By: Ainsley Clifford
Oscar Delgado is warming up this horse to start his training. This is a two year old thoroughbred race horse training for future races.
Oscar Delgado is walking the horse over to the arena to start training. The two year old thoroughbred race horse is getting an early start on training.
Pedro Ortega is walking the horse over to the arena to get warmed up. They are being trained at a farm in Ocala, Florida, which is also known as the "Horse Capital of the World."
Statues of horses are at the entrance of the thoroughbred farm in Ocala, Florida. This is one of many thoroughbred horse farms in Ocala.
Oscar Delgado and Pedro Ortega turn the corner around the track. Delgado and Ortega train the horses every morning from 7-9 am.
Luis Perez gets his horse ready to get warmed up. Perez trains the horses every morning from 7-9 am.
Pedro Ortega walks the horse back to the barn after a few laps around the track. The building behind him is where the owners can come and watch their horses.
Pedro Ortega takes another horse around the track for training. Ortega trains about 7 horses a day.
Ortega's dog, Chrome, enjoys himself as the horses train. Chrome is a chow chow dog breed.
Ortega and Delgado race the horses around the track. This was their 3rd time around the track.
Oscar Delgado and Pedro Ortega get the horses ready for another run around the track. Delgado and Ortega spend every morning training the horses.
Luis Perez rides the horse around the track. Perez trains more than 7 horses a day.
Pedro Ortega and Oscar Delgado have a conversation before racing each other. Ortega and Delgado come out to train the horses every morning.
Pedro Ortega takes his final lap of the day around the track. Ortega was training the horses until 9 a.m.
A one week old filly is standing with her mom inside of the stall. This was the 3rd horse born in the past month at the farm.
