Competition News & Issues

Woman Charged With Drunk Horse Riding

A northeast Georgia woman faces a drunk driving charge after riding a horse onto a highway, where she was hit by a car.


Authorities say 22-year-old Heather Darnell of Mountain City also was cited for entering a traffic lane. She remains

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Smaller Farms Making Impact in Thoroughbred Breeding Market

The market – fueled by sales of horses fetching enormous sums – is growing. More horses than ever are being sold, according to Keeneland sales director Geoffrey Russell. And encouraged by small farms like Monticule that have made big splashes at sal

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How Gets to the Horse’s Central Nervous System

Scientists have shown the protozoan parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) might enter the horse’s central nervous system hidden in leukocytes (white blood cells) that cross the blood-brain barrier.


“Horses are

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Keeneland Sets Fall Meet Attendance Record

Keeneland officials reported an all-time fall meet attendance record of 28,880 Saturday, the second day of the Lexington racetrack’s meet. The figure topped the previous record of 27,788, set Oct. 14, 1989.

The Oct. 7 program, which feature

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Polytrack Debuts at Keeneland

As Keeneland officials noted with a laugh, it couldn’t have been better scripted. But sometimes in horse racing, things have a funny way of coming together despite numerous factors. And on Friday, opening day at the Lexington racetrack, they did

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Belmont Winner Jazil Out of Breeders’ Cup

Belmont Stakes winner Jazil won’t run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs next month, with the goal now the Dubai World Cup next year.


Jazil recently returned to training after recovering from bruised bone in his right hind

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Equine Disease Data Now Available In One Place

The USDA’s new National Surveillance Unit (NSU) has established a web site on which the public can see where equine diseases such as equine infectious anemia (EIA) and vesicular stomatitis (VS) have been detected. Before the launch of this web

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Another Good Week for Barbaro

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro had another good week, and continues to please veterinarians with his progress. “He is doing very, very well,” said Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery. “His appetite and vital signs continue to be

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Barbaro Might Soon Get Cast Removed

Based on the latest examination of Barbaro’s injured right hind leg, there is a possibility the classic winner will soon have the cast removed completely.

The cast on the right leg was changed Aug. 27 by veterinarians at the University of

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