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In addition to horses they own and train themselves, they have flat horses and chasers belonging to several local and out-of-town owners, as well as young horses they take in for breaking, or re-breaking — sort of a reform school for thoroughbreds, McClure said.
“Right now, we seem to specialize in problem horses — we have a lot of those in the barn right now,” she said with a laugh.
“We each have our own types of ‘naughties’ that we do best with. Michael’s very good with the Allies, since he has such a quiet way about him.
“And he’s totally unflappable, especially in the races. He’s so quiet, nothing bothers them.”
A lifetime with horses
McClure grew up showing hunters and jumpers, but she became involved with flat racing after graduation from Virginia Tech. Following a four-year stint as an assistant trainer and trainer of her own string of runners in New Jersey at Monmouth, the Meadowlands and Garden State Park, she returned to Virginia.
Now comfortable back in her home state, her stable includes a little of both, flat and steeplechase horses.
“Certainly, there’s more money in the flat racing,” she agreed, adding that as the purses for steeplechasing get bigger, the price of a good ‘chaser has gone up as well.
A large percentage of their business, Cooney said, comes from breaking young thoroughbreds, a pre-school program for racehorses.
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