TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Art Sherman
Art Sherman went to the 1955 Kentucky Derby as the groom of Swaps. Forty nine years later he returns to Churchill Downs as the Trainer of California Chrome. The impressive winner of the Santa Anita Derby. For the Triple Crown season, he's our TRM Trainer of the Quarter.
CTT Trainer Profile - Richard Baltas
The trainer who turned Big Macher into a stakes performer!
Sid Fernando - Dishing out the dirt
Read Sid Fernando's excellent column on how race tracks across North America are shedding the All Weather tracks and returning to Dirt surfaces. But just why would they want to do this?
Pastern fractures - Split Pasterns, the injury that gets worse before it gets better
Fractures are relatively common injuries in thoroughbred racehorses and in a recent scientific report, equine orthopaedic surgeons detailed the healing time of a 'split pastern', warning that radiographs taken at the time of injury might not reveal the full extent of the damage.
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.
Shunted heels - avoiding cracks with proactive management
The Thoroughbred foot is thin-walled and light, adapted for speed and efficient use of energy. This adaptation renders the hood more susceptible to hoof capsule distortions.
Darin Lamoureux - horseman with focus on long-term success
Lamoureux is anything but a one-hit wonder and since Super Saver, a yearling he broke and trained, won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, he has delivered winners with unfailing regularity.
Treating Sore Shins - Can research make a breakthrough in treating 'bucked shins'
Consignors on both sides of the Atlantic are preparing their horses for the two-year old sales and, no doubt, are battling the phenomenon of 'bucked shins'. Can current research make a breakthrough?
Food for thought - feeding fillies - does diet make a difference in their performance
Are fillies 'dynamic divas' or the weaker sex? Should we treat them differently to colts when it comes to feeding and management? And are these differences real, or just perceived?
Dickie Small - Celebrating the life of a legend
The consummate horseman and larger than life trainer of Breeders' Cup Classic winner Concern died April 4th at his home in Monkton, Md. His life-long friend, Ted Mudge, offers a very personal obituary.