Ron Mitchell/The Horse

Ron Mitchell is Online Managing Editor for The Blood-Horse magazine. A Lexington native, Mitchell joined The Blood-Horse after serving in editorial capacities with The Thoroughbred Record and Thoroughbred Times, specializing in business and auction aspects of the industry, and was editor-in-chief of the award-winning Horsemen’s Journal. As online managing editor, Mitchell works closely with The Blood-Horse news editor and other departments to make sure the website content is the most thorough and accurate source for all Thoroughbred news, results, videos, and data.

Articles by Ron Mitchell/The Horse

Tygart: Parallels between Olympics and Horse Racing

Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse | Apr 17, 2014 | Article

The CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says there are parallels between issues facing the U.S. horse industry and the Olympics when it comes to ensuring the integrity of those sports, specifically with regard to oversight on medications.

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Thoroughbred Racehorse Bond Holder Treated for Laminitis

Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse | Mar 20, 2014 | Article

Trainer Doug O’Neill said the connections of the colt, who had been on the Kentucky Derby trail, are “guardedly optimistic.”

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Kentucky Supreme Court Will Not Review Cobra Venom Case

Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse | Feb 17, 2014 | Article, Medications, Standardbred, State & Local Legalities, Thoroughbred, Thoroughbred Racing

The court declined to review a ruling overturning a suspension imposed on equine vet Rodney Stewart, DVM.

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Split Decision in Life At Ten Case

Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse | Oct 25, 2013 | Article, Equine Welfare Legislation, Thoroughbred Racing

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ordered reconsideration of the one-year suspension handed to John Veitch.

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Officials Plan No Further Action in Monzante Case

Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse | Jul 26, 2013 | Article, Equine Welfare Legislation, Fractures, Thoroughbred Racing

Racehorse Monzante broke down and was euthanized following a race at Evangeline Downs July 20.

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Regulator Says Racehorse Monzante Was ‘Salvageable’

Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse | Jul 24, 2013 | Article, Equine Welfare Legislation, Thoroughbred Racing

A regulator says Monzante’s trainer and a private veterinarian apparently made the decision to euthanize him.

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Improvements Seen in Ellis Park Racetrack Surface

Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse | Jun 28, 2013 | Article, Safety, Thoroughbred Racing

Ellis Park recently removed an inordinate amount of rock from its dirt surface to improve the track’s safety.

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Banned Equine Surgery Prompts British Trainer’s Suspension

Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse | Jun 25, 2013 | Article, Equine Welfare Legislation, Recovering from Injury & Surgery, Thoroughbred Racing

A horse in the trainer’s care raced after undergoing a biaxial neurectomy, a surgery banned for racehorses.

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Hong Kong Racehorse Drug Positives Due to Contaminated Feed

Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse | Jun 13, 2013 | Article, Drug Testing, Feed, Soil, & Water Contamination, Grains, Thoroughbred Racing

Officials determined that zilpaterol found in tests from 12 racehorses originated from contaminated feed.

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Orb Sponsorship to Benefit Charities

Posted by Ron Mitchell/The Horse | May 17, 2013 | Article, Thoroughbred Racing, Veterinarian Industry Announcements

The sponsorship benefits the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation.

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