John A. Grabowski racing offers a complete range of services for an owner, from selection or purchase of your horse, to management and training throughout its racing career. John can buy on your behalf or assist you in the selection of your own horses. Utilizing the very latest training methods and advances in thoroughbred racing their quest is to achieve the best results possible for every horse under their care. John & Polly’s long history and excellent track record plus with extensive experience as leading jockeys, gives them the winning edge.
Our training is based on putting our horses first. When a horse arrives at the barn for the first time, the first thing we do is assess the condition the horse and test their level of fitness. Once we establish the condition of the horse, we work with the owners to understand their racing objectives so we can establish training plans based on realistic goals. By doing this, we are able to fully maximize the horses racing abilities.
Working closely with each horse and with John’s background as a professional jockey, John rides each horse in their preparation, giving him an advantage of knowing where horse’s are headed into a race.
♦ Everyday our horses are groomed, stalls are cleaned and they receive various forms of treatments on their legs. They are fed with high quality feed with supplements for making them strong and coats vibrant. Special supplements are also given to help them build blood and address an special needs they may have.
♦ Every morning, 7 days a week, horses are walked, jogged, galloped or breezed. We ride each horse and assess their current condition to get them to their goal. We also swim the horses at the Equine Swim Facility right on the track grounds. Swimming has become a popular and therapeutic way to help racehorses reach their fitness goal. Swimming is excellent exercise for a horse that has tired legs or just needs a break from the daily workouts on the track. A 10 minute swim in the pool is a vigorous workout…. without all of the stress on the legs and a great job of increasing the horse’s lung power.
♦ Workouts/Breezing: Workouts keep the horse in peak condition. Breezes are scheduled on a regular basis in order to maintain the horse’s fitness. Each of our workouts is coordinated with the track to ensure that work statistics get recorded and are available for viewing.
It is very important to us that we provide updates to our owners on a regular basis. We try our best to be available when our owners have questions. We firmly believe in having open and honest communications regarding the status of their horses – whether the news is positive or possibly unfavorable.
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