ASPCA Grants $290,000 to Assist Retired Racehorses
Edited Press Release
August 31, 2012
This grant program aids in the rescue and rehabilitation of retired racehorses.
This grant program aids in the rescue and rehabilitation of retired racehorses.
All horses racing at Oaklawn Park in 2013 will likely will undergo a pre-race examination.
The rules are scheduled to take effect Sept. 4, just before the start of Turfway Park’s meet.
Presenters discussed joint radiographs, endoscopic exams, and changes in sales conditions during the lecture.
Furosemide will be the only medication permitted on race day in Kentucky effective Sept. 4.
The colt was diagnosed with a peripheral nerve injury that caused atrophy in his left infraspinatus muscle.
The grants will be used to aid the program’s efforts to rehab, retrain, and rehome retired racehorses.
The colt will be evaluated by specialists at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
The changes came about after eight racing fatalities occurred during the month of May at Churchill Downs.
The day-long event focused on matters of equine health, primarily Thoroughbred retirement and aftercare.
The Jockey Club has added a provision governing regulatory administration of furosemide on race day.
The treatment and drug records of horses running in the Travers Stakes will be updated daily online.
The commission plans to hold a fact-finding meeting on use of race-day furosemide day, officials said Aug. 4.
The 11-year-old Arabian gelding finished the 100-mile ride in fourth place.
Donkeys and mules have a reputation for being hardier than horses, but they require the same basic care.
A new grassroots organization that opposes race-day medication wants involvement by the federal government.
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