Terry Knight - a mainstay of the Northern California circuit
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First published in North American Trainer issue 42 - November '16 to January '17
David Hofmans - trainer of Melatonin in profile
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This article appeared in - North American Trainer Issue 41
Hector Palma - A Californian training legend
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This article appeared in North American Trainer - issue 40 (May to July 2016)
Alan Balch - Geese and Greed
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Keith Desormeaux - Trainer of the 141st Preakness Stakes winner - Exaggerator
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Alan Balch - Is perception reality?
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Alan Balch - Complacent?
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Barry Abrams - overcoming adversity
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An old man goes to a doctor. “What’s the problem?” the doctor says. “I can’t pee,” the old man says. “How old are you?” the doctor says. “Eighty-four,” the old man says.
Read MoreAlan Balch - Competing?
/In our sport -- the greatest of them all -- we have many creatures of various descriptions and talents who actively join together in the teams competing in each race. Unique among them is the amazing non-human who naturally and instinctively competes.
Read MoreMeet leading trainer Mark Casse
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Alan Balch - Why is it?
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Does advertising work? How can you tell? What makes it good? How much should we spend? Why should we spend anything at all? Whatever we budget, how should we spend it?
Read MoreDavid Bernstein: rising above adversity
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David Bernstein has suffered two tragedies: one a game changer, the other a life changer.
Read MoreAlan Balch - Risky Business
/A horse trainer without a high school diploma based his entire and considerable success on one aphorism, and relentlessly reminded his students and peers: it’s what you learn after you know it all that really counts.
Read MoreSean McCarthy comes out form under the radar
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Sean McCarthy is a rarity among trainers. He speaks in complete sentences. Here’s what he said in a post-race interview after the biggest win of his career, Majestic Harbor’s 6 1/4-length upset at 14-1 in the Grade I Gold Cup at Santa Anita on June 28...
Read MoreRon McAnally - Still pumping out Gr1 winners
/Described as the poster boy for the geriatric set and like a fine wine we meet Ron McAnally, the trainer that will never give up. Ron McAnally has just celebrated his 82yrs old and still churning out Gr 1 winners and here we find out about how it all began in 1948 working as a groom, lifelong long friends and owners.
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Alan Balch - Insoluble Problems?
/Alan Balch looks into the hope that every cloud currently hanging over California racing has the silver lining every race follower is praying for. With more racetracks closing and trainers unable to make a living the long term future of California racing is looking doubtful.
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Alan Balch - Shooting the messengers?
/Are we shooting messengers?
Read MoreClifford Sise Jr - excited about coming back
/After a hiatus of nearly three years, Clifford Sise Jr is back and regrouping at San Luis Rey Downs. "I miss the competition" - that says it all!
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