AboutChristopher Crocker Expertise All questions pertaining to thoroughbred horse racing from a trainer's perspective. All questions about thoroughbred training methods, equine biochemistry and physiology. General questions about strategies and economics of thoroughbred horse racing.
I will also be pleased to answer general questions about training and caring for horses of all breeds.
Experience I have been breaking, schooling and training thoroughbred race horses for over twelve years.
Publications http://CrockerRacingStable.com
Education/Credentials High school graduate 1992. Dalfort Aircraft 1994. Licensed thoroughbred horse trainer in Canada and six American states as of 2009.
Question Todd Pletcher said that Dunkirk trained well over the sloppy Churchill Downs track and that if the track was good or muddy they would be in trouble. What did Pletcher mean by the aforementioned?
Answer Dennis,
Sloppy, Good, and Muddy are all different "track conditions". He knows his horse is good over the slop, but not so great over a "muddy" or "good" track, as he stated. Each of those terms is a specific condition and noted so in the racing form.
Christopher Crocker
Crocker Racing Stable Inc and Horse Racing Partnerships
