Equine veterinarians representing the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) On Call program will assist NBC Sports with horse health information during the Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, California.

Equine surgeons Larry Bramlage, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS. and Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, will be available to provide timely health reports to the media and viewing audience regarding the athletes in each race. This year marks the team’s 23rd year of involvement with the On Call program.

Bramlage is a partner at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He is a past president of the AAEP and a past chairman of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation’s Research Advisory Committee. He is a recipient of The Jockey Club Gold Medal.

McIlwraith, who also is an AAEP past president, is a Colorado State University (CSU) distinguished professor of orthopedics, holder of the Barbara Cox Anthony Endowed Chair, and founding director of the CSU Orthopaedic Research Center