Now bbc news, it is extra time with rob bonnet. Extra time today comes from newmarket, on the east of england, otherwise known as the headquarters of britains flat racing industry, and thats because over 70 licensed trainers are based here. And the most eminent of them all isjohn gosden, who has over 3000 winners to his name and experience stretching back to the late 1970s in california, where he trained horses for, amongst others, the film stars Elizabeth Taylor and cary grant. He is also very much a man who lives in the present, as the racing industry grapples with its current issues. John gosden, welcome to extra time. Simple question, i suppose there could be a half hour answer to this, but lets see if we can do it slightly shorter than that, what makes a good trainer . I think you have to have an appreciation of the horses around you and the people around you, and i think you have to be very sensitive to trying to blend all of them together, to make sure youre all going in the sam
It is time for extra time with rob bonnet. Extra time today comes from newmarket, on the east of england, otherwise known as the headquarters of britains flat racing industry, and thats because over 70 licensed trainers are based here. And the most eminent of them all isjohn gosden, who has over 3000 winners to his name and experience stretching back to the late 19705 in california, where he trained horses for, amongst others, the film stars Elizabeth Taylor and cary grant. He is also very much a man who lives in the present, as the racing industry grapples with its current issues. John gosden, welcome to extra time. Simple question, i suppose there could be a half hour answer to this, but lets see if we can do it slightly shorter than that, what makes a good trainer . I think you have to have an appreciation of the horses around you and the people around you, and i think you have to be very sensitive to trying to blend all of them together, to make sure youre all going in the same dir
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