Vets Report Safe Kentucky Oaks and Derby
Tom LaMarra
May 17, 2012
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission reported successful Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Y
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission reported successful Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Y
Dr. William Farmer, Racetrack Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the frequency of Derby horse vet checks, along with safeguards once the horses head toward the paddock.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, demonstrates and describes a race-day health check on location at Churchill Downs.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the many regulatory veterinary checks designed to ensure a horse is fit to race in the Derby or Oaks.
Dr. Foster Northrop, racetrack practitioner and AAEP member, describes the care veterinarians give Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks horses, along with what it’s like to be a Derby horse vet.
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