Racetrack incentives
The horseracing industry is battling for its life, and the key point of contention is medication—not just a push for uniform medication rules, but a movement to eliminate all race-day drugs. Two years after the Breeders' Cup banned anti-bleeding medication for its juvenile races, Gulfstream Park in Florida has announced its intention to offer Lasix-free races for 2015, and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission is considering doing the same for its tracks. North America is the only region of the world that allows race-day medication.
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Los Alamitos Race Course - dedicated thoroughbred meet heralds a new expanding racetrack
Los Alamitos, in Southern California, rose to national prominence as the base of Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome and this summer joins the main California Thoroughbred circuit with 3 meets scheduled for this year. The inaugural meet this July will host the Los Alamitos Derby-G2, with a guaranteed purse of $500,000. The buzz is almost tangible!
Northern Dancer - a giant among Thoroughbreds
Few horses were ever as animated and filled with a zest for life as the great racehorse and sire Northern Dancer. The bay son of Nearctic needed all the grit and exuberance he possessed, however, because he broke through prejudice and naysayers at every turn.
Royal Ascot - history, tradition - and 5 days of unsurpassable racing!
Royal Ascot attracts the best trainers and horses from around the world. Watched over by Her Majesty The Queen, with pomp and ceremony adding to five fabulous days of racing, it's easy to see why Ascot draws the international crowd.
"The history and tradition of the place are what makes it so special; it has been going since the early 18th Century." said Ramsey, who has been involved in ownership since 1969 and numbers the 2005 Dubai World Cup among the long list of big races he has plundered, months before the Royal Ascot meeting last year.
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - NORTH AMERICAN TRAINER - ISSUE 31
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Author: James Crispe
Golden Ticket - How Goldencents began on the road towards Kentucky
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - NORTH AMERICAN TRAINER - ISSUE 28
Make them sweat
I am honored to have the opportunity to speak on a subject that is important to me as a life-long enthusiast of Thoroughbreds and racing. I previously chaired the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), but the opinions and ideas expressed in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily represent either the RCI or the members themselves.
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - NORTH AMERICAN TRAINER - ISSUE 27
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Author: William Koester
4yo only Stakes Races in the spring
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - NORTH AMERICAN TRAINER - ISSUE 27
Sid Fernando - no lie, no link (yet) between lasix and breakdowns
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North American Trainer (Issue 26 - Fall 2012)
Fast recovery - Three tips to get your horse back to racing with Structural Integration
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - NORTH AMERICAN TRAINER - ISSUE 26
Girl power - female jockeys
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Ken Snyder - (Issue 26 - FALL 2012)
Stand and deliver - An important step forwards in equine fracture repair
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - NORTH AMERICAN TRAINER - ISSUE 26
The views of William Koester
I am honored to have the opportunity to speak on a subject that is important to me as a life-long enthusiast of Thoroughbreds and racing. I previously chaired the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), but the opinions and ideas expressed in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily represent either the RCI or the members themselves.
William Koester (Issue 26 - Autumn 2012)
Hydroponics
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - NORTH AMERICAN TRAINER - ISSUE 25
How do the Australians do it?
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - NORTH AMERICAN TRAINER - ISSUE 25
Resurgent Libya
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THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN - NORTH AMERICAN - ISSUE 24
What makes Saratoga special?
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Bill Heller (First Published: 25 July 2011 - Issue Number: Issue 21)
Argentinean horse racing - a tango with thoroughbreds
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Katherine Ford (First Published: 25 July 2011 - Issue Number: Issue 21)
After the Run for the Roses, what comes next?
Every trainer in North America tries to get their three- year-olds to peak on the first Saturday of May. Then
what? What happens to the Kentucky Derby alumni after that grueling mile-and-a-quarter Classic?
By Bill Heller
First Published (20 April 2011 - Issue Number: Issue 20)
Is it time to change the way stakes are scheduled?
Graded stakes scheduling across the country has become farcical in recent years, says Sid Fernando, with too many races for the same types of horses clustered together to make them meaningful events in their own right, on many levels.
By Sid Fernando
First Published (20 April 2011 - Issue Number: Issue 20)
Weight allowance – do fillies and mares get a raw deal?
How many would disagree if I said that the weight-for- age scales currently being used in horseracing is full of flaws? How many would disagree if I said that these scales, meant to give horses of different ages an equal chance, in many cases do exactly the opposite? Quite a few, I suspect, since I heard no protesting voices after looking into this matter in a previous Trainer article. Protesting voices are not in short supply in horseracing circles. So, will there be any when I share the essence of my more recent ponderings that the current system of filly and mare allowances leaves a lot to be desired? Let's find out, says Geir Stabell
By Geir Stabell
First Published (21 October 2010 - Issue Number: 18)