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A recent human study has found that tart cherry juice blend (TCJB) had beneficial effects on exercising muscle. The objective was to determine if TCJB can lessen exercise-induced muscle damage in horses, as measured by serum enzymatic markers.
The thrills. The spills. The rivalries, rages, and romances. And yes, the flipping, too. It’s all there in a new 12-part documentary television series, “Jockeys,” that begins Friday night, Feb. 6, at 9 p.m. EST on Animal Planet.
The series,
The Red Hills Horse Trials scheduled for March 13-15 has been cancelled. The organizing committee of Jane Barron, Terrie Brooks, and Marvin Mayer reluctantly made the decision Feb. 4 due to a lack of entries. Red Hills Horse Trials has
A Norwegian jumper’s positive doping test for capsaicin proved hotter than rider Tony Andre Hansen could handle: It caused him and mount Camiro to be disqualified from the 2008 Olympic Games, thereby stripping Norway of its team bronze
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The quarantine imposed on Barn 17 at Turfway Park in Florence, Ky., Friday, Jan. 30, was lifted Saturday morning (Jan. 31) after samples from a horse euthanized at the track Friday tested negative for equine herpesvirus and other communicable
Nicanor had an excuse for his 10th-place finish in his career debut Jan. 31 at Gulfstream Park in Florida. The full brother to 2006 Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands winner Barbaro hurt himself leaving the starting gate, but the injury wasn’t
A barn at Turfway Park was quarantined Jan. 30 after a horse that showed signs of equine herpesvirus (EHV) was euthanized, track officials confirmed later that day.
The barn, which contains about 40 horses under the care of several
The public unveiling of a bronze statue to celebrate the life of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro will take place at Churchill Downs April 26. The announcement came on the second anniversary of Barbaro’s passing on Jan. 29, 2007.
While the icy wonderland that has blanketed the Bluegrass region left more than 600,000 Kentuckians without power the week of Jan. 25, Thoroughbred farm managers are doing all they can to keep their operations functional and safe in spite of
Winter weather has driven 37-year-old competitive trail horse Elmer Bandit and his owner and rider Mary Anna Wood inside for dressage lessons.
Nicanor, a full brother of the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner whose story captivated the racing world for months, will race for the first time either this weekend or next, trainer Michael Matz said Monday.
Nicanor had a solid five-furlong work
Delivering a growth factor in a dissolvable carrier at the site of a bony fracture results in accelerated healing when compared to untreated horses, and it is as effective as treating horses with a bone graft post-fracture, researchers recently repor
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Majority owner Jess Jackson said Curlin, who repeated as Horse of the Year when the Eclipse Awards were announced Jan. 26, is among the industry’s greats.
“It’s no mean feat to win two Eclipse Awards for Horse of the Year,” Jackson said. “W
Although five horses have been euthanized as a result of catastrophic injuries at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots since Jan. 17, Tom David, DVM, equine medical director for the Louisiana State Racing Commission, said the incidents appear to
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