Lindsay Turcotte
On the evening of Oct. 6, after viewing and acknowledging pictures of Real Grace in a paddock on a farm in Lexington, his racing trainer and my good friend, Shelley Brown, put down her phone for...
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Posted November 4th, 2024 ·
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: No Such Thing as Finishing Touches
Well, it’s sure been a month! On the backstretch, we were leading up to our biggest day of racing, Canadian Derby day. ...
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Posted September 4th, 2024 ·
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: All Creatures Great and Small
Well, another month has come and gone and our progress continues to be hindered by the series of unfortunately chaotic events that seems to be marring 2024. ...
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Posted August 2nd, 2024 ·
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: It’s All About Horsemanship
Not long ago, I was walking through a shedrow and stopped to congratulate the trainer on a gutsy win. They commented that the horse has a ton of try, and anytime it went off form there was a reason...
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Posted June 26th, 2024 ·
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Strengthening the Future for Off-Track Thoroughbreds
Well, another month has come and gone. Tax season ended, the race meet started, Grayson ensured he rang out tax season short one shoe and then gained himself even MORE holidays by tossing one of...
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Posted May 24th, 2024 ·
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Building on an Existing Foundation
Well, ’tis the season where it’s hard to fit everything into a day. Being at the track almost full time plus slogging through tax season definitely does not leave time for consistent riding on one...
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Posted April 16th, 2024 ·
Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Closing Doors and Cracked-Open Windows
Sometimes, when I walk onto the backstretch here at Century Mile and look around at “all the pretty Thoroughbreds,” I feel a bit like I’m Alice, trying to figure out how I landed in Wonderland. ...
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Posted March 11th, 2024 ·