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2019 issues
Spring 2019, issue 51
An introduction to the functional aspects of conformation
Interview with David Duggan, Golden Gate Fields
Ulcer medication: are the products different?
Legal: Gray areas when hiring exercise riders
State of Minnesota racing and breeding
Wobbler Syndrome and the Thoroughbred
Personal preference - training from horseback or the ground
The importance of good nutrition for your staff
Equithrive Trainer of the Quarter
#soundbites - Are horses today less sound, if so, has it affected training in any way?
2018 issues
Breeders’ Cup ‘18 to Pegasus World Cup ‘19 - issue 50
Cover Trainer Profile - Bill Mott
Mr Woodbine - Jim Lawson on his plans for growth at the Ontario oval
Ride & Guide - our guide to what horses can run in
Squamous versus glandular gastric ulceration
Osteochondrosis - Genetic causes and early diagnosis
Results from major concussion studies in North American and Europe
Understanding GDPR - How data regulations affect North American racing
Spreading the joy of ownership - new and novel ways of introducing new owners into racing
Javier Jose Sierra - the trainer of Muchos Besos in profile (CTT profile)
Equithrive Trainer of the Quarter - Uriah St. Lewis trainer of Discreet Lover
August - October '18 - issue 49
Brad Cox - cover trainer profile
Nutrition - Feeding for weaning success
Peter J Sacopulos - covers legal issues of interest to trainers
Understanding the "biome of the lung"
Chip Tuttle - exciting times for racing in Massachusetts
Looking at contributing factors to Flat Injuries
Val Brinkerhoff - CTT Trainer Profile
Noah Abramson - a young trainer going places
Combating castration complications
Triple Crown 2018 - May - July '18 - issue 48
Cover Profile - Rodolphe Brisset - trainer of Kentucky Derby contender - QUIP
Why is "workers comp" insurance so complicated
Impact of fractures on the thoroughbred
Combating Equine Herpes Virus
Can you really "run back" horses quickly?
Social Media review for trainers - part two
Standing in the wings - the role of the assistant trainers
Maryland racetrack rejuvenation
Mike Machowsky - California trainer in profile
February - April '18 - issue 47
Norman McKnight - Trainer Profile
Roger Attfield - Trainer Profile
Career makers - the role of a jockeys agent
Top tips for travelling horses overseas from leading trainers
From Fertility to Foal - the importance of GI tract health
EIPH - beyond the scope of dietary change
2017 issues
November '17 - January '18 - issue 46
Better Owner-Trainer Relations
The Importance of Identifying Lower and Upper Limb Lameness
Training Yearlings: Schools of Thought Around the World
Epiduroscopy: An Exciting Window into Back Pain in Horses
Does Nutrition Factor in Injury, Repair and Recovery?
The Thoroughbred Trainer in the Digital Age
Sid Fernando - What have you done for me lately?
August - October '17 - issue 45
Business profile - Duncan Taylor
Understanding "Horsemens Liability" who is responsible when things go wrong
Laryngeal ultrasound - the latest research
Research into jockeys' riding styles
Nutrition - Feeding for healthy hooves
How do we increase race field sizes?
Why the grass is getting greener in NY
The exercise riders - the morning riders who make the afternoon racehorses
Plantation Fields 2017 - showcasing the retraining of racehorses for Eventing
May - July '17 - issue 44
Sid Fernando: Training for a Classic
Developing the two-year-old's foot
Lameness the Singapore way: Monitoring gait
Anatomy of a training agreement: Why owners and trainers need to put it in writing
How the NSA's handicap system has bolstered the sport
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Kieran McLaughlin
Training decisions that made a difference
February - April '17 - issue 43
Alan Balch - War of the worlds
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Mary Eppler
Man o'War - the first 100 years
How rife is contamination on the backstretch?
Trainer profile: Arnaud and Leigh Delacour
Paternal age - the effect of a sire's age on progeny performance
The sunshine boys - Ron McAnally and Murray Friedlander
Flying under the radar - Five all-time leading trainers not to hit the headlines
Condylar fractures - how early detection can reduce raceday breakdowns
Happy Broadbent - The business of BRIS
Training - Continuing education for New York's trainers
2016 Issues
November 16 - January 17 Issue 43
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
The importance of a raceday routine
Equine flu - research and development into the treatment of the disease
August 16 - October 16 Issue 42
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
Alan Balch - CTT column - Marketing and Management Myopia
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
May 16 - July 16 (Triple Crown) Issue 41
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
Feb 16- Apr 16 (Spring) Issue 40
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Brad Cox
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 horses genetic passport?
Dealing with Musculoskeletal Catastrophes
Crossover trainers - what we can learn from standardbred and quarter horse trainers
Does bleeding affect performance - results of a ten year study?
2015 Issues
Nov 15 - Jan 16 (Winter) Issue 38
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 Deworming 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
Aug 15 - Oct 15 (Summer) Issue 37
Maryland legend, King T. Leatherbury in profile
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Bob Baffert
Barry Abrams - overcoming adversity
Understanding “Equine Sudden Death” syndrome
Treating Equine Synovial Infections
All about the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association
The New Superfoods in Equine Nutrition
A day behind the scenes with the Kentucky stewards
The legacy left by The Tetrarch on the thoroughbred breed
May 15 - July 15 (Triple Crown) Issue 36
Rick Violette - cover trainer profile
Positive media - the good side of racing being a niche sport
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
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Larry Jones
Feb 15 - April 15 (Spring) Issue 35
Jimmy 'The Hat' Allard - The life and times of the Pick 6 architect
TRM Trainer of the Quarter - Marcus Viatli
What the future holds for Florida racing and breeding
The Cobalt Conundrum - The new blood doping saga
State Incentives - The perils of Illinois and the growth of Oklahoma
Trickle Feeding - More in tune with nature
2014 Issues
Nov 14 - Jan 15 (Fall) Issue 34
Horse welfare on the backstretch
Racetrack incentives - will more horsemen race medication free?
