Charles Trent
Q– Roberto N. asked who do you think are the top three male and fillies or mare out there right now?
A – Roberto, that’s a tough question. Let’s start with the three-year olds.
The boys, Epicenter, Mo Donegal, Early Voting, Jack Christopher, Tawny Port but there are at least five others that we ca talk about.
Now ,three-year-old fillies, to me this is much easier: Nest, Secret Oath, Echo Zulu, Matareya and Kathleen O. I think they are the top five.
As for older male horses, I like Flightline, Hot Rod Charlie, Jackie’s Warrior, Life Is Good and Olympiad. Older mares, my choices are Clairiere, Letruska, Malathaat, Pauline’s Pearl and Just One Time.
Regardless of age, my top three males in order are:
- Flightline
- Jackie’s Warrior
- Yibir.
Top five females, because it’s a lot harder division.
1.Letruska
- Clairiere
- Nest
- Echo Zulu
5.War Like Goddess.
Q– Eddie W. asked If you had to choose a trainer that was not in the top 10 listed trainers in the country, an upcoming trainer, who would it be?
A – There are many great trainers not on the top 10 list. There are trainers with smaller barns or just don’t get the opportunity to receive better stock. Some of them have been around for a while and some of them have been around for just a couple years.
Here are some of them in no particular order: Joe Sharp, Norm Casse, Norman Cash, Ryan Hanson, Walter Solis, and there are at least 20 other’s that I would take my horse to that are not in the top 10 list in the country. Just remember if you never heard of them doesn’t mean that they can’t train. Most likely they have been in the business for years working under someone that knows things about training.
Q- Katie L asked I know winning is the best thing but what is the hardest thing to deal with when owning a racehorse?
A – Katie, that depends on a couple of things. You must have patience and complete understanding that things just happen that are out of everyone’s control. Here are some of the things that might test one’s patience.
Some horses always seem to get hurt and most of the time that’s due to the horse’s confirmation. It takes months to get a horse to a race and on the day of their race they can get hurt. Unfortunately, it happens for even the best trainers.
Sometimes you need patience with the trainer that’s trying to figure the horse out. For an example, a horse can do everything right every day and then not run well in the race. First the trainer needs to make sure that they’re okay physically then mentally. Believe me, that’s a trainer’s nightmare sometimes. Every owner must understand they’ll need patience and extra money. If you don’t have these either, then you will have a hard time in this game that we all love.
About Charles Trent
Charles Trent started going to the races when he was 10 years old and bought his first racehorse when he was 18 years old. He’s been involved in the sport of Kings since. Charles understands both the gambling and training part of the sport.
He has owned horses on and off since 1985, trained horses from 1999 to 2008 and every horse that he purchased as a trainer got to the winner circle. Charles worked with top trainers and jockeys as an owner along with many great grooms, jockeys, jockey agents and even racing office personal as a trainer. Now, Charles is a Bloodstock Agent helping people start their journey in this Great Sport.
Charles will take your questions taking questions about horseracing from buying horses for racing to pinhooking, breeding, the ins and outs of the backside from a trainer’s point of view and even about gambling.
Send Charles Trent, Bloodstock Agent and Racing Manager of Big Casino Racing, your questions to [email protected]
