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Completely cleared of giving his stable star King Harald a prohibited substance when the horse failed a dope test after winning at the Cheltenham Festival in 2005, Mark Bradstock is philosophical about his lot It was once said of Linford Christie that he achieved perfect balance over 100 metres on account of having an equally large chip on each shoulder.
Sean Magee (European Trainer - issue 28 - Winter 2009)
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Ken Snyder (14 October 2009 - Issue Number: 14)
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Frances J Karon (16 July 2009 - Issue Number: 13)
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Sean Clancy (20 January 2009 - Issue Number: 11)
Bill Heller (20 January 2009 - Issue Number: 11)
A brilliant and brave jockey, who had his fair share of misfortune with injuries – a broken neck forced him to retire from race riding – Adrian Maguire is now forging a successful career as a trainer and while laid back in personality, he has plenty to say about the state of racing in his home country.
Lissa Oliver (European Trainer - issue 24 - Winter 2008)
Guy Harwood trained Dancing Brave, one of the all-time great racehorses. Ten years after the horse’s dramatic Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe victory Harwood handed over the reins of his Coombelands Stables to the eldest of his three daughters. What Amanda Perrett inherited in 1996 was not just a prestigious operation; it was one of the most innovative and best-equipped training establishments that Europe had ever seen.
Sean Magee (European Trainer - issue 24 - Winter 2008)
Bill Heller (14 October 2008 - Issue Number: 10)
The number of champion jockeys who went on to become champion trainers afterwards can be counted on the fingers of one hand. In German racing history, only the great Hein Bollow scaled the heights in both professions, winning more than 1,000 races both as trainer and jockey. However, he will shortly be joined by Peter Schiergen, who was German champion jockey for five successive years in the 1990s, setting a European record of 273 winners in his best season of 1995, and retiring at the end of 1997 with 1451 winners to his credit.
David Conolly-Smith (European Trainer - issue 23 - Autumn 2008)
When I visited Audra and Tom Busteed in Cork freak gales were ravaging the coastline. Tranquil was hardly the best word to use; yet down at the bottom of the steep four furlong woodchip gallop, set within a wooded glen, was a peaceful stream in which many a Cheltenham hero had paddled as it carried its first ever rider. Slow, calm, meandering; oblivious to the storm of the outside world. This is indeed the tranquil nursery of Tom Busteed, the master tutor of the horse.
Lissa Oliver (European Trainer - issue 22 - Summer 2008)
Read MoreLove him or hate him - odds are against indifference - trainer Sir Mark Prescott needs little introduction. The unapologetic Prescott isn't bothered whichever the sentiment, as he is very much his own man and comfortable - some might say all too much so - in his own skin.
Frances Karon (European Trainer - issue 22 - Summer 2008)
Read MoreThe Head family has a history steeped in horseracing, just as horseracing has a history steeped in Heads. Their dominance began in France in the late 1800’s with Alec’s jockey-turned-trainer grandfather Willie, a British expat. Alec’s father, also Willie, was a highly successful jumps jockey and dual purpose trainer in France.
Frances Karon (European Trainer - issue 21 - Spring 2008)
Read MoreI’ve come to Willie Mullins’ yard in County Carlow, Ireland, expecting to see some strong horses and to hear some strong opinions. With Hedgehunter trotting past me up to the gallops, I’m certainly not disappointed in the first instance.
Lissa Oliver (European Trainer - issue 20 - Winter 2007)
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