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    TRAINING BENCHMARKS

    Mar 18, 2022 3 minutes
    Trevor Brazile

    Question: What are some good benchmark tasks and corresponding ages to make sure a colt is ready to go for a futurity season? I know every horse is different, but I’d really like to know a baseline to work from.

    — Paige Meckelberg, Stephenville, Texas

    You’re right, every horse is different. While writing this column, my training partner Miles Baker said he couldn’t answer this for that very reason. But that’s why I write columns

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