Sports In The Making
Tom Van Berg - Thoroughbred Horse Trainer, Son of Hall of Fame Trainer Jack Van Berg
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Jun 25 2020 1h 12m
Chapter 1 1 min
What the responsibilities of a thoroughbred horse trainer areChapter 2 1 min
How much he was around his dad, Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg, when he was youngChapter 3 3 mins
Why Tom wanted to study aerospace engineering instead of following his father into the thoroughbred world and his post college experiencesChapter 4 2 mins
How Tom likes to bring people into the horse racing world to show them what it’s like rather than tell themChapter 5 2 mins
How Jack Van Berg got his work ethic and how he would make anyone feel comfortableChapter 6 3 mins
How Tom describes his dad as a “dad.”Chapter 7 3 mins
What Tom learned most about training horses from his dadChapter 8 1 min
How Tom applies his dad’s philosophy in how he trains horses today and the differences than when Jack was at the peak of his careerChapter 9 2 mins
What a typical day/week is for a horse trainerChapter 10 2 mins
What a horse trainer’s team looks like in helping to make a thoroughbred successfulChapter 11 2 mins
How the horse racing industry is mostly made up of people who have grown up in the businessChapter 12 3 mins
How a horse trainer works the business and ownership groups. GOOD FOR PROMO (30:ISH)Chapter 13 5 mins
What the Covid-19 situation is for horse owners & trainersChapter 14 4 mins
How Tom’s been able to work within Covid-19 limitationsChapter 15 4 mins
What Tom’s biggest win was in his training careerChapter 16 4 mins
How Jack Van Berg still makes his presence known with Tom and the horse racing communityChapter 17 1 min
On whether Tom is brave enough to make a prediction on if any of his horses will win the Kentucky DerbyChapter 18 4 mins
The difficulty on training a horse to be a Kentucky Derby contenderChapter 19 2 mins
How Tom loves to get people involved in horse racingChapter 20 2 mins
How much care goes into training the horsesChapter 21 1 min
Best advice Tom has been giving working in this industryChapter 22 3 mins
How a fan should watch horse racing either at the track or on televisionChapter 23 2 mins
The color of Van Berg Stables silk colors