Eco-trainers - turning a profit from manure

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Chantilly trainers have gone green and are soon to be the envy of their contemporaries around the world with a ground-breaking manure-disposal project. The 10-million euro project is at the cutting edge of technology and consists of using a process of methanisation to convert the waste into electricity which will then be sold to the EDF (French Electricity Board), and into heat which will be used locally.

Katherine Ford (European Trainer - issue 21 - Spring 2008)

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Global Superbet - Can it take horseracing to a bigger stage?

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Twenty-five years ago John R. Gaines in Kentucky came up with an idea, the Breeders’ Cup series. Gaines felt that Thoroughbred racing needed a high profile day, which would make it possible for the sport to compete with NFL, NHL and NBA in the media picture. Everyone involved in racing agreed.

Geir Stabell (European Trainer - issue 20 - Winter 2007)

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Who is Controlling Racing's TV Signals?

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For all the differences between the horseracing and betting landscapes in Britain and North America - size, history, administration and race and bet types, - one similarity of principle has emerged over the last five years. The live televised racing scene has crystallised into two entities, and the impact on both the foundation and prosperity of the sport and the availability of its betting facilities has been thrown into the blender.

Howard Wright (01 October 2007 - Issue Number: 5 )

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Should sales catalogues include information on medication?

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Not too long ago, I saw a TV interview with Terje Haakonssen, three times World Champion snowboard rider. When talking about his lifestyle, and that of the general public, he made an interesting point "Look carefully at what you eat, take it seriously" he said, "People don't. You know, a man is ever so careful about what quality of petrol and oil he gets for his new car. But when he has filled it up with the best he can find, the most expensive, he buys a full fat cheese burger and a large coke for himself."

Geir Stabell (01 October 2007 - Issue Number: 5)

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Should sales catalogues include information on medication - it's a case of black and white!

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Not too long ago, I saw a TV interview with Terje Haakonssen, three times World Champion snowboard rider. When talking about his lifestyle, and that of the general public, he made an interesting point; “Look carefully at what you eat, take it seriously,” he said, “People don’t. You know, a man is ever so careful about what quality of petrol and oil he gets for his new car. But when he has filled it up with the best he can find, the most expensive, he buys a full-fat cheeseburger and a large coke for himself.” Perhaps many of us value our cars more than we value our bodies.

Geir Stabell (European Trainer - issue 19 - Autumn 2007)

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The growing influence of South Africa in the world Pari-mutuel industry

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Trivia fiends interested in international horseracing and betting will have a field day with the combined question: Which country operates the world’s most extensive pari-mutuel system, and which company is the operator? It might not be who you would expect...

Howard Wright (European Trainer - issue 18 - Summer 2007)

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The Asian Racing Conference – from a trainer’s perspective

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 Attending industry conferences and seminars, especially those staged overseas, as a media reporter can be hard work – honestly! – but when you come across speakers at the top of their game, who can put over concise points in layman’s language, the tedium of long days, and sometimes even longer nights, wafts away on a breeze of simple understanding.
Howard Wright(19 May 2007 - Issue Number: 3)

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The Asian Racing Conference – from a trainer’s perspective

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Attending industry conferences and seminars, especially those staged overseas, as a media reporter can be hard work – honestly! – but when you come across speakers at the top of their game, who can put over concise points in layman’s language, the tedium of long days, and sometimes even longer nights, wafts away on a breeze of simple understanding. 

Howard Wright (European Trainer - issue 17 - Spring 2007)

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Who is Controlling Racing's TV signals?

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For all the differences between the horseracing and betting landscapes in Britain and North America, one similarity of principle has emerged over the last five years. The live televised racing scene has crystallised into two entities, and the impact on both the foundation and prosperity of the sport and the availability of its betting facilities has been thrown into the blender. 

Howard Wright (European Tariner - issue 19 - Autumn 2007)

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The future of dispute resolution - alternatives to the usual legal process

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Disputes about horses and money are all too common in the racing world. The legal process is not a good way of settling disputes it can be costly, lengthy, antagonistic and uncertain. Therefore other ways of settling disputes have been sought. Walking away from a problem may work but it all too often returns twofold.

Nicholas J. Mills, M.A. (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)

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New European legislation could prove costly for racehorse transporters

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The enforcement of new European legislation next spring may come as a costly blow to racehorse transporters. The regulation aims to safeguard animal welfare by radically improving conditions during transport, but the racing industry feels that existing standards are already sufficient and the innovations amount to only red tape. 

James Willoughby (European Trainer - issue 14 - Summer 2006)

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Are the six newly upgraded Group One races for fillies and mares in Europe worthy of their status?

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Well that is too soon to say, but there is a significant difference between the newly upgraded “f&m” events and how other races that have earned Group One status over the years. The key word is “earned” of course, as a race cannot, under normal circumstances, be upgraded unless it has earned it through attracting high quality fields. 

Geir Stabell (European Trainer - issue 13 - Spring 2006)

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The European Horserace Scientific Liaison Committee

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Anyone heard of it? No? EHSLC? Still no-one? Thought not. Neither its full nomenclature nor its clumsy acronym elicits anything approaching a visceral response amongst racing professionals.

Nick Luck (European Trainer - issue 13 - Spring 2006)

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Trainer’s Comment - Christian von der Recke

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This summer the Football World Cup will take place in Germany. Teams from Africa may play teams from South America. It is unlikely they'll talk the same language and the games may well be refereed by Asians who speak neither French nor Spanish! But, they all know the rules they are playing by. You see, wherever international football, rugby, cricket, basketball or golf (to name but a few sports) uniform rules of sport are in place. 

Christian von der Recke (European Trainer - issue 13 - Spring 2006)

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