Palmer Named NYSGC Equine Medical Director
The Blood-Horse Staff
January 13, 2014
Scott Palmer, VMD, Dipl. AVBP, will oversee the health and safety of horses at all New York state racetracks.
Scott Palmer, VMD, Dipl. AVBP, will oversee the health and safety of horses at all New York state racetracks.
Laughing is a finalist for the 2013 Eclipse Award as the nation’s outstanding female turf performer.
The 29-year-old stallion was discovered in his paddock at dawn on Jan. 7; a necropsy will be performed.
The 23-year-old stallion had been at a clinic for several days for diagnostic tests and medical care.
The Jan. 4 accident claimed the lives of racehorses Caixa Electronica and Six Drivers.
Silver Train died from a colic attack Dec. 29 while shuttling to the United States from Brazil.
TCA supports Thoroughbred retirement, rescue, research, and helps the people who work with ex-racehorses.
The jockey colony has donated almost $6,000 to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) in 2013.
The 7-year-old son of Birdstone developed colic Dec. 22 and efforts to save him were unsuccessful.
The 5-year-old winner of the Breeders’ Cup Classic will receive the 2013 Secretariat Vox Populi Award.
Steroid scandals prompted the British Horseracing Authority to amend its medication control policy.
There are now 23 accredited facilities eligible to receive financial grants from the organization for the ongoing care of retired Thoroughbreds
The Oxleys will receive the TCA Leadership Award and the TCA Industry Service Award will be presented to the RRTP.
Officials drew blood from horses in a third quarantined barn Dec. 5, with test results expected Dec. 10.
British racehorse trainer Gerard Butler has received a 5-year suspension for having nine horses in his barn test positive for anabolic steroid use, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced Dec. 4.
A pair of position papers released by the RMTC find no physiologic difference in the various racing breeds to justify changes to its established regulatory thresholds for use of clenbuterol and corticosteroids.
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