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Big Brown’s Trainer Faces Clenbuterol Positive

A horse trained by Rick Dutrow tested positive for twice the allowable level of the bronchodilator clenbuterol, which helps burn fat and promote muscle growth, the New York Times reported June 25.

The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority

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Jockey Suspended for Using Whip on Horse’s Face

Jockey Jeremy Rose was suspended for six months following a stewards’ hearing the morning of June 24 for whipping his mount Appeal to the City in the face during the third race at Delaware Park June 23.

In the official ruling, Delaware Park

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AAEP Supports Thoroughbred Safety Recommendations

The AAEP has endorsed the three initial recommendations of The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Safety Committee. The committee announced its recommendations June 17, including the elimination of steroids in race training and racing, a ban on toe

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Photo Series Shows Big Brown’s Belmont Shoe Trouble

Each day brings new entries in the “Brown Shoe Diaries.” The latest photos from the Belmont Stakes reveal Big Brown was stepped on by Guadalcanal leaving the gate, and that the shoe did not re-set itself during the race as previously thought; th

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Big Brown’s Owners Adopt No-Drug Policy

International Equine Acquisitions Holdings (IEAH) Stables–the partnership that races Big Brown–has taken the first bold step in securing a no-drug policy in racing by announcing Monday that all its horses starting Oct. 1 will race without any

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Santa Anita to Overhaul Racing Surface

Santa Anita Park announced June 23 that its main track will undergo a complete overhaul beginning July 14, and will be reconstituted with a mixture of Pro-Ride synthetic material.

Pro-Ride, an Australian-based company, assisted Santa Anita

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Jockey Injured, Horse Euthanized after Churchill Spill

Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan suffered minor injuries in a spill in the first race June 21 at Churchill Downs. He was taken to Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville for X rays, which revealed no broken bones or serious injuries, according to his agent

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Hearing Shows Thoroughbred Racing at Critical Point

Drugged equines, grisly catastrophic injuries, greedy breeders, damaged racehorses with nowhere to go, inaction and confusion, and industry leaders more concerned with holding onto power than doing the right thing–a congressional subcommittee

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Few Horses Stranded by Iowa Floods

When levies failed and floodwaters put most of Cedar Rapids, Iowa under water, the Iowa Equestrian Center on the Kirkwood Community College campus became a temporary shelter for more than 700 displaced animals. But only eight of them are horses.

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Ban on Racehorse Steroids, Toe Grabs Recommended

The Thoroughbred Safety Committee announced June 17 that it is recommending the elimination of steroids in race training and racing, a ban on toe grabs, and a series of whip-related reforms, all aimed at improving safety and integrity in

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Kentucky Panel Continues Racehorse Steroid Study

A committee of the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council is continuing to gather information on anabolic steroids and is not yet ready to make a recommendation to the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority.

Jim Smith, DVM, who chairs the committee,

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