ISSUE 90 – July-September 2025 £8.95 www.trainermagazine.com
THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE THOROUGHBRED
EUROPEAN TRAINERS’ FEDERATIO AIMS and OBJECTIVES of the ETF:
a) To represent the interests of all member trainers’ associations in Europe. b) To liaise with political and administrative bodies on behalf of European trainers. c) To exchange information between members for the benefit of European trainers. d) To provide a network of contacts to assist each member to develop its policy and services to member trainers.
ETF REPRESENTATIVES Chairmanship: Guy Heymans (Belgium) Tel: +32 (0) 495 389 140 Email: heymans1@telenet.be
Vice Chairmanship:
Nicolas Clément (France) Tel: +33 (0)3 44 57 25 39 Fax: +33 (0)3 44 57 58 85 Email: entraineurs.de.galop@wanadoo.fr
AUSTRIA
Mrs. Živa Prunk Tel: +38640669918 Email: ziva.prunk@gmail.com
CZECH REPUBLIC
Joseph Vana Tel: +42 (0) 6024 296 29 Email: horova@velka-chuchle.cz
GREECE
Aggeliki Amitsis Tel: 30 229 908 1332+ Email: angieamitsis@yahoo.com
GERMANY
Erika Mäder Tel: +49 (0) 2151 594911 Fax: +49 (0) 2151 590542 Email: trainer-und-jockeys@netcologne.de
Vice Chairmanship:
Christian von der Recke (Germany) Tel: +49 (022 54) 84 53 14 Fax: +49 (022 54) 84 53 15 Email: recke@t-online.de
HUNGARY
Mr. Botond Kovács Email: botond.kovacs@kincsempark.hu
ITALY
Agostino Affe Email: affegaloppo@gmail.com
NETHERLANDS
Geert van Kempen Mobile: +31 (0)6 204 02 830 Email: renstalvankempen@hotmail.com
NORWAY
Are Hyldmo Mobile: +47 984 16 712 Email: arehyldmo@hotmail.com
Treasureship:
Michael Grassick (Ireland) Tel: +353 (0)45 522 981 Mobile: +353 (0)87 258 87 70 Fax: +353 (0)45 522 982 Email: office@irta.ie
UNITED KINGDOM
Rupert Arnold Tel: +44 (0) 1488 71719 Fax: +44 (0) 1488 73005 Email: r.arnold@racehorsetrainers.
RUSSIA
Olga Polushkina Email: p120186@yandex.ru
SLOVAKIA
Jaroslav Brecka Email: jaroslav.brecka@gmail.com
SWEDEN
Caroline Malmborg Email: caroline@stallmalmborg.s
www.trainersfederation.eu
SUPER MARIO ITALIAN TRAINER MARIO BARATTI ON LEARNING FROM RACING’S ELITE AND HOW HE’S CREATED A CLASSIC WINNING STABLE IN THE HEART OF CHANTILLY HAVE HORSE, WILL TRAVEL
International races trainers should target this autumn
REDUCING THE RISK OF FRACTURES
Preventing serious fractures in the racehorse
GENETIC MANIPULATION
Monitoring & detecting gene doping practices