How does one pursue a career as a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer?
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Not real sure. You need to go hang around the Horse Track and get talking. You will meet Trainers just keep an eye open and talk to them. You could get you a $5,000 claiming horse and it already know some. Work with it and try to win a few races and people start knowing you. Then look around and buy a reasonable 1-2 year old to start from scratch. You hang around the track you will figure it out.
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whoa now that's a monumental task depending on to what degree you are talking about.  Probably way out of the scope of a simple question and answer.\n\n1) Get some help from someone who knows what's what here without knowing your current equine education I can only guess you are a ranch owner or rider with a interest\n2) Find appropriate land that does not need too much development to get it going (you might even be able to find a boarding facility that is selling out or looking for a investor)\n3) Once you have the right place in mind you'll need to work out the finances / create a business plan start marketing / investigation working with a bank etc. \n4) Start slow, add to what you have or make a splash big decision.  This could be as simple as adding stalls to your barn, cleaning up the pastures and fences or extend to doing roads and building a ranch from scratch.  If the latter there are a few good books that will tell you what it takes to build a nice ranch but this is a lot of work.\n5) Work out the horse facility and office building issues  Unless you start with friends you'll want to have the foundation of the boarding facility up and working with a couple horses before you start advertising / getting inquiries.  If they come over and it's a shambles or there are no horses people will talk and you won't have a good start.  Hook up with a local vet and feed store for special pricing opportunities and to get leads.\n6) Now go through a dry run read this link to get a idea of what people will be looking for / comparing you against.\n7) Also while your getting your facilities ready you'll need to be working our your legal issues, licensing, horse boarding / riding contracts leases and so on. Look into your's states laws in this regard the state will likely be able to help you here is a link to look at for illinois there should be something similar for your state.\n8) Once those things are done you need to get your books in order using something like quick books and prepare to pay vendors taxes etc.
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Handicapping is not a science. It is an 'educated' opinion at best. The whole purpose of a horse race is designed to give everybody an equal chance at winning. Technically, the Racing Secretary has put together a race that will allow every horse to finish a race in a dead heat to win. In reality, that's not the case.\n\nBut, I look at the trainer and how his record stands at the track. Sometimes owners and trainers can get into arguements or bill paying problems and the trainer may be out to 'burn' the owner by not training the horse properly.\n\nA dishonest or incompetent trainer will reveal himself in the standings. Even the great Man O' War, Seabiscuit, Barbaro needed to be trained.\n\nA horse needs at least two weeks rest between races to be considered an 'honest' entry for handicapping. Avoid horses who are being raced every four or five days. Breeding is also important-horses for courses is pretty much the norm in handicapping. \n\nHave fun at the track and don't try to bet more than you could afford to loose. Bet with your head, not over it.\n\nWhatever the system or formula you come up with, stick to it. Eventiually every system will pay off. Do your handicapping at home having a cup of coffee and some cake, relax. Then, go to the track and wager without the need to hurry up between races. Enjoy the day at the track. Don't pressure yourself into betting.\n\nHandicapping is simply throwing out, or eliminating, any horse that doesn't figure to win. You should always handicap to win. Try picking a horse to come last in any given race-much more difficult. So, when you go to the track, have fun and...\n\nGood luck
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I'd like to become a teacher, horse-back rider, symphectic composer.\nBut i'm really reaching out to become a publisher :)
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If your horse has a tattooed letter-number  on his upper lip, there is a high probability he raced. It is that tattoo, letter, followed by numbers that is you best bet at retrieving a background check on the horse.\n\nWith a minimum 4 MP camera you will take a photo of his upper lip. \n\nPut the horse on a cross tie, or have someone else hold him with a halter and lead. Place a dry towel or any other clean cloth over his eyes. When the horse is steady and standing correctly on all fours, roll back his upper lip.\n\nSnap at least two photo's of the horses upper lip. Check the photo image display on the rear of the camera to be certain you have photographed the entire tattooed number on the upper lip. \n\nRemove the towel from the horses eyes and walk him around for a few minutes and give the horse a few carrots and/or some hay to show the horses everything is OK.\n\nDownload the photo on the 4 MP camera onto a computer. If need be, enlarge the photo. When you are satisfied with your ability to read the letter and numbers, clearly, print the results onto your printer. Make multiple copies of each printout.\n\nGet in touch with either your local racetrack, the racing Secretary's Office, or an equine veterinarian and explain what you want and that you have the tattooed number of a horse whose background you would like to retrieve.\n\nIt is suggested that you try the racetrack first, for cost effective reasons. A veterinarian will charge you for his input as well as the costs from the jockey club.\n\nBasically, you want to obtain the letter and the numbers on the inside of the upper lip, as that is probably your best way to find out about the horse.
