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- Aloretta Dethly
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What is your role in the racing industry?
I know some of SIM community work in the real life racing world and I wanted to know what you do and if you have advice for anyone who is interested in a similar position.
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Worked in the mutuel dept. at the local simulcast facility after retiring.
And have since retired from that.
Am now a full time bum!
And have since retired from that.
Am now a full time bum!
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I donate a ton of money every year to parimutuel betting pools.
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I’m a jockey in Australia. I’ve been riding in races since early 2014. Love it!
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I'm a photographer for the Daily Racing Form and writer for TVG and like 10 other random publications, including several from overseas.
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- Anthony L Carder
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I've been a track maintenance employee for 15 years at my local track here in Iowa, before that I was a groom.
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Still studying, so not working at the moment, but!
Did two seasonal internships in Kentucky!
One at a large Stud farm where I gained loads of experience with pregnant & barren mares, foaling, prep (yearlings, foals & mares) as well as some racehorse rehabilitation
Second was an internship as a Vet Tech at Hagyard Medical Equine Institute looking after mostly thoroughbreds at all ages, mostly neonates - which was an amazing opportunity to learn!
I took the opportunity to do these internships during my college education to build up my resume and get experience and both were awesome!
Did two seasonal internships in Kentucky!
One at a large Stud farm where I gained loads of experience with pregnant & barren mares, foaling, prep (yearlings, foals & mares) as well as some racehorse rehabilitation
Second was an internship as a Vet Tech at Hagyard Medical Equine Institute looking after mostly thoroughbreds at all ages, mostly neonates - which was an amazing opportunity to learn!
I took the opportunity to do these internships during my college education to build up my resume and get experience and both were awesome!
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I work for Santa Anita in the "how to bet" booth. Usually just work on the major events like Breeder's Cup and stuff.
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Don't quit your day jobPete Vella wrote: ↑3 years ago I work for Santa Anita in the "how to bet" booth. Usually just work on the major events like Breeder's Cup and stuff.
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I used to own/train Standardbreds (with my dad) for about 30 years. Right out of high school I was a Groom. That life is unfortunately behind me now except as a Simster!
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I used to work as a groom with standardbred trotters before I went to the university. I have a racehorse, bred by me and he has done some races but now retired.
Now I work "behind the scenes" as an equine vet. I work with all sorts of horses. Mostly riding-horses, but I do have some trotters as patients to. I worked as a race-track vet a couple of years ago (so I hate steeplechase-races irl).
Now I work "behind the scenes" as an equine vet. I work with all sorts of horses. Mostly riding-horses, but I do have some trotters as patients to. I worked as a race-track vet a couple of years ago (so I hate steeplechase-races irl).
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My role is a lover of pretty and/or talented horses and owner of a few tail hairs attached to currently racing horses.
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- Kelly Haggerty
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I graduated from the Equine program at the University of Louisville in 1994. I've worked on 2 TB breeding farms as a groom, one little breed-to-race operation with just a couple of mares and one really large one owned by the Dubai folks. I was a research assistant to an Econ profesor in college, where we had some studies on pricing TB published in the Blood Horse. I've also worked as an equine insurance adjuster.
I've own/have owned several TB racers in CA, both alone and in partnership. I'm involved with some of the industry groups that work with public relations and lobbying efforts, sometimes creating training or publications for them, speaking at meetings, or just being a point of contact for questions. I may potentially be doing some consulting soon re partnerships between the racing and sports betting industry, pending the outcome of November's state elections in various jurisdictions.
I was on the equestrian team at U of L and I rode jumping horses and trained riding horses as a kid. I also used to buy TB from the slaughter auction and re-train them to be riding horses. And I have been studying TB bloodlines and pedigrees since I was 10. One of my favorite rainy day activities when visiting KY is to curl up in the Keeneland library and study!
Kinda all over the map lol!
I've own/have owned several TB racers in CA, both alone and in partnership. I'm involved with some of the industry groups that work with public relations and lobbying efforts, sometimes creating training or publications for them, speaking at meetings, or just being a point of contact for questions. I may potentially be doing some consulting soon re partnerships between the racing and sports betting industry, pending the outcome of November's state elections in various jurisdictions.
I was on the equestrian team at U of L and I rode jumping horses and trained riding horses as a kid. I also used to buy TB from the slaughter auction and re-train them to be riding horses. And I have been studying TB bloodlines and pedigrees since I was 10. One of my favorite rainy day activities when visiting KY is to curl up in the Keeneland library and study!
Kinda all over the map lol!