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Gainesway Farm's stallion manager Larry Walton emphasizes the importance of pairing complex stallions like Breeders' Cup champion Karakontie with steady caretakers to foster trust and optimal performance. Karakontie and his groom Zeferino Escobedo are highlighted in this episode of Hands on History, presented by the Breeders' Cup.

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00:00When he won the British Cup mile, because he was a long shot,
00:04it's pretty exciting.
00:05He was all the way on the outside.
00:10He had a heck of a run.
00:12And that kind of goes with his character.
00:14He's got a lot of heart.
00:24He's very high strung.
00:26You never know what you're going to get.
00:27You know, some days he'll come out here and stand up like a statue.
00:31And then some days he'll come out here and he won't stand up.
00:34He loves to go out.
00:35You know, every time you turn him out, he loves to run.
00:38You got Olympiad on the one side and you got Muth on the other side.
00:42So he always tries to get them to run with him.
00:45You know, he's an instigator, you could say.
00:48I try to fit the person with the horse.
00:51Cary Conte, he needs a certain groom.
00:55You know, horses just like people.
00:56They all got their own personalities and quirks.
00:59And you got to see what fits and what makes him happy.
01:03His groom, Zefe, makes him happy.
01:05I have two.
01:08Caraconti and Charger.
01:11When I arrived, I didn't know him.
01:14In that time when I arrived, the horse was very strong.
01:19He was a mordelon.
01:21He was a mordelon.
01:21I didn't know him.
01:23The first time I worked with him, I got a lot of mistakes.
01:28I didn't know him.
01:30He was a mordelon.
01:31He was a mordelon.
01:32He was a mordelon.
01:32A little accelerated because the horse has a lot of temperament.
01:35I like to work with those who have a strong temperament.
01:40Zefe is a very good groom.
01:42He doesn't show a lot of emotion.
01:44He's very laid back.
01:45And I like that.
01:47The horses like that too a lot.
01:49They have a respect towards each other.
01:51And usually the stronger stallions do.
01:54It's always exciting to have a Breeders' Cup champion.
01:56To me, you're running the best of the best around the world.
02:00They all come here.
02:01He's a perfect example.
02:03He mainly ran in France.
02:05The only time he came here was for the Breeders' Cup races.
02:08He's 15 years old now.
02:10Still staying pretty busy in the breeding shed.
02:14She feels pretty.
02:15She was a hell of a racehorse.
02:17She had a lot of heart like he did.
02:19I can tell just the way he acts in the paddock and in the breeding shed.
02:23He's got a lot of heart.
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