Pedigree Insights
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2019 WES CHAMPAGNE: FARRIER TO THE STARS PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: by Dan Ross FINAL CROP OF ARCH No foot, no horse--an adage that's as true now as when the world's first plough-horse was sidelined with a stone bruise. And IS ON THE MARCH while that same adage could be repurposed for almost any part of the horse's anatomy, it's the foot that bears the load. The hero's yoke. Of all the farriers around the nation's backstretches toiling away on those four surprisingly delicate parts of the racehorse, few have been as highly sought-after for as long as Wes Champagne. Nearly 40 years ago, Champagne was an exercise rider who, too big to follow in the boots of his jockey father, went to blacksmith school near Sacramento. Forty years later, he boasts a client list that started early on with Laz Barrera and never dipped in quality thereafter. Trainers like Charlie Whittingham, Bobby Frankel, Neil Drysdale, Richard Mandella, Bob Baffert, John Sadler. Horses like Tiffany Lass, Mister Frisky, Malek, Labeeb, Fusaichi Pegasus, Megahertz, Medaglia d'Oro, Game on Estihdaaf | Erika Rasmussen Dude. Cont. p5 by Andrew Caulfield IN TDN EUROPE TODAY The UAE 2000 Guineas, to my mind, has always been one of BRITISH RACING TO RESUME ON WEDNESDAY the most confusing races staged during the Dubai Racing British racing will resume on Wednesday after an equine influenza scare last week. Carnival. While this Group 3 contest is confined to 3-year-olds, it Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe.
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