Spring 2020, issue 55

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.

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Breeders' Cup 2019, issue 54

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Summer Sales 2019, issue 53

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Triple Crown 2019, issue 52

Spring 2019, issue 51

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Breeders' Cup 2018, issue 50

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August - October 2018 - issue 49

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Triple Crown 2018 - issue 48

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Spring 2018 - issue 47

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Winter 2017 - issue 46

August - October 2017 - issue 45

May - July 2017 - issue 44

February - April 2017 - issue 43

November '16 to January '17 - issue 42

Contents

  • Art Sherman - trainer of California Chrome - profile

  • Alan Balch - CTT Column - Interest and conflict

  • Andrea Young - Sam Houston Racecourse - Business Snapshot

  • Sid Fernando - The widening elitism in North American Racing

  • Graham Motion - TRM Trainer of the Quarter (again)

  • Why do horses act up - the psychology of starting gate jitters / tail swishing / kicking out

  • Terry Knight - a mainstay of the Northern California circuit - CTT trainer profile

  • Groom Training - on the job training for stable staff

  • The Absolute Insurer Rule revisited

  • Testosterone and the thoroughbred

  • Raceday routines - the benefit of a regular schedule for horses on raceday

  • Equine flu - research and development into the treatment of the disease

  • International horse movements - disease risk

  • Metabolomics - understanding equine gut health

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August - October 2016 - issue 41

Contents

  • Alan Balch - CTT column - Marketing and Management Myopia

  • Chad Brown - trainer of the stars - following in his mentor's footsteps

  • TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Ron Potts Jr.

  • The art of yearling sales preparation

  • Bode Miller - from downhill ski champion to thoroughbred racing

  • Gut feeling - research into equine gut ulceration

  • David Hofmans - trainer of Melatonin in profile

  • Microchipping the thoroughbred racehorse

  • Rillito Park Racetrack - the students who helped save the track

  • Huey Barnes - an enduring fixture on the Californian racing circuit - in profile

  • Equine Joint Medications - which medications give the best results?

  • Handicap races - their place in North American racing

  • Management of respiratory disease in the thoroughbred racehorse

  • Sid Fernando - the rise and fall and rise again of US bloodstock

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May - July 2016 - issue 40

Contents

  • It all began with AP INDY - his influence on the racehorses of today

  • Tapit - the leading stallion of his generation - in profile

  • The unique methods trainers have used to get their horses to win Triple Crown races

  • NEW RESEARCH - on treating gastric disease

  • Knowing your Timothy from your Alfalfa - which hay to use and when

  • PEMFT - the use of electromagnets to heal

  • The business of claiming - which states offer the best value?

  • The Absolute insurer rule - revisited

  • The history of female jockeys in the USA

  • California Trainer profile - Hector Palma

  • Broodmare profile - Serena's Song

  • The Alan Balch Column

  • The Sid Fernando Column

  • TRM Trainer of the Quarter - George "Rusty" Arnold II

  • PLUS Stakes Schedules - indexes of the major stakes races over the coming year

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February 2016 - April 2016 - Issue 39

Contents

  • Alan Balch Column

  • TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Brad Cox

  • Cover Profile - TEAM O'NEILL

  • Shedding new light on breeding and broodmare management

  • TV Coverage - the retuning of racing broadcasting

  • Bob Hess Jr. - California trainer profile

  • Have you mapped your horse's genetic passport?

  • It's 80 years since the first female took out a training licence - how do contemporary female trainers view themselves in a male-dominated industry?

  • Dealing with Musculoskeletal Catastrophes

  • The concept of marginal gains

  • Crossover trainers - what we can learn from standardbred and quarter horse trainers

  • Does bleeding affect performance - results of a ten year study?

  • Joe Gorajec speaks out

  • State Incentive Breeding Tables for 2016

  • Trackside - news from tracks across North America

  • Product Focus - technology in racing

  • Stakes Schedules for Spring 2016

  • The Sid Fernando Column

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November 2015 - January 2016 - Issue 38

Contents

  • Dallas Stewart - leading KY-based trainer in profile

  • Bill Casner - Breeder - Owner - Trainer

  • Young Trainers Starting Out - Abigail Adsit, Michael Wilson, Scott Young, Liam Benson

  • Rick Hammerle - from racing fan to racing secretary

  • Resisting De-worming Traditions - with Todd Pletcher

  • Diagnostic Tools - other than x-rays

  • Changing Surface - from dirt to turf

  • Keith Desormeaux - CTT Trainer Profile

  • Sid Fernando - Curlin leads resurgence in bloodstock industry

  • Alan Balch Column - Is perception reality?

  • The Carb Conundrum - feeding a low or high starch diet

  • Understanding Stifle Joints

  • Doug O'Neill - TRM Trainer of the Quarter

  • Saving Racing in Texas

  • Equilume light the way

  • Pony Up Technologies launch VetCheq

  • All about thermal imaging for horses from FLIR

  • Regenerative Therapy aiding return to racing

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August - October 2015 - issue 37

Contents

  • King T. Leatherbury in profile

  • TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Bob Baffert

  • CTT Pages with Alan Balch

  • Barry Abrams - Profile

  • Equine Sudden Death

  • Equine Synovial Infections

  • Carlos Arias - making whips

  • The Claiming Game

  • The New Superfoods in equine nutrition

  • The Tetrarch

  • Behind the scenes with the stewards

  • All about the CBA

  • Sid Fernando Column

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May - July 2015 - issue 36

Contents

  • Rick Violette - cover trainer profile

  • Positive media - the good side of racing being a niche sport

  • The relationship between surfaces and long bone fractures

  • Equine Metabolic Syndrome a buzzphrase in equine nutrition, but does it have relevance for racing?

  • Novel techniques of assessing the respiratory tract

  • First time starters - over 20 trainers give us their views on training for the first start

  • Remembering the five time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Bill Hartack

  • Mark Casse - profile

  • TRM Trainer of the quarter - Larry Jones

  • News from the California Thoroughbred Trainers

  • Sid Fernando Column

  • Stakes Schedules

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