Keeneland is exploring digital X-ray technology with the idea of improving the repository for its sales. But there probably won’t be any major changes this year, according to Keeneland’s director of sales, Geoffrey Russell.

ANNE EBERHARDT A digital X ray, with thumbnails of additional angles is displayed onscreen for a veterinarian to analyze.

“It all depends on how soon our consignors and local veterinarians embrace it (digital technology),” he said. “I don’t see anything happening in 2002. It will be 2003, if not 2004.. We’ve been told that people in the medical field are slowly getting away from ‘all film’ X-rays, and we expect the veterinary firms to follow suit