European Trainer Magazine - horse racing

Cavalor Trainer of the Quarter
Simon and Ed Crisford become the first joint winners after a standout winter in Dubai, featuring a Dubai Gold Cup victory and strong World Cup night performances.

Champion Trainer: Francis-Henri Graffard
Katherine Ford profiles the French trainer whose record-breaking season, organisation, and team structure underpin a highly consistent global operation.

Stepping up a gear? Fuelling for fast work
Dr. Edd Knowles and Vanessa Allen (Spillers) explain how higher training intensity increases energy and nutritional demands, making a balanced diet essential for performance and health.

Have horse, will travel
Lissa Oliver highlights key fixtures between April and June, focusing on early European turf season targets and races closing for entries.

Trainers surviving at the grassroots level
Katherine Ford speaks to trainers in Britain, Ireland, and France as rising costs and limited prize money force smaller yards to adapt.

Wearables on the racecourse
Sally Taylor and Celia Marr examine how wearable technology is improving insight into equine performance and welfare, supporting safer decision-making.

The racecourse experience
Virginia Lisco explores how racecourses are reshaping raceday with sport, entertainment, innovation, and accessibility to attract wider audiences.

Roaring and surgical advances
Jackie Bellamy-Zions interviews Professor Taralyn McCarrel on a potential breakthrough procedure for treating tie-back surgery.

AI in handicap races
Ilaria Botti outlines how AI can support handicappers through data analysis while stressing the importance of human judgment.

The 2025 Champions
Dr. Marian Surda presents annual tables of leading trainers and jockeys across Europe.

Deworming in training horses
Professor Jacqui Matthews discusses targeted, test-based parasite control as resistance to wormers rises, reducing routine treatments while maintaining health.