Videos tagged with "preparation"

Bodie and Bob [00:45]
Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and his son Bode, namesake of Kentucky Derby runner-up Bodemeister, watch the Empire Maker colt's morning exercise in preparation for Saturday's middle jewel of the Triple Crown.

The Development of Fairlight, Segenhoe's 200acre Spelling Complex [02:50]
Segenhoe has recently completed the construction of a 200 acre spelling complex, Fairlight. Opening in January 2013, the world class complex boasts individual 2 acre paddocks catering for colts and fillies, 1200m irrigated grass exercise track, self contained paddocks with adjoining stables, large 10 horse walker and a spacious 12 box stable complex including a 42x20m arena ideally suited for horses coming from the sales in preparation for breaking in.

BMW Caulfield Cup lead-up - Craig Williams (Dunaden) [01:54]
Craig Williams discusses Dunaden's preparation leading up to BMW Caulfield Cup Day

Mark Kavanagh discusses December Draw's Turnbull Stakes preparation [01:52]
Brad Bishop talks with Mark Kavanagh about December Draw and his preparation for the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington this Saturday 06 October 2012.

1994 Breeders' Cup Classic + Post Race [10:15]
The Breeders' Cup horse that arrived last at Churchill Downs ran first Saturday as Concern beat Tabasco Cat by a neck in the $3-million Classic, ending on a high note a long year of unfulfilled promise for the 3-year-old colt from Maryland. Trainer Dick Small's style is to ship a horse to a race at a late hour, and by van instead of plane. He made no exception with Concern, even though the late-running son of Broad Brush was appearing in the most important stake of his 21-race career. A 10 1/2-hour trip brought Concern and the trainer to Kentucky at 3 am Friday, long after all the other Breeders' Cup horses had settled in and been tested during workouts over the Churchill Downs track. Concern did all of his Breeders' Cup preparations at Pimlico, where he worked a mile on Monday. "I find that most horses do better in their own surroundings," Small said. "It's better not to disrupt their daily rhythms." Small played it even closer to the vest when Concern ran in the Travers in August. For that race, the horse was driven to Upstate New York and arrived at 4 am on the day of the race, about 13 hours before post time. He lost by a neck to Holy Bull, the probable horse of the year who didn't run in the Breeders' Cup. Being beaten by necks and running second and third have been Concern's style, a rut that ended in time for his owner-breeder, Robert Meyerhoff, to collect a purse of $1.56 million, more than half a million dollars more than his colt had earned from all his previous ...