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Thejudge you seem to be implying that the top trainers use drugs? What would lead you to that opinion?
And there is surely some skill in a trainer being able to make crucial decisions based on tiny pieces of evidence or even just gut feeling. Like “I think Horse X has worked enough, I won’t do that piece of work I planned today, or I think horse Y needs a bit more work, maybe I’d be better off to wait another 2 weeks before I run him in a race”
And the biggest skill I see in being a trainer is putting the horse in the correct race, that’s the key difference in terms of getting the highest return from horses in terms of prizes and longevity.Jesus wept “Thejudge1” lay off the hard stuff. Never heard so much utter S.
If it’s that easy you should be out doing it and making a fortune. Which you clearly aren’t.
I presume you’ve some sort of background in racing to understand how easy it is? Maybe experienced it first hand?
The fact you reference Hannon shows how inept your replies above are, he’s been pretty poor in recent years…so as The Verve would say….The drugs don’t work…
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Hindsight is 20/20 so make the most of it!I’ve visited stables where trainers have that many horses that they’re basically doing little more than picking up the training fees. Specialise in sprinters and have a scatter gun approach to race management – keep running them and occasionally some will win. The horses are unhappy due to having little fresh air in their box and their work being uninteresting, staff are unmotivated.
Pick any one of those horses and send it to a a more discerning trainer with fewer horses, better facilities, inspired staff…the vast majority will improve.
I imagine Curtis has a problem during the winter months with rainfall in Pembrokeshire
Most of her recent runners just don’t seem fit enough. Travel well, jump well but just don’t get home.
Well….I don’t think her training methods could have changed that much unless she is dragging her duvet over her head in the mornings thinking “I can’t be arsed to get out of bed and get my horses fit”. Possible but unlikely. Think more likely the horses tire easily if they are experiencing some sort of post viral syndrome. If this is so then things should gradually improve.
Rainfall high down there but always has been. Reading the notes for the last Curtis ATR stable tour, a lot of her horses had “prefers good ground”. If your local track is Ffos Las one would have thought it a better plan to fill your boxes with mudlarks, although I suppose you have to take what you can get. Of course, “will be better on good ground” sounds better to existing and potential new owners than “My yard is riddled with some godawful virus that has buggered them up and they’re taking ages to get over it”
Curtis career figures by going:
Good – 89 from 518 runners – 17.18% SR
Heavy – 50/244 – 20.49%
Good to Soft – 50/391 – 12.79
Good to Firm – 30/95 – 31.58%
There are a few more on other going definitions but above covers the vast majority
Curtis career figures by going:
Good – 89 from 518 runners – 17.18% SR
Heavy – 50/244 – 20.49%
Good to Soft – 50/391 – 12.79
Good to Firm – 30/95 – 31.58%
There are a few more on other going definitions but above covers the vast majority
Where do those stats come from Joe ?
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