Derby-Winning Trainer John Ward Dies At 75 Sponsored by:
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John T. Ward Jr., Kentucky Derby-winning trainer and former Kentucky racing executive, has died at the age of 75. Ward is best known for saddling 2001 Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, who also won the Grade 1 Florida Derby and was third in the G1 Belmont Stakes.
Ward s training career spanned 40 years until his retirement in 2012, at which time he had saddled 3,671 starters and 574 winners for earnings of over $23 million. Besides Monarchos, he was also the conditioner of graded stakes winners Sky Mesa, Booklet, Beautiful Pleasure, Snow Dance, Forest Secrets, Gal in a Ruckus, and Strong Contender among others.
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Under Glare of Probing Questions, Curious Answers in Kentucky
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Updated: April 11, 2021 at 6:27 pm
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The Week in Review by T.D. Thornton
In theory, state racing commissions are supposed to provide a layer of checks and balances by making both racetrack operators and horsemen accountable for their actions. In practice though, that often doesn t happen because regulators in many jurisdictions fail to ask probing questions of licensees during open, public meetings.
In Kentucky, for example, if you want the most concise on-the-record snapshot of what s going on with the circuit, the best source generally isn t a Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) meeting. Instead, the proceedings of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) advisory committee are usually far more informative and insightful.