How many races big time trainers attend?

[GypsyDancer1]

How many races during an average week do big time trainers actually go ?Burke, Takter, etc.

[Arrive at Five]

Burke is at The Meadows most of the time but rarely attends the races there. Nancy seems to be at the track when most of her horses are running.

[Harness racer]

They are at every race that would now be considered G1…unless multiple at different locations.  Other than that it’s a fairly low percentage for the big barns unless it’s very close to where they are stabled.

[Chips N Salsa]

They need to make rule that if Grade one the real trainer must be there.  None of this second trainer bullshit.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

I can't speak to Ron Burke, however, in my experience, most trainers are at the track when they race a horse, but I am sure it's a case by case basis. Do they have horses racing at other tracks, where do they live, how far, etc., and maybe not for a 10 claimer on Tuesday night, LOL. Personally, from a regulatory standpoint, I couldn't give a rat's a$$ if the trainer is there or not AS LONG AS the trainer responsibility rule stands and the head trainer is responsible. If a trainer doesn't show, he/she is still held accountable. What a trainer does operationally should not change the trainer responsibility rule. Period.