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Each state has its own rules and regulations to be an owner, partner/owner, corporation, trainer, assistant trainer, jockey, exercise rider, etc...\n\nIt is best to contact the racing secretary's office of the particular state and racetrack in which you intend to race and identify yourself. That particular racetrack will give to you all of the necessary paperwork. It may also be a good idea to contact a trainer of that racetrack and discuss your intentions with him/her. \n\nAnd, not only will the racetrack ask for identification and licensing, but, so will the insurance carrier. Even if the racetrack says it's o.k. to be a part of the connections of a racehorse or barn, make certain you carry proper insurance.
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I doubt that a racehorse has ever come out of retirement to race.  Horses retire for a reason and racing them again could kill them.\n\nIf you're interested in the group mentioned by the other poster - here is the link:\nhttp://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/waottb/\n\nHere is another link:\nhttp://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/tbsafe/\n\nNeither site appears to advocate re-training of former thoroughbreds for racing.
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Why you'd want to do it is beyond me, anyone can go straight.  But if you must, find the local drag strip.  There are probably some car tuner boards in your area where you can hook up with some folks that go to test and tunes and free run days at the drag strip.\n\nIf you want to get into from a professional standpoint, go to an event and talk to some of the team members, they may be able to point you to an amature series.\n\nIf you want to stay in any motorsport for a long time and leave on your own terms, KEEP IT ON THE TRACK.  Don't get caught up in the egos and put the rest of the public in danger by doing something stupid on the street.  No trophies or points or sponsorship oppurtunites on the street.
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Go straight to the horses' mouth, i.e. Alias: http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/products-services/learning_tools.jsp\n\nLots of great training materials available there, and there's discounts if you're a student.
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There is a difference between the employees of Santa Anita Racetrack and the employees of the stables that run horses at the racetrack.\n\nIf the job you are seeking is working with horses, Santa Anita racetrack has very few employees who actually work with horses.  There are people who work in the receiving barn (taking urine samples from horses post-race), the horse identifier's office (verifying the identities of horses that are due to race), stable security and a few other such jobs.\n\nMost of the people who work with the racehorses are employees of the trainers who train them.  To get a job working in a trainer's stable, you have to make contact with the trainer.  Most trainers have a lot of turnover in their stables so your chances are good for getting taken on in some capacity.  The bad news is that racetrack jobs where you're working with the horses do not pay well, are really hard manual labor, and can be very dangerous as racehorses are large, strong and temperamental.  You'll start out doing something like "walking hots" (i.e., leading horses around as they cool out from a race or workout) and/or mucking stalls.  If you stay with the trainer for a long enough time, you may get the chance to exercise horses or to become an assistant trainer.  But that's a very long road to travel.\n\nBecause of the involvement with pari-mutuel wagering, all employees who work on the backstretch, as the stable area is called, have to be licensed.  So there's some paperwork involved.\n\nIf the job you're thinking of is working as a pari-mutuel clerk, this is something else again.  The pari-mutuel workers are unionized, and to become a clerk you have to start out as a "permit."  Training classes are offered periodically, and if you successfully complete the class you can become a permit, but since all mutuel positions are based on seniority, the permits are lucky if they get work even a few days out of each month.  It can take years to become senior enough to assure 40 hours of work a week, so most people who work as pari-mutuel clerks have a "day job" doing something else for the first few years that they work.\n\nSpecifically, what kind of work do you want to do at Santa Anita?
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The closest I found to a pure system is to study the trainers and their habits.  eg, examine trainers who succeed with their first out with a newly claimed horse, trainers who succeed on their first start as a maiden, trainers who bring a horse back to the races after a rest of less than ten days.  I have done this.  It takes a lot of research and usually bet to place, not win.  You need to set up parameters for each condition, and then find as many examples to support your theory.\n\nif you are attentive and diligent, I believe you may earn a decent living and only work 15 hours a day.
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You need to get experience, usually in the local Little League level or College level.  Then you go to Umpire school, umpire for a number of years in the minors, and if you are good, get promoted to the Major Leagues.
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1st, get a job where YOU make enough to pay for the horse, boarding, food and medicine for as long as you own the horse. Next, pay for the groomer, the saddles, the accessories, etc. etc. Oh yeah, find the time to take your kids to visit the horse everyday at least until the newness wears off.
