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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Summer 2020, issue 56

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Summer 2020, issue 56

Contents

• Juan Carlos Avila - cover profile

  Bill Heller portrays the trainer of King Guillermo, who's currently dreaming of Kentucky Derby glory on the first Saturday in September.

• Bleeders - the facts, fiction and future direction

  Dr David Marlin looks at the facts, fiction and future direction of the treatment of exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhages.

• We meet Jessica Buckley - Woodbine’s new Senior Vice President of Racing Operations

  Alex Campbell introduces Jessica Buckley, the Senior Vice President of Racing Operations for both Woodbine and Woodbine Mohawk. 

• Justify, Jimson Weed and justice - from the racetrack to the courtroom

  In the wake of a 2019 New York Times article revealing Justify had tested positive for a banned substance on race day, Ruis Racing has filed a lawsuit against the California Horse Racing Board. Peter J. Sacopulos explains the facts behind the case.

• Treating Bowed Tendons

  Sarah Plevin reviews different treatment options for ‘bowed tendons’ and amongst those a new ultrasound technology called ultrasound tissue characterization.

• The "Road to the Kentucky Derby" takes a detour

  Bill Heller talks to two trainers as to the impact the delayed Derby will have on their horses preparations and asks if the delay will benefit a horse currently ‘under the radar’.

• How PET scanning reduces catastrophic fractures

  Dr. Mathieu Spriet updates us on the installation of a PET scanner at Santa Anita Park.  A PET is the latest advance in equine imaging specifically designed to image horse legs.

• Grade 1 Winning Owners

  Bill Heller profiles the Grade 1 winning owners George Bolton’s, Chris Mara and Jack Knowlton who all experienced Grade 1 success this past spring.

• Balancing Act

  Catherine Rudenko examines the key considerations when reviewing what you feed and if you should supplement.

• Remembering Seattle Slew

  Ed Golden remembers Seattle Slew, who in 1977 became the only undefeated horse to win the Triple Crown.

Regulars

•  Alan F Balch column 

•  #soundbites

  This quarter, Bill Heller asks trainers if they are concerned that horses in 2019 had the fewest number or average starts per year and the smallest field size since at least 1950.

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