Hoof Beats November 2018
Features
Packing a Powerful Punch
Six Pack and Åke Svanstedt score in a scorching 1:49.1 in the 126th Kentucky Futurity
by Kimberly French with photos by Mark Hall
From Tragedy to Triumph
Ontario trainer Ben Wallace has bounced back from brutal barn fire
by Rich Fisher
Cast Your Vote
Who are the sport’s greatest champions?
by Dean A. Hoffman
Stories
Profile: Fox Valley Gemini
Hometown Hero Fox Valley Gemini’s exploits attract attention to Illinois harness racing
by Neil Milbert
Profile: The Nasons
Family Tradition The Nasons inherited a love for harness racing through three generations
by Robert Temple
Life After Racing
Modern Marvel World champion Market Share continues winning beyond the track
by Winnie Morgan Nemeth
Horse Care
It’s All in the Genes Innovative DNA therapy may be a medical breakthrough for treating lameness by Kimberly French
Equine Clinic
Along Came a Spider A Gift For You recovers from a nearly fatal insect bite for special season
by Kimberly French
Shoeing News
Throw Out the Playbook There is no easy answer when horses hit their knees
by Steve Stanley
Voices
Director’s Chair
Power to Prosper Mechanisms must be developed for harness racing to persist and expand
by Ivan Axelrod
Under Wraps
Feed or Forage? Turn-out time has advantages mentally and physically
by Tim Bojarski
Trot Lines
Ninety Seconds It takes a year of preparation for that short moment in the sale ring
by Bob Marks
Mutuel Feeling
Interpreting Race Lines Removing old-school factors to receive an ‘edge’
by Frank Cotolo
The Statistical Edge
Betting off a Break Opportunities remain even when your favored horse is a breaker
by Bob Gardner
In Every Issue
First Over
Starting Lines
Here They Come
Horsemen’s Shop
Advertisers’ Index
Photo Finish
