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Keeneland Yearling Buyers Utilize Steroid Tests

Leslie Deckard September 11, 2008

During the first two sessions of the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale the Central Kentucky auction company reported 20 requests for testing for exogenous anabolic steroids.

There were six requests during the opening session Sept. 8 an

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Results of Poll on Wrapping Up the Summer Riding Season

Erin Ryder September 10, 2008

Nearly 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “When do you start winding down from your summer riding levels?”


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Canadian Researchers Focus on Racehorse Safety

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc September 10, 2008

Since the loss of Barbaro and Eight Belles, NBC’s Roundtable on the horseracing industry at the 2008 Preakness Stakes, and the congressional hearing in June 2008, researchers are highlighting their efforts to improve racehorse safety and Canadian

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Additional Steroid Testing for Sale Horses at Keeneland

Deirdre Biles September 8, 2008

Keeneland officials plan to expand their testing program for exogenous anabolic steroids in sale horses to include the April select juvenile auction. That decision came after Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear signed emergency regulations Sept. 5 that

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FEI Holds First Hearings on Olympic Substance Test Results

Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) September 8, 2008

Hearings before the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, this weekend in the Olympic cases of Bernardo Alves of Brazil and the horse Chupa Chup; Denis Lynch of Ireland and the horse Lantinus; and Courtney

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Equestrian Paralympic Competition Began Today

Press Release September 7, 2008

The equestrian competition of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games started this morning at Shatin Equestrian arena with a record number of participating riders.


A total of 73 riders from 28 delegations will vie in 11 dressage events. The

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Equine Herpesvirus Suspected in NY Racehorse Death

The Blood-Horse Staff September 7, 2008

Smell My Carrots, a 3-year-old New York-bred maiden gelding, was euthanized Saturday Sept. 6 after being found in his stall in Belmont Park?s Barn 38 with a fever and unable to stand, according to New York Racing Association?s Chief Examining

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Eight Belles Honored in Public Memorial

The Blood-Horse Staff September 7, 2008

With more than 200 people in attendance, this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands runner-up Eight Belles was memorialized in a public ceremony in the garden of the Kentucky Derby Museum Sept. 7.


At the conclusion of the

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Kentucky Governor Bans Steroids in Racehorses

The Associated Press September 6, 2008

Testing for anabolic steroids in racehorses in Kentucky will begin with the start of the Keeneland fall meet under emergency regulations signed by Gov. Steve Beshear Sept. 5.

The regulations, approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission in

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Public Invited to Eight Belles Memorial Ceremony Sunday

The Blood-Horse Staff September 6, 2008

Eight Belles, who had to be euthanized on the Churchill Downs racetrack shortly after finishing second in this year’s Kentucky Derby, will be memorialized in a ceremony Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Kentucky Derby Museum’s gardens.

The public is

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Pessoa Horse Substance Positive Confirmed on ‘B’ Sample

Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) September 5, 2008

The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) has received confirmation that the second (“B”) sample collected from the horse Rufus, ridden by Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil at the 2008 Olympic Games, has yielded a positive test result for the banned

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FEI Launches Paralympic Equestrian Web Site

Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) September 5, 2008

The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) earlier this week launched a new Web site to cover the 2008 Paralympic equestrian events in Hong Kong. The site can be accessed at

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The Future of Racehorse Injury Prevention: A Commentary

C. Wayne Mcllwraith, BVSc, FRCVS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, Dipl. ECVS September 4, 2008

I testified as part of the “Breeding, Drugs, and Breakdowns: The State of Thoroughbred Horseracing and the Welfare of the Thoroughbred Racehorse” Congressional hearing June 19. It was both disillusioning and enlightening.

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Hong Kong Ready to Host Equestrian Paralympic Events

Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) September 3, 2008

A senior official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has stated that Hong Kong’s preparatory work for the equestrian events of the 2008 Paralympic Games equestrian events is now complete.

“After the successful

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