The need for international harmonization of racehorse medication rules will be the topic of the keynote address at The Jockey Club’s 57th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing. Louis Romanet, chairman of the International
A free educational video that examines the physiology of the equine hoof and demonstrates proper care and shoeing techniques is now available. “The Hoof: Inside and Out” is offered online and as DVD by the Shoeing and Hoof Care Committee of the
Rachel Alexandra faced only two opponents in the $300,000 Mother Goose June 27 at Belmont Park but the sensational filly put on a dazzling display anyway, setting a stakes record while romping by nearly 20 lengths under Calvin Borel.
Owned by
Veterinarians at New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa. are cautiously optimistic that All Smiles, who broke down near the finish line of the June 20 Obeah Stakes (gr. III) at Delaware Park, will make a full recovery, the mare’s owner said Jun
Stonestreet Stables’ Jess Jackson, majority owner of Kentucky Oaks and Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra, said in a wide-ranging media teleconference June 24 that the superb filly would not race in this year’s Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita but
The initial necropsy report on Team Valor’s Sailor’s Cap, who died suddenly in his stall three days after winning the June 14 Poker Stakes, showed that he died of probable cardiac arrest caused by colitis-X.
The Merck Veterinary Manual
Since racetrack environments contain residues of multiple drugs that can be detected by standard testing procedures, environmental drug contamination as an explanation for positive drug tests in racehorses needs to be considered like it currentl
Pennsylvania racing officials are investigating whether a veterinarian used a handgun to euthanize a horse at a track near Philadelphia, a possible violation of track rules and racing industry standards.
Thomas J. Lurito, DVM, a trac
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is investigating a second member of its president’s family for alleged horse doping.
The governing body said Friday that Princess Haya of Jordan will step aside from her presidential duties
Rachel Alexandra, who last month became the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness, will “race for a cure” for the remainder of her 2009 campaign. A $20,000 donation to a breast cancer nonprofit, the Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure, from th
Nicanor, who broke his maiden by more than 15 lengths last out, followed up by going wire-to-wire for a 1 3/4-length allowance score June 17 on the Delaware Park turf.
A full brother to 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, Nicanor is now a
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced June 17 that Delaware Park in Stanton, Del., has been fully accredited by the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance following a complete review of all racing operations at the facility.
Friesan Fire, the favorite in this year’s Kentucky Derby, is recuperating nicely from surgeries to repair a hairline fracture and remove a bone chip, his co-owner said.
The 3-year-old colt is owned by Tom Simon’s Vinery Stables in
State-of-the-art track maintenance equipment in use for less than two weeks on Arlington’s Polytrack course has already led to positive feedback from local horsemen.
“I haven’t heard any criticism at all,” said Tony Petrillo, Arlington’s
Barbara Luna has spent most of her life working in various aspects of the Thoroughbred industry, from hot walking horses as a college student, to becoming a licensed owner and trainer later on down the road. Throughout her endeavors she
Earlier this month, Gulfstream Park announced its pledge to donate $10,000 to a pair of National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Charities–Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
The Jockeys Fund was
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