J. R. Caldwell

#[e-mail] thoroughbred horse trainer

[Erica @Erica__Star]

King of Jersey and @ReneDiaz dominate in the fourth for the @JRCaldwell1 team. @SHRP 👑

[Charles Simon @cannonshell]

Being a horse trainer is impossible.

It’s difficult to find live bodies to work let alone good employees.

If you have good horses there are all sorts of people micro managing what you should do and if you have bad horses it really doesn’t even matter because they are bad.

Expenses go up and owners pay slower or not at all…and total solar eclipses occur more often than anyone at a track or commission will help you in this regard (despite everyone having a professional license issued by the state)

Pared down racing schedules means even less proper spots to run in and increased pressure from the racing office to go into races that don’t really fit your horse. If you wait for a better spot, officials bitch that you don’t run enough. (ps - they never bitch out loud at the big trainers who are the ones crippling them)

I hear from more smaller/medium sized trainers that apply for x amount of stalls that get assigned X minus 2 or 3…while empty stalls abound at most tracks.

God forbid you ship out looking for a better spot like a big outfit does…

The new rules are mostly just paperwork bs or barriers to your ability to train your horses as you are now dealing with a whole new layer of relatively incompetent officials. Plus the added expense of new regulations eats away at your cash flow

If you do well everyone thinks you are cheating and if you don’t do well, everyone thinks you’re an idiot.

Not to mention there are tons of nitwits on internet that believe that they know more about horses or training than you do when most of them would spend their first day at the barn wandering around searching for the key to the quaterpole.

[TDN @theTDN]

⬆️ For 2024, Texas-bred maiden special weight and allowance races will carry a minimum purse of $40,000 at Sam Houston (@SHRP) and @lonestarpark. @TTAtexas
https://t.co/QwmZB85HhZ

[melgidd @melgidd1]

Thank you everyone for the kind messages🙏🏼 while I try to distract myself in work and be there for my team this has been very hard for me. I wake up in tears and wonder how could God take her from me but nothing will bring her back 😢

[Texas Thoroughbred @TTAtexas]

🎥 Stars Of Texas

ASSAULT S: Singapore Flash (Triple V Racing/@JRCaldwell1)
VALOR FARM S: Texas Ascot Queen (Indigo Racing/@JRCaldwell1)
FIESTA MILE: Imaluckycharm (@Carlmooretexas/K. Jacks)
TTA FUTURITY: Strong Promise (Norman Stable/@J_GelnerRacing) / Divining Humor (J Gelner)

[Texas Thoroughbred @TTAtexas]

Congrats to Singapore Flash winner of the Assault Stakes at @lonestarpark!

O: Triple V Racing
T: @JRCaldwell1
B: Virginia Jago Elder

[Texas Thoroughbred @TTAtexas]

Congrats to Texas Ascot Queen, winner of the @ValorFarm Stakes at @lonestarpark!

O: Indigo Racing
T: @JRCaldwell1
B: Wesley Melcher

[Jessica Paquette @jmpaquette]

There are little horse crazy girls at home watching this and seeing a future for themselves.

Representation matters.

[J. R. Caldwell @JRCaldwell1]

@brucemcneill5 @KentuckyDerby Think about it if a horse bit your leg what would your reaction be?

[Texas Thoroughbred @TTAtexas]

#TexasGrad Hard Gold (by @ValorFarm’s late My Golden Song)turned back the challengers to get the maiden-breaking win at @lonestarpark for @JRCaldwell1 and Lonestar Thoroughbreds!

$52,000 purchase from our 2021 Texas Summer Yearling Sale from the Dana Herr consignment!

[Jose Santos Jr. @joesantos_33]

Rene Diaz scored the hat trick today @SHRPRacing, taking the 7th aboard Trickski’s Gold! Thank you to JR Caldwell and his team for another winner on the card

[Jose Santos Jr. @joesantos_33]

Rene Diaz scored the riding double, taking the 5th @SHRPRacing aboard My Little Prince! Thank you to @JRCaldwell1 and his team for another winner on the card

[Jose Santos Jr. @joesantos_33]

Rene Diaz took the 2nd @SHRPRacing aboard Malibu Mendelssohn! Thank you to @JRCaldwell1 and his team for the win

[Lane J.Luzzi @LaneJLuzzi]

Ernie Banker 🥇

Thanks to @JRCaldwell1, his @SHRP crew, and Farmers Fillies Racing!

[J. R. Caldwell @JRCaldwell1]

@LaneJLuzzi @MonmouthPark @john_sciametta Good luck thanks for everything

[Lane J.Luzzi @LaneJLuzzi]

✌🏻🥇 today at @SHRP

Thanks to @JRCaldwell1, @J_GelnerRacing, and the connections!

[Lane J.Luzzi @LaneJLuzzi]

🥇Sunday Bling on a Saturday at @SHRP

Thanks to @JRCaldwell1 and the connections

[Lane J.Luzzi @LaneJLuzzi]

Cliff Diver kept finding at @SHRP today. Thanks to @JRCaldwell1 and team!

[Mojo Racing Partners @go2mojo]

He’s more than just a “trainer” - he’s a person who cares; he’s a man of his word; and he’s an astute businessman. We’re proud of @JRCaldwell1 and his Team! https://t.co/4GNLhTZQFO