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Rachel Alexandra is among 13 horses entered for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes.

The standout filly was entered Wednesday to run against the boys, along with 50-1 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and Derby runner-up Pioneerof the Nile.

Rachel Alexandra’s new owners paid a $100,000 supplemental fee to get her in because she wasn’t nominated to any of the Triple Crown races. The

The University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center (LDDC) reported today (May 13) that two fetal necropsy cases had findings consistent with mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS), the disease that in 2001-2002 in Kentucky caused an estimated $336 million in cumulative losses in all breeds of horses.

During 2001, when MRLS hit Central Kentucky particularly hard, an

The same strain of Clostridium difficile that causes illness and death in human hospitals was reported in a 14-year-old Quarter Horse, according to a paper published in May issue of the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. Clostridium difficile bacteria can proliferate in the intestines and produce toxins that can damage the intestinal lining of horses, humans, an

A decision on the future of steeplechase racing in Australia’s Victoria state was deferred May 13 until next week after the Racing Victoria Limited board took submissions from pro- and anti-jumps campaigns.

RVL said the board would make an announcement next Monday, May 18.

“The Racing Victoria Limited board has not yet reached a decision on the future of jumps racing in Victoria and

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted unanimously May 12 to adopt the recommended report of a hearing officer in the five-year suspension of veterinarian Rodney Stewart, DVM.

That report, issued April 6, involved state racing stewards’ rulings dated Sept. 17, 2007, in regard to Stewart’s possession of multiple prohibited substances, mislabeled medications, and other matters,

Although anecdotes suggest the number of unwanted horses is growing, there is very little data that measures the magnitude of the problem or how extensively the various options to address the issue are being implemented.

To get a better handle on this situation, Jill Montgomery of JRAM Enterprises, an equine industry consulting firm, and Tom Lenz, DVM, chairman of the Unwanted Horse

Upper airway problems can ruin a good horse, whether they slow him down or cause airway noise that hurts his show placings. But they haven’t always been easy to sort out because the upper airway couldn’t be examined under natural exercise conditions (with rider, tack, competitors, etc).

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is soliciting bids for new long-term pasture facilities located in the continental United States.

One solicitation is for pasture facilities to hold 200 to 1,000 wild horses; the other is for facilities holding 1,000 to 5,000 wild horses. Both solicitations, which are open for 60 days, are for dry mares, mares in foal, and geldings. Each pasture

(Originally published in the May 16, 2009, issue of The Blood-Horse magazine.)  

Calvin Borel, Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr., and Mine That Bird stole the show in the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby. The upset victory was a Cinderella story if there ever was one. A hard-working,

Hagyard Equine Medical Institute of Lexington, Ky., strives to train veterinarians, first responders, and individual horse owners in large animal emergency response techniques by offering annual courses.

The group’s next large animal emergency response training course will take place Aug. 20-21 and 22-23, at the Kentucky Horse Park. Each course is “hands-on” and uses live, trained horses

Hungarian-owned sprinting sensation Overdose, unbeaten in 12 starts, will miss his debut in England because of a foot infection.

The 4-year-old horse won’t run in the Temple Stakes at Haydock Park on May 23, but may recover in time for two races at Royal Ascot in June.

Overdose’s owner, Zoltan Mikoczy, said that an abscess was removed May 9 from the injured front left foot–which ha

Seventeen students have been selected to participate in the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Summer Scholars Program, an introduction to biomedical research through research-driven activities.

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission reported May 11 that testing associated with this year’s Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks has been completed and there were no medication violations.

According to a news release from the regulatory body, tests were conducted by the University of Florida Racing Laboratory on the first four finishers in each race. The samples were tested to Thoroughbred

Foal rejection is a heartbreaking twist to an otherwise normal foaling and unless the mare has rejected a foal before, there is no way to predict if and when it will happen.