German trainer

Trainer Markus Klug, a four-time German champion trainer, will retire on Feb. 28, according to Galopp Online. He has spent 22 years in the role, 13 of them as a private trainer for Gestut Rottgen, before training from Krefeld beginning in 2024. "After 22 years as an owner and public trainer, I have decided to end my active career on Feb 28," Klug said in a statement released on Thursday. "I started as a self-employed trainer with anticipation and motivation at the beginning of last year. Unfortunately, however, the joy...

Bauyrzhan Murzabayev, a four-time champion jockey in Germany, will become the retained rider for French trainer Andre Fabre, according to published reports. Murzabayev, who formerly rode for Peter Schiergen, will have first call on all of Fabre's horses barring those of Godolphin and Wertheimer et Frere, as they have their own retained jockeys. "For me, this is the next step," Bauyrzhan Murzabayev told Galopp Online. "Last year, when Francis-Henri Graffard's offer came, I stayed. I know what I owe to Peter Schiergen. We were a very good team and I...