Derby / Preakness / Sales, issue 57
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Derby / Preakness / Sales 2020, issue 57
Contents
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.
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.
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.
The dominant limb - can we train a completely symmetrical horse? Georgie White investigates this very interesting theory.
Annie Lambert talks to Adrian Gonzales about his strategies for buying and selling at the yearling sales.
Dr Russell Mackechnie-Guire studies how the latest design concepts and technology can help improve training performance.
Catherine Rudenko explains how to rein in your complex carb intake for times when work drops, or when returning from injury.
So asks Amy Barstow - looking at the impact on different types of surfaces commonly found around racetracks and training centers.
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.
Charlie McCarthy entertains with some very unusual anecdotes and stories from a 20-year training career that ended in 2019.
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
This quarter, Bill Heller asks if you could add one Breeders’ Cup race, what would it be?