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Sheppard said of Bertram Firestone’s 1988 Eclipse Award winner.
“To find a horse that is tough and sound is what it takes to succeed over here. Like Jimmy, a horse with light action — one that doesn’t hit the ground too hard — is the type best suited to running well in the U.S.he said.
“Quite often in England, the horses do not get the chance to ever run over firm ground, as it is generally soft going there, so many do not reach their full potential until running elsewhere, like Jimmy.”
To find a horse like Jimmy is to find the cream of the undiscovered crop in foreign lands. Sheppard believes that body types and ways of going determine runners’ success rates in America.
The Plains trainer Doug Fout speaks of other characteristics that factor into the foreign equation.
“We go mostly to France looking for youngsters to import,” said Fout.
“There, they breed more specifically to be jumpers. The young horse is also brought along more slowly, taught sooner how to jump, and the owners are in the game to make money quick.
“The two-year-old racing in
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