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Conditioner Profile: Steve Jardim
On any given morning you can go to the backstretch at Woodbine Racetrack and meet many accomplished horse- man. Some are better known than oth- ers, but if you make your way to barn twenty-one you can meet a humbled and very pro cient conditioner by the name of Steve Jardim. He gives off a very encouraging attitude when you rst meet him and then you learn of his resume. It’s outstanding, to say the least, from oval to oval Steve can im- press and meet the standards of many of the highly respected trainers in thor- oughbred racing. He has spent much of his time in Trinidad and Barbados, as well as England, the United States and in Canada.
Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper
Conditioner Steve Jardim with two-year old lly, My Sister’s Place
a fully licensed trainer in Ontario and is schooling six of his own horses at Woodbine. He has found it dif cult here but Steve remains optimistic, “It’s been tough but with a little success you get noticed and that in itself can bring success with new owners inter- est. Being a new face in a new place, it’s just a matter of time.” He’s not the only optimist in the out t, as one of Woodbine’s top jocks and regular rider for Jardim, Jono Jones points out, “I rode a lot winners for him in the early nineties, he knows his stuff. With some good stock Steve could go far, he and I could do some really good business.”
Thoroughbred Farm with Spirit
Steve is a native of Montreal, Que- bec. However it was in Trinidad that Steve learned to work with horses. “ I always liked horses from the time
merous graded stakes winners would include a very dominant horse by the name of Sian’s Gold who would reach the winner’s circle in eleven grade one and grade two races between 1994 and 1996.
I was small, though I did get too big to ride and decided I would like to begin training horses instead” Steve recollects. So, Steve opted to move to England where he served an appren- ticeship under esteemed trainer Sir Michael Stoute in Newmarket during 1979 to 1980. He would later come back to Trinidad in 1980 and work as an assistant trainer to Joseph Hadeed for two years. From 1982- 1997 Steve would begin making a name for his self, winning most of the major races in both Trinidad and Barbados. Nu-
Jardim would later move back to the northern hemisphere training as an as- sistant under Mike Wright Jr., in 1998. With Steve’s aid, Jr. would have the honor of top conditioner at Woodbine. In 1999 Steve would move to another lucrative out t as an assistant to Tom Bowden at Colebrook Farms, where
he trained with two-year old stakes winners Miss Inquisitive and Cool Ashlee. Once again, Steve would make another move back south to Trinidad in 2001 where he racked up a total of 62 winners through 2004 as a trainer and holding a position as the Racetrack Manager. Always looking to improve Jardim would take ight once more
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to England where he assisted Ann Duf eld in North Yorkshire where the out t posted 23 winners in 2005 and 30 more in 2006.
Steve nally came back to the Toronto oval in 2007 as an assistant to long time friend Greg de Gannes but only for that season, as he is now
After four years, the construction and renovations are now complete and James and Yawen Mann are ready to offer their 100 acre facility and services to the thor- oughbred racing industry.
door arena, will keep horses conditioned and exercising year round.
Spirit Run also offers an individualized care program with a hands-on manage- ment team which includes a top class farrier, equine nutritionist and a well respected local veterinarian.
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Spirit Run, named to capture a local legend of a ghost which is said to forever relive his ill-fated motorcycle trek along the stretch of road along side the Mann’s property, is a high-quality facility which boasts the best in both comfort and service.
Situated on Scugog Island in Port Perry (20 minutes North of Wind elds Farm), Spirit Run offers a peaceful waterfront setting for the horses with 29 large stalls equipped with Soft Stall Flooring in 2 modern, fully automated and heated barns.
The Mann family have created a full ser- vice facility which includes broodmare care and foaling, yearling preparation and breaking, lay-ups, exercising and training.
A state of the art 6 horse exercise ma- chine, along with both an indoor and out-
James Mann and his family have been riding and caring for horses all their lives, “Spirit Run is a family operation.” explains James, “Our family has a genu- ine love of horses and our goal is to offer the highest standard of excellence for our thoroughbred clients.”
For more information on stall availabil- ity contact Spirit Run at 416-819-0368; e-mail info@spiritrun.ca or visit www. spiritrun.ca.
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SPIRIT RUN
2966 PINE POINT ROAD PORT PERRY, ON., L1R 1B6 telephone: (416) 819-0368 www.spiritrun.ca info@spiritrun.ca
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