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symbolized in the racing silks and caps of the jockey. The full-color reproduction of this painting is
made possible through a gift from the estate of alumnus Wayne T. Cottingham who worked
for the Associated Press for 40 years. A full frame reproduction of the painting appears on page 21.
I Born to Run/4 Kentucky’s thoroughbred horse industry is a major economic force in the
Commonwealth in which UK alumni bolster every segment. For the Love of ¤ Horse/5
Farm managers talk about their year-round, round-the-clock responsibilities for the operation of their farms.
E¤rly to Rise/7 Young thoroughbreds begin training early for their place at the race track.
Insurin Your Bet/9 Insurance for the thorou hbred is a ma'or satellite business in the industr .
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y in Lexington and around the university knowing that some day horses would be an integral part of his life.
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  blankets by which each racing stable is identified. Meanwhile, Buck ut UK/12 The University of Kentucky
I has an outstanding equine research program with an international reputation for the development of vaccines
I and other applied research. Coll the Doctor/14 Veterinarians play a key role in the life of a thoroughbred
caring for them on the farm and around the country at the race tracks. A Special L¤dy/16
I Anita Madden is well-known as a Lexington socialite, but she’s also integrally involved in the thoroughbred
business as a decision-maker on the State Racing Commission. Horsemen Adopt ¤ Cause/18
The Lucille Parker Marke Cancer Center is under Construction toda because Kentuck ’s horse
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industry—thoroughbred and standardbred—ralIied behind this critical need.
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soils, grass, water, and expertise   · V   V,  . of accepted it. It’s more convenient
found in Central Kentucky have made . V     because I live on the farm."
it the heart of the thoroughbred V i Mclean said he often "gets an extra
industry.   } burst of energy" when one of his
For horses and their managers, the   M I mares is in foal and needs his
year is divided into five seasons. The A attention, no matter what time it is.
first is breeding season which begins       3   Throughout the year regardless of
February 15 and ends approximately I  V  i a the season, a farm manager oversees
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coordinate the efforts of his staff to   V ""€  . ‘i  ; _ii' i   V_ . Henry W7hite ’52, managing owner
supervise the preparation of mares and ` _    R I ili  `li of Plum Lane Farm on Russell Cave
stallions for breeding," said Ted Bates ‘ * `  Pike, divided the responsibilities of a
`52, manager of Pine Grove Farm on I horse farm manager into five areas.
Combs Ferry Road.
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diets, teasing and selling shares in the   ‘ "  M°l~€°"· Ted B°'°‘» l·°’°
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businessman, second, a horseman, horse we can’t see is the most to see more horse industry
third, a labor relations man, fourth, a important part, and that’s his heart. management courses in UK’s
loan department for the help, and fifth, Heart is when you go to the races and curriculum.
a father confessor for the help and his you see those two horses coming down Boone cited the genetics, feeding,
clients," he said. the track and one doesn’t want to let and anatomy and physiology courses as
"You also should be half-veterinarian the other go by. He wants to win." having been particularly helpful to his
to boot," he added. Several of the managers said they career; ,
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despite the long hours and hard work, Boone said, "the main ingredient in the Farm, Wolfram worked ar the UK
» the rewards make it all worth it. horse business is luck." He added, Horse Research Center on Maine .
"It’s a thrill to raise a horse and see however, that he always bets on the Chance Farm_
him become successful on the track," horses he has raised. "The practical experience combined
McLean said. "'Ihe best way in the world to go with the education rounds out your
Wolfram said he found the sale of a broke is to take a tip from a capabilities," he said.
yearling colt at Keeneland last summer horseman," according to \White. "We He was responsible for the care of
_ particularly rewarding. The North all think our horses are going to win." the horses and the farm, and
Ridge Farm sold a Northern Dancer- Having graduated from the concentrated on nutritional research.
