J. Karon

First Published (20 April 2011 - Issue Number: Issue 20)

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