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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association March 31 announced that Pfizer Animal Health has become an official equine health promotional partner of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance. Pfizer Animal Health will also make a contribution to…
Horses are athletes, too, and according to research, they need that stretching as much as humans do.
March 30 marks 40 years since the birth of 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat at Christopher T. Chenery’s The Meadow near Doswell, Va. It’s a date well worth remembering by any racing fan but especially by those who were around during
Crafty Prospector, sire of 92 stakes winners, died March 27 at Fred Seitz’ Brookdale Farm near Versailles, Ky. He was 31.
Crafty Prospector moved to Brookdale Farm in 1990, where he stood as the property of a syndicate after siri
Abnormalities in the throats of yearling racehorses will negatively impact the horses’ athletic potential, making careful evaluation of these structures an important part of the prepurchase examination.
“Veterinarians routin
Lawsonia intracellularis is being forced out of hiding and its secrets extracted largely because of the intense research efforts of scientists like Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, and his colleagues at the University of Californi
Trainer John Shirreffs says Zenyatta, perfect in 15 races heading toward her next likely start in the Apple Blossom Handicap April 9, has “evolved into something much bigger than we ever imagined.”
“That’s what I t
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced March 25 that NTRA Charities has established the Barbaro Fund for Equine Health and Safety Research.
According to a press release, the Barbaro Fund for Equine Health and Safety R
Most people wouldn’t think of getting up from a desk job and heading off into the mountains or hill country for long hikes without first getting into condition. The same should be true for your horse.
Land at Greenwich Park, the National Maritime Museum, the Old Royal Naval College, and Blackheath Circus Field will be used for the equestrian and modern pentathlon portions of the 2012 London Olympic Games, following approval of the London Org
Calder Casino & Race Course said on the afternoon of March 22 that it is lifting a ban on horses shipping into and out of its property, effective 12:00 a.m. the morning of March 23. However, Calder is maintaining indefinitely a quarantine o
A seminar and riding clinic focusing on off-the-track Thoroughbreds, showing different stages in their training from right off the track to beginning a new career, will be held at the Horse Park of New Jersey May 15-16. The event is hosted by R
The Jockey Club released a North American fatality rate for Thoroughbreds based on racing injuries.
Tony Stewart, owner and driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and owner of Stewart/Haas Racing, is also a winner on a different kind of track. In 2010, the Tony Stewart Foundation awarded $20,000
A horse that was suffering from an apparent neurologic illness died the morning of March 22 at Calder Casino & Race Course, Calder officials said.
Calder, in Miami Gardens, Fla., is sending the horse to the University of Florida
Two races on Gulfstream Park’s racing card have been canceled because of a temporary quarantine of horses at nearby Calder Race Course.
The first and sixth races on Sunday were removed from the program.
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