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52 Recruiting runners
The lengths that different tracks are going to maximize fields for their races, by Bill Heller.
12 Mark Hennig
Now in his 26th year as a racehorse trainer, Jeff Lowe meets a respected horseman with a boutique barn on the up.
22 Australian EIPH report
New research on the impact of EIPH from an Australian perspective but with worldwide implications, by Ellie Crispe and Guy Lester.
28 Niall Collum –
Canadian trainer profile
He’s worked for the likes of Ballydoyle and Godolphin and is now entering his third season with a license in his own name. Based at Woodbine, Collum talks to Alex Campbell about his goals and visions for his barn.
36 Determining distance
preferences
Judy Wardrope profiles six elite racehorses, examines their conformation traits and asks what made them great racehorses.
44 CTT trainer profile – A regular on the Californian circuit, Powell discusses his career to date and shares his concerns with Ed Golden about the decline in breeding of Thoroughbreds in The Golden State.
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Kentucky Derby – in association with RoadStallion
Profiles and mini-biographies for owners whose horses have been featured on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” by Bill Heller.
68 Mandatory layoff
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Alan F. Balch column
10 Trainer of
the Quarter – Brendan Walsh
94 #soundbites
– this quarter Bill Heller asks: Is there too much racing?
Would mandatory layoffs for horses be a good thing? Denise Steffanus investigates.
76 Exercising horse sense
In this article, Peter J. Sacopulos focuses on insurance protection for trainers and riders, equine liability laws, and proper safety procedures and equipment.
82 Tying-Up
Catherine Rudenko looks at how to deal with cases of “exertional rhabdomyolysis” otherwise known as Tying-Up.
88 PHBA – Mick Ruis and his
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60 On the Road to the
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secret stallions
Emily Shields talks to Mick Ruis about his expanding breeding program in Pennsylvania.
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