Alan F. Balch is the Executive Director of California Thoroughbred Trainers. (Reproduced by permission from the latest issue of North American Trainer, the quarterly magazine for the training and development of the Thoroughbred. For additional information about the publication, please visit www.trainermagazine.com/america.) Just why is it that our sport, which is dependent upon the objectivity [...]

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Following are the questions that I would ask if I were interviewing pre-screened candidates for the vacant position of Chief Executive Officer of the Breeders’ Cup, followed by the most pertinent questions I would ask of candidates’ references. I would request that the candidate (and his/her references) elaborate in some detail. 1. Why do have an [...]

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The drama surrounding Zenyatta’s valiant attempt to win a second straight Breeders’ Cup Classic in 2010 nearly tripled the television ratings over 2009.  While this was a highly favorable outcome, the television ratings for the recently completed college football bowls indicate that the Breeders’ Cup could have done better on network television. For the first [...]

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