Tongue-ties - their use, efficacy and the welfare debate
Streptococcus - important research funded by the Horseracing Betting Levy Board
Do horses sense fear? - how much sense has to do with a horse's behavior
Morning exercise effects on muscle
Cardiac rhythm - new technology brings new insight
2013 Issues
Summer - Issue 29
Fighting Colic - stacking the odds in your favor
Racetrack redesign - How are racetracks reacting to casino money?
Lameness - can it be measured?
Northern Farm - Frances Karon visits Katsumi Yoshida's world class breeding empire
The rise of the Japanese bred racehorse
Nosebands - do they make a winning difference?
Winning Owners - profiles on recent Gd1 winning owners
Relative Values - Nicolas and Christoph Clement
California Thoroughbred Trainers
Triple Crown - Issue 28
Cover Profile - Eddie Plesa Jr
Jorge Gutierrez - CTT Trainer profile
Graham Motion - TRM Trainer of the Quarter
How do compression suits work?
Relative Values - The Schosberg Family
Hearing - how hearing affects performance
Frank Angrinsoni - Churchill Downs' activities director
Condylar Fractures - how MRI scanning can prevent
When they were young - profiles on Triple Crown contenders as youngsters
Spring - Issue 27
Mike Mitchell - Trainer Profile
Ben Cecil - CTT Trainer Profile
The story of Goldencents from a backward yearling to leading 3yo
Retraining off the track Thoroughbreds
Roarers - diagnosing and treating roarers
The Wolfson Dynasty - in profile
Stable Dust - Performance damaging?
Four year old stakes races - their place in the North American spring calendar
2012 Issues
Triple Crown - Issue 24
Michael Matz - Trainer Profile
Robbie and Jackie Davis - Relative Values
The calming influence - Nutrition
Ted Mudge - helping save Maryland racing
Trainers statistics - who are the trainers at the top of their game?
Harry the Hat - Harry Hacek in profile
Dermot Weld - the only European Trainer to win a Triple Crown race in profile
2011 Issues
Spring ‘11 - Issue 19
Trainer Profile - Stanley Gold
The racing industry in Florida - the outlook’s getting brighter in the sunshine state
Overtraining in the thoroughbred racehorse
Starting gate injuries - understanding the jump action
Do mares improve when racing in foal?
Vitamin K – the forgotten vitamin
The challenging diagnosis of bone bruising
2010 Issues
Fall - Issue 18
State support - how does it affect racing?
Nutrition and transport - how can nutrition be used to give a better travel experience?
Medication free races - should they be taken into account?
Vibration therapy - an innovative new therapy
Danielle Hodsdon - the jockey in profile
Sex allowances - are they fair at all?
Summer - Issue 17
Rescinding Claims - would changing the claiming rules benefit the sport?
Turkish racing - the advance of Turkish racing on the international scene
Mycotoxins - what they are and how to avoid them
Kinesio taping - cutting edge art of Kinesio taping
Fair racing - fair racing on the East Coast
Keeping it in the family - how revealing are racing pedigrees?
2009 Issues
Fall ‘09 - Issue 14
Neurology - effects of neurological disease in the horse
Santa Anita - the long and storied history
HBOT - in-depth look at hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Weighty issues - trials and tribulations of writing conditions for three surfaces
Skin - 10 most common skin ailments of the racehorse
The other half - hearing from the spouses of successful trainers
Summer ‘09 - Issue 13
Editorial Opinion - Giving support to Kentucky
California Thoroughbred Trainers - case for throwing out the major players in horse racing
Equine Vision - how horses see the world
DNA - the influence of genetic factors
Optimal Conditioning - how can technology determine the horses ideal fitness
The land of enchantment - racing in New Mexico
Surfaces - how do surface types change the mechanical movement of the horses foot
The challenge of transport - practical considerations of transporting horses
Triple Crown ‘09- Issue 12
Butch Lehr - preparing for the big day in May
The test of the champion - The Belmont Stakes
Immunity - potentially beneficial ingredients to support a horse's immune system
Wayne Mogge - behind the scenes
Backstretch workers - welfare programs play an important role for workers
The Absolute Insurer Rule - repercussions for owners of positive tests
Southern Hemisphere Raiders - the success of Souther Hemisphere horses
Spring ‘09 - Issue 11
Jonathan Sheppard - in profile
J.J Crupi - one of racing's most successful consignors
The Oaklawn Park success story
Taxes - key points to consider
Tendon Treatments - the most common injury in the racehorse
Amino Acid Supplements - are they the most important ingredient?
High-speed Treadmills - under threat from alternative methods
Stress and the Thoroughbred - the effect of too much mental stress on a horse's fitness
2008 Issues
Winter - Issue 10
COVER PROFILE - Richard Mandella, the natural horseman
Palm Meadows - the Florida training center that's growing the right way
The Gate Crew - behind the scenes at Keeneland with the gate crew
Nationalizing the rule book - is it really possible to have one racing rulebook for North America?