Bernie Bird colt for over $2 million. University of Kentucky, the horsemen Eaton noted that courses in pasture
Lee Eaton, who owns Eaton Farms cited favorable contributions from UK management, agricultural economics,
Inc. on Newtown Pike, said his biggest to their careers. and basic agronomy have been helpful
reward was breeding Bold Forbes, who "My degree from UK prepared me to his career.
won the Kentucky Derby in 1976. His to do anything I wanted to do. It not Boone said that while a farm
biggest disappointment came just a few only prepared me, but it gave me the managers work is confining, it is never  f
days later when Bold Forbes' mother, confidence needed for success," Bates boring. "Any kind of livestock work is
who was in foal with Secretariat, was said. confining, but it’s always exciting. You
found injured with a broken shoulder. "Since UK is situated in the horse don't ever get bored," he said.
She did live, however, and produced a capital of the world, Central
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t is 6:45 a.m. on a cold, fresh April working his way through the minor seriously injured in my work." Stevens
morning. Crimson fingers of the leagues," said Bowman. "Once you get has been kicked a few times, but
new day creep slowly over the to the big leagues, you appreciate considers it a part of the hazards of
horizon, awakening the Bluegrass. having gone through what you did." being a horse trainer.
City streets are peaceful for the moment, As far as the actual training of a horse
the hustle and bustle of Lexington is concerned, both men stress the fact
daily life has not yet begun. that, like a human being, each horse ,,..;ae» ;., _  
At the same hour, at Keeneland Race has a different personality, and is   e.,  
Track, tranquility is a memory. Hurried trained in an individual manner. "You   _.,,Y$t-‘: F; 
activity replaces the calm of the dawn. start training in the fall when the · ·` Z   i   f` 
This metropolis and its inhabitants horse is a yearling," said Stevens. "1 ,7.   c r     .. e  
have been awake and on the job for a train young horses in groups, because .  Qi  ‘'’ '   ·-_—    ,; ·~s—’ A ? 
good l"lOl11'. just ask horse trainers and they gain more experience being with           __ l__     
former UK students Herb Stevens and other horses, and they also learn how   {rj  ,___ __ gf    
Carl Bowman `69. to compete against one another. From ji  · . `°* a · 
"The life of a trainer is like that of a then on, you know which horses are      fi    » — _,
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= Stevens. "I get up around 4:55 every It's all a matter of judgment and    ·‘ Qi   ' '""   .
morning and leave home at 5:20. We experience on the trainer`s part." `     4, _ ,  
get the horses out around 6:00 and Bowman emphasizes the individual- _  _·  Q '
Staff morning workouts. We get done ity of each animal, and how important T,¤,nE,H€,b $,€V€,,S¤,,Bh
abut 10:50, and then come back in the it is to watch out for its quirks and
afternoon to watch the horses race. It's infirmities when training. "lf the horse ln addition to actually training the
a long day." backs off his feed, you train less. lf the individual horses, the trainer deter-
— Novice trainer Carl Bowman's day is animal "does" better, or eats more, you mines at which track the horse will
similar, although he rises around 4:15. train him harder. You`ve got to pay run, what level of training the horse
"l work from about 4:45 to 11:00, take attention to whether the horse has a must have before he enters a race, and
a lunch break, and then come back in robust, or refined build. Also, trainers which jockey will ride the horse.
— the afternoon. This is definitely not a tend to work colts harder." According to Stevens, "most good
job for a person who likes to sleep in," The most strenuous part of training, jockeys can ride any horse you put
said Bowman. "It demands seven days according to Stevens, occurs right them on, but some horses require
a week, 365 days of the year." before the horse`s first race. "The special ones. The trainer tells the
But Stevens and Bowman are used to maiden race is different because to jockey the characteristics of the horse,
working long hours. Both men started compete, the horse must have more and how he would like to see the race
out in the horse business when they education. Once they race though," he run. lt`s the jockey`s responsibility to
were young. Stevens is a fourth said, "they're usually not a problem, adjust the advice according to condi-
generation horseman who worked for although they still have bad habits tions of the actual race," said Stevens.
his father as an exercise boy. Bowman which you have to control." The trainer also determines how the
used his summer vacations to break What does a trainer do while his horse will be sho