Gary Contessa has been New York’s leading trainer for the past three years based on his ability to get the best out of his horses with hard work. But now he is building a reputation beyond being known as the king of the claimers.

Some of the statements attributed to leading vets and scientists around the world in the last few months would probably lead anyone involved in horseracing to believe that it is only a matter of months or even weeks before the diuretic furosemide (or frusemide), often referred to by the brand name Lasix® or Salix®, becomes permitted raceday medication in the jurisdictions that currently do not allow it (including most of Europe, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan).  

While economic efficiency within any business is important to maintain profitability, there has been a particular focus on cost saving recently within the racing industry as a result of the underlying economic climate.

The United States is an increasingly popular destination for foreign exercise riders, despite the difficult process of getting a green card.

I was asked to write this article the day before a child on a bicycle plowed into me, writes Niki Luciani (née Sweetnam), severing the tendon in my right leg. While human beings can be encased in plaster and given a set of crutches to hobble about on for a few months, horses cannot.

Set in a small southern town in South Carolina, the Aiken Training Track has developed into one of the world’s best training facilities.

Condylar fractures are arguably the most common type of fracture suffered by the Thoroughbred racehorse. However, veterinarians have given them a slightly cryptic ‘pet-name’ so that many do not understand them quite as well as they would like.

In some parts of the world the Thoroughbred is required to run in hostile conditions during the winter months.

The Chicken Little Syndrome

“Once upon a time, a tiny chicken named Chicken Little was walking in the woods when – KERPLUNK– an acorn fell on her head.
“‘Oh my goodness!’ said Chicken Little. ‘The sky is falling! I must go and tell the king.’”

The TRM Trainer of the Quarter award has been won by Martin F. Jones. Marty and his team will receive a selection of products from the internationally-acclaimed range of TRM supplements, as well as a bottle of fine Irish whiskey.