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Millionaire Racehorse Nashoba’s Key Euthanized

Millionaire and multiple grade I winner Nashoba’s Key was involved in a freak accident in her stall at Hollywood Park and had to be euthanized May 28.


The 5-year-old daughter of Silver Hawk fractured her left hock when she kicked the

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Suit Filed Against Santa Anita Footing Supplier

The operator of Santa Anita Park has filed a federal lawsuit against the original supplier of its troubled synthetic racing surface, claiming it has suffered at least $8.4 million in damages from improper installation and repair.

The Los

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Big Brown Quarter Crack ‘Not a Setback’

Anyone following Triple Crown races this year knows there’s a lot of controversy about the soundness of Kentucky Derby/Preakness winner Big Brown’s feet. But despite a third hoof problem in his short career–a quarter crack that showed up in his

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Big Brown’s Hoof Shows Improvement

Ian McKinlay, the farrier who has been treating Big Brown’s quarter crack, said Monday morning the colt’s left front foot has shown improvement and he and trainer Rick Dutrow remain confident the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will not be

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Big Brown Returns to Track

Big Brown was back on the track a day earlier than expected, and trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. said he looks as good as ever–maybe even better.

The Triple Crown hopeful went out for a 1 1/2-mile jog around Belmont Park on a rainy Tuesday morning

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Animal Relief En Route to Myanmar

After weeks of resistance from the military regime which governs Myanmar (a country in southeast Asia formerly known as Burma), animal welfare workers from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) finally have been given permission to

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Big Brown Has ‘Slight’ Quarter Crack

Big Brown, who will be seeking the coveted Triple Crown in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), has a “slight” quarter crack on the inside of his left front foot, trainer Rick Dutrow said Sunday, May 25. The colt did not go to the track Saturday o

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West Virginia University to Offer New Equine Degree

West Virginia University at Parkersburg (WVU-P) will offer a new equine-focused degree in conjunction with Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre.


WVU-P has entered into an agreement with Meredith Manor to offer an associate in

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Genetic Concentration: Too Much of a Good Thing?

“For years we’ve taught the industry about reproduction, but we haven’t taught about breeding,” said Gary Carpenter, executive director of the American Quarter Horse Foundation during a roundtable at the International Equine Summit, held in

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Congress Wants Info on Injuries, Drugs

A congressional subcommittee has demanded information from state racing commissions about racehorse injuries, drug use, and breeding.

The United States House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection sent a letter to the

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Lawsuit on ‘Ruffian’ Movie Dismissed

A lawsuit over the movie “Ruffian” has been dismissed in a Georgia federal court, vindicating defendants The Walt Disney Co. and its television networks ABC and ESPN.

The civil action, which was

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Central California Wildfire Prompts Evacuations

Hundreds of people evacuated from their homes were anxiously waiting Friday to be let back into their neighborhoods while frustrated firefighters battled a fast-moving wildfire burning in a central California mountain range.

About 1,400

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Racehorse Steroids: More Questions Than Answers

The complicated nature of regulating anabolic steroids in racehorses came to light May 20 when discussion among members of the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council and others seemed to indicate the easiest route is an all-out ban on the substances

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