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Fleet Indian Continues Stall Rest
Fleet Indian, who was injured during the stretch run of the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff, underwent precautionary radiographs and an ultrasound Nov. 13 at Taylor Made Farm.
“The ultrasound just really showed what we knew already,”
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Pine Island’s Owner Reinforces Commitment to Research
Ogden Mills Phipps said the fatal injury suffered by his family stable’s Pine Island in the Nov. 4 Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff only serves to recommit him to additional attention and resources to equine research and organizations such
Equine Herpesvirus Quarantine at Monmouth Partially Lifted
A quarantine of horses at Monmouth Park for cases of equine herpesvirus (EHV) was partially lifted today after tests on two horses showing possible signs of the disease last weekend came back negative.
With those two horses testing negative fo
Kennel Owner Arrested After Failing to Cremate Horse
State troopers and natural resources police are charging the owner of Bethany Beach Kennels in Ocean View, Del., following the discovery that a dead horse believed to have been cremated never was.
The 32-year-old Arabian mare belonged to
Escaped Horse Hit By Car
A horse that fled its pasture in Lancaster, Calif., died after being struck by a car on Sunday (Nov. 12), reports KCAL 9, a California television news network.
Both the driver and a passenger in the car were taken to a hospital. The horse was
British Steeplechasing Star Desert Orchid Dies at Age 27
Desert Orchid, the former Cheltenham Gold Cup winner who built up a huge fan following as one of Britain’s most popular racehorses, died Monday, Nov. 13, at 27.
Former trainer David Elsworth said the gray gelding –nicknamed “Dessie” — died
East Coast Equine Herpesvirus Outbreak Prompts Calif. Track Regulations
An equine herpesvirus outbreak on the East Coast will make it tougher for racehorses from New Jersey and New York to enter the state of California.
Starting today, horses will have to get prior approval from the California Horse Racing Boar
“Training Thru Trust” Horseman Signs On With aaVaa World Health Care Products
avVaa World Health Care Products Inc., a global biotechnology company offering therapeutic, natural skin and health care products, announced today that it has signed a spokesman agreement with Doug Mills of Training Thru Trust,
Truck Plows Into Mule Carriage; 3 Dead
A tractor-trailer plowed into a mule-drawn covered carriage that was returning from the annual town festival in Alapaha, Ga., Saturday (Nov. 11), killing three people and injuring three others.
The victims, who were all related, had left th
Thoroughbred Champion Bowl Game Dead at 32
Bowl Game, the champion turf male of 1979 who was believed to be the oldest living Eclipse Award winner, was euthanatized due to the infirmities of old age Nov. 10 at the age of 32. Under the care of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation since
Government Claims Victory Over Ecoterrorism Group
Five years ago a special ecoterrorism task force was stymied by a string of firebombings that caused some $30 million in damage to western ranger stations, genetic engineering facilities, a truck dealership, a ski resort, wild horse corrals, and
Todd Pletcher Seasons to be Included in TCA Season Auction
Thoroughbred trainer Todd Pletcher has elected to include his personal “package” of stallion seasons for 2007 in the Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) Stallion Season and Art Auction, which will begin on Nov. 27 and conclude with a live
Statue of Affirmed Recovered
Two days after a rustler made off with a life-sized statue of 1978 Triple Crown winner Affirmed, the champion was found.
Kentucky State Police said they found the fiberglass statue of the horse with a jockey on its back in an apartment i
EVH Quarantine Working, New Jersey Officials Say
Quarantines of dozens of Thoroughbreds at two New Jersey tracks appear to have contained an outbreak of equine herpesvirus, a potentially deadly virus, officials said. The horses have been isolated at Monmouth Park in Oceanport and the
Derby Winner Giacomo Retired to Adena Springs
Giacomo, upset winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), has been retired to Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs Farm near Midway, Ky. The 4-year-old son of Holy Bull will stand for a live foal fee of $12,500.
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