Derby / Preakness / Sales, issue 57

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Derby / Preakness / Sales 2020, issue 57

Contents

• Thomas Drury Jr. - cover profile

Bill Heller portrays Tommy Drury who became an overnight sensation after Art Collector’s victory in the Gr2 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland and is now looking forward to the Kentucky Derby. 

• Life after Lasix - is the racing industry really ready for racing without Lasix?

An estimated 95% of American racehorses go postward on Lasix, a diuretic that reduces bleeding in the lungs caused by extreme exertion. Now, nearly 50 years since horsemen and veterinarians battled for approval to use the therapeutic drug on race day. Denise Steffanus talks to industry stakeholders who have launched an initiative to phase out Lasix from American racing.

• Sales protocol after COVID-19 - how the sales houses will be adapting - looking at vetting procedures / online bidding technology / the future of virtual sales

Jeff Lowe explains how adapting to the new world with COVID-19 has led to a rapid integration of online bidding for Thoroughbred auctions across North America, presenting sale companies and consignors with a new challenge to supply potential buyers with enough information and technology for them to feel comfortable making a winning bid from afar. 

• Handedness - why a horse may perform better on clockwise/ anti-clockwise race tracks

The dominant limb - can we train a completely symmetrical horse? Georgie White investigates this very interesting theory.

• Shrewd moves in the sales ring - Adrian Gonzalez gives his input on what to look for when purchasing yearlings

Annie Lambert talks to Adrian Gonzales about his strategies for buying and selling at the yearling sales.

• Modern Saddle Design - how technology can quantify the impact saddles have on performance

Dr Russell Mackechnie-Guire studies how the latest design concepts and technology can help improve training performance.

• Nutrition - starch v fibre intake - how to rein in your complex carb intake for times when work drops, or when returning from injury 

Catherine Rudenko explains how to rein in your complex carb intake for times when work drops, or when returning from injury.

• Hoof Conditioning - Are we going soft on our horses?

So asks Amy Barstow - looking at the impact on different types of surfaces commonly found around racetracks and training centers.

• Minimising serious fractures of the racehorse fetlock

Celia Marr updates us on the results of a symposium of international experts, aiming to devise measures which could be used internationally to reduce the risk of catastrophic fractures associated with the fetlock joint. 

• Chuck Simon - has a trait that equals or surpasses his concern for horses and horsemen, it’s his penchant for storytelling

Charlie McCarthy entertains with some very unusual anecdotes and stories from a 20-year training career that ended in 2019.

• Grade 1 Winning Owners

Bill Heller profiles Honor A.P. 's owners Lee and Susan Searing who were celebrating the horse’s win in the rescheduled Gr1 Santa Anita Derby and No Parole winning the Gr.1 Woody Stephens Stakes at Belmont Park owned by Maggi Moss and Greg Tramontin.

Regulars

• Alan F Balch column 

• #soundbites

This quarter, Bill Heller asks if you could add one Breeders’ Cup race, what would it be?

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Spring 2020, issue 55

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Contents

• Karl Broberg - Profile

  Bill Heller portrays how Karl Broberg’s career went from the advertising world to becoming the nation’s leading trainer in victories for the sixth straight year.

• Factors for racing ability 

  Judy Wardrope examines which factors might increase the chances to pick a future star on the track. Many buyers and agents look at the pedigree of a horse and the abilities displayed by its relatives. But is that always an accurate predictor of future success? 

• Fast or Slow - examining different training methods

  Bill Heller talks to Jason Servis and Bob Baffert about fast versus slow training methods and why both work for different reasons.

• Kevin Attard - Canadian trainer profile

  Charlie McCarthy talks to a man who as a boy growing up in Ontario yearned to make his own mark in the family business and about the journey to become the second-leading trainer in earnings at Woodbine Racetrack in 2019.

• Colic - effects of inflammation

  Dr Zofia Lisowski, Prof. Scott Pirie & Dr Neil Hudson identify common inflammatory issues that can occur following a colic operation and how to manage them.

• Taylor Cambra - CTT Profile

  Annie Lambert finds out about Exercise rider Taylor Cambra’s sights on training horses and how Rodeo life has influenced his journey.  

• Grade 1 Winning Owners

  Bill Heller profiles owners of horses that made headlines winning Breeders’ Cup races at Santa Anita last November.

• The importance of good ventilation

  First published in European Trainer, Alan Creighton (from the Irish Equine Center) explains the ideal design and control of the racehorse stable environment. 

• Odds Makers - Odds require an even hand

  Ed Golden talks to morning line odds makers Jon White and Russell Hudak about the art of working out the morning line betting odds.

REGULARS

• Alan F Balch column

• #soundbites - This quarter, Bill Heller asks: Is turf racing safer for horses than dirt? 

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