Spring 2021, issue 59
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Bill Heller portrays Ron Moquett, co-owner and trainer of Whitmore and the team behind Whitmore – Ron’s wife Laura and former jockey Greta Kuntzweiler. Together, the Moquetts and Kuntzweiler reached that remarkable Breeders’ Cup moment when Whitmore won. Now Ron can dream of a repeat Breeders’ Cup victory.
How dirt tracks became safer in 2020
Ken Snyder compares tracks and explains which action Santa Anita and Fair Grounds in New Orleans took to make their tracks safer.
Nancy Sexton Looks back at the legacy Sunday Silence has left and why the stallion was a true game changer for the Japanese industry, not only as a brilliant source of elite talent but as a key to the development of Japan as a respected racing nation.
Understanding gene sequencing technology
Carol Hughes explains how every common gastrointestinal disease can be linked back to disturbances of the gut bacteria.
State breeding incentives for 2021
North America provides breeder and owner incentive programs to reward horsemen for producing quality bloodstock – Annie Lambert breaks these programs down State by State.
Establishing what a normal appetite looks like, Catherine Rudenko examines ways to encourage and maintain appetite throughout a season. The best planned feeding program in the world is of no use if the horse simply does not eat as required to sustain performance.
Bill Heller captures the Graded Stakes winning owners behind Colonel Liam, Kiss Today Goodbye and Tide of the Sea.
Georgie White investigates Stable Vices: Are they vices or a product of the environment?
Dr. Russell Mackechnie-Guire looks at the different types of bridles at the trainers’ disposal and what works best for which type of horse.
REGULARS
#soundbites - This quarter, Bill Heller asks if with increased restrictions on the use of Lasix, tracks should have agreed protocols with horsemen for the horse’s barn environment, covering ventilation / air flow and bedding?