Mountaineer

galleria10 · Postby **galleria10** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:19 am

I have two three year old WV breds. I'm looking for a good trainer up at Mountaineer.
A good caretaker as well as trainer. Any info would be helpful.
Thanks

Foggytrip · Postby **Foggytrip** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:10 am

Pupya is the only one

Those guys are the worst caretakers in horseracing

jmy319 · Postby **jmy319** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:28 pm

I don't think that's completely true. Maybe 97% true, but not totally. I have had horses at Mountaineer myself (Pre-kids!) and I pride myself on how I take care of a horse. Every horse was groomed, bandaged if they needed it, etc. and fed well, probably before we ate. Not everyone who runs at a track like Beulah, Thistledown or Mountaineer is a poor trainer or caretaker, they are just going where they can compete, or in the case of Ohio, have Ohio-breds.

larrygene · Postby **larrygene** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:24 pm

I ran at Mountaineer for over 5 years, had very good racing luck and had two trainers,Susan Fisher and Doug Johnson, who both were very honest and took excellent care of my horses. I have moved my entire operation to Louisiana becuse of the purses and the weather. If you PM me I will be happy to give you their phone numbers.

Larrygene

ct2346 · Postby **ct2346** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:05 pm

I have used a trainer there with a couple of horses and have been very happy with the care afforded. He has found/diagnosed issues that prior trainers at larger tracks did not. He does not believe in keeping a horse stabled right at Mountaineer for any long duration because "it is not a good environment for a horse". If you have any interest, shoot me a PM and I'll hook you up.