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Lots of people love horses.  Some of my happiest memories are my time with a Morgan (my favorite breed) named Henry.  Some of my most hilarious rides were in Central Park, NY.\n\nNever doubt your passion.  While you are spending time around horses, think in terms of possible careers - you can learn to train horses, you can teach riding skills, you could become a veterinarian specializing in large animals.\n\nSome of my favorite books on horsemanship are THE ART OF RIDING by Xenophon and THE MAN WHO LISTENS TO HORSES by Monty Roberts.  \n\nIf you can't find the titles, click on the link below and it will take you to Amazon.
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The horse needs to stay calm and relaxed. No energy can be used due to nerves or excitement. Race is on the track not in the barn. You do not feed the horse after 7 AM-no treats/no carrots, nothing. No morning workout the day before or race day, any and all races. Racehorses are the sole responsibility of the trainer even though the backbone of the racing industry is the owner of the horse...no owner-... no horse, no jockey, no trainer, no ferrier, etc. It all starts with the owner.\n\nFilms must be ordered, veternarians must examine the horse and, if need be, segregate the horse after a shot of lasix  has been administered. No visitors allowed in the backstretch, expecially near the horses readying to race. Security is tight. The groom and the hot-walker are usually the same person, so as to have the horse be in familiar hands when not racing. \n\nHorses are very sensitive to colic and must be well rested and not "blowing" hard after the race before they can drink or eat. Most trainers will not allow any visitors in the barn who are not specifically authorized, before or after any race to prevent the horse from becoming excited and injure himself in the stall. Visitors can excite the horses or give him treats which may comprimise any additive or medication given the horse.\n\nKentucky Derby day is very hectic and everybody wants to win as to bring in maximum amount of revenue for breeding purposes. Most kentucky Derby winners will start at $100,000 to cover a broodmare, once the horse has been retired. So, with 50-75 owners of broodmares ready to have their broodmares impregnated with the male sperm of the winner of the Kentucky Derby, multiply that income each year for twenty years. The income to the owner of a Kentucky Derby can be substantial over the years. Those figures are in place every year and skyrocket to $300,00-$500,000 if the winner of the Kentucky Derby produces a young colt who also wins the Kentucky Derby. \n\nOnce a horse enters the breeding shed he no longer races. It has been tried, to bring horses back into racing, but the horses are usually older and don't fair well once retired and returned to the track.\n\nIn essence, to have a horse even race in the Kentucky can be very lucrative for the owner, even if the horse comes last!...All in all, the security surounding the horses, any horse race is tight, to prevent the horse from injuring himself, other horses and the jockeys from a spill during the race. Not good for the horse/jockey and BAAAAD public relations for the track and the industry as a whole...\n\nTo get the pedigree of a racehorse, you need to obtain the letters and numbers tattoed on the inside of the upper lip. Sometimes it is very difficult to see the number. Use a high digital camera, 4 MP or larger, cover the horses eyes so as not to frieghten the horse, and take a flash-photo, once the upper lip is rolled back. Enhance that photo of the inside of the horses lip, where the number is located, onto a computer screen and retrieve it. Check with any equine veternarian within your state, as to how to check the pedigree once you have retrieved the number.\n\nAt the sales/auctions the pedigree is listed in the catologue that is given out for free at the entrance to anyone who is interested, as sometimes, horses may not have a tattoo because they may never have raced or are too young, yearling. But, most racehorses are tattooed early in life. It is very difficult to retrieve any information, pedigree/race record/injuries/etc., without that tattoo, on the inside of the upper lip, especially in older horses, unless papers are offered at the time of purchase. Certain features may depict a type of pedigree, i.e., large head may indicate a Bold Ruler progeny, but, it is strictly a good guess at best. That tattoo on the inside of the upper lip is the best way to find out about a horses pedigree and racing history...\n\n\nI hope I have answered your question and thank you very much for your r
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try sreaching online. William Woods College in Mo gives you a Batchlor degree in horses.
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Yeah if you know they are single and are not womanizers.  The faithful ones are few and far between.  Most jockeys, trainers, etc.  tend to be womanizers because they travel alot they aren't home much that they can get away with cheating on their girlfriends and wives.  But there are some honest ones out there.  I know! My current boyfriend is a retired jockey of 17 years who still exercises racehorses.  We met at Hawthorne racecourse in April and have been together ever since.  We now live together and are expecting a baby boy in January.  We both work with racehorses so we are able to spend alot of time together. He's the best thing that has happened to me!