Sadakshara Reuben Padmanabhan is perhaps the most cerebral trainer in India. The trainer with the best strike rate in the country, the articulate Geminian is being envied by his fellow professionals for the success that he has enjoyed in recent years.

What makes Padmanabhan different from others is his hunger for learning. There is hardly any trainer in the country who has made as earnest an effort as Padmanabhan in learning newer tricks of the trade and to update his knowledge on all aspects including the veterinary advanaces made in the treatment of horses. Every year he enjoys a month's break, with a holiday in England which he puts to good use by interacting with the professionals connected with the sport to enhance his knowledge. He is easily the most recognizable Indian face for the English and French racing stars.

Though at times Padmanabhan could be faulted for being ambitious, the fact remains that among all the Indian trainers, he alone treats training as an intellectual exercise which has seen him reap rich rewards. Computer savvy Padmanabhan's programming aided as it is by the gizmo is indeed worthy of emulation by his contemporaries.