Back Tracks, is an open-ended series, hosted by long time racehorse owner/breeder Brad Douglas. Back Tracks will feature the people and places behind the scenes in the horse racing industry. Each show will visit interesting locations and meet the dedicated horsemen who devote their time and energy to keeping the horse racing industry clean, safe and thriving.
With multiple episodes slated to shoot in Spring of 2021, the first one, featuring American Thoroughbred horse trainer, Doug O’Niell, is being teased at this link here.
Episode 1 – Doug O’Neill
Doug O’Neill is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer in California, where he trained the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, I’ll Have Another, and 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist. O’Neill and his family reside in Santa Monica, California. We visit Doug at his training track, San Loui Ray Downs, and talk about the past, present and future of the sport of kings. Watch video at the link below.
Episode 2 – Live Cover
Unlike other breeds of horses, thoroughbred mares must be serviced by live cover. That means when your mare is ready for breeding, you must bring her to the stallion to be bred. Each year hundreds of breeding facilities balance the delicate cycle of scheduling and standing stallions to assure the best possible chance your mare is successfully covered in the short time it’s there. In this episode we visit Marth Jane Mulholland of Mulholland Spring Farm and Spendthrift Farms in Lexington Kentucky, for a firsthand look at how live breeding is done and how it produces some of the best racing thoroughbreds in the industry.
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