Kentucky Derby Winner Injured, Will Take Time Off
Jason Shandler
June 17, 2011
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom has suffered an injury to his left hind leg; Nehro recovers from surgery
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom has suffered an injury to his left hind leg; Nehro recovers from surgery
The Racing Surfaces Committee has published a 34-page “Racing Surfaces White Paper” that details the current
Nehro will undergo surgery to remove a bone chip from his right front fetlock.
Pasture rest could be the best treatment option for horses diagnosed with lower cannon bone stress remodeling.
Another battle over the medication Salix is brewing. We say “another” because Thoroughbred racing has been
The latest therapies for injured tendons and ligaments focus on rebuilding tissue to its original strength.
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council (KEDRC), citing its statutory mission, will be involved in the horse
The “International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH, and the Racehorse” will begin June 13 at Belmont Park.
Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders’ Incentive Fund and racehorse safety discussed at May 18 meeting.
Forty horses were removed from the new dirt track by ambulance during the Dec. 26-April 17 race meeting.
“The Horse Owner’s Guide to Regenerative Medicine” will take place June 4 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., in Lexington
In movies it is not unusual to see a cowboy ride his horse forever, through all types of weather and terrain; in reality, horses are equine athletes that must be properly conditioned to perform as needed. “The general design of an equine conditioning
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has named John Stick, DVM, the chief of staff at Michigan State University’s (MSU) Large Animal Teaching Hospital, April’s honored practitioner for the Good Works for Horses campaign. Since 1999
The “International Summit on Race Day Medication, Exercised-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH), and the Racehorse” has been scheduled for June 13-14 in New York City. The event is jointly sponsored by the American Association of Equine Practitioners
Archarcharch and Battle of Hastings, two of the horses injured during the Kentucky Derby day races at Churchill Downs, are both doing well after surgery at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Both surgeries took place May 8.
Team Valor International’s homebred Animal Kingdom came from off the pace and roared down the stretch to win the 137th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands May 7 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Second in the classic race was Nehro with Mucho
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