Sports Medicine

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Smarty Jones Colt Stands Out at OBS Sale

A colt from the first crop of Smarty Jones became the highest-priced horse sold so far this year at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s fall mixed sale when he brought $170,000 Wednesday (Oct. 11). Clear Sky Stable purchased the chestnut weanling

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Israel Opens First Racetrack

Angry demonstrators and rabbis as well as a ban on gambling failed to stop the inauguration of Israel’s first horse racetrack, as thousands of fans cheered the four-legged competitors.

It’s not much at this point — just a collection of

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Woman Charged With Drunk Horse Riding

A northeast Georgia woman faces a drunk driving charge after riding a horse onto a highway, where she was hit by a car.


Authorities say 22-year-old Heather Darnell of Mountain City also was cited for entering a traffic lane. She remains

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Smaller Farms Making Impact in Thoroughbred Breeding Market

The market – fueled by sales of horses fetching enormous sums – is growing. More horses than ever are being sold, according to Keeneland sales director Geoffrey Russell. And encouraged by small farms like Monticule that have made big splashes at sal

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How Gets to the Horse’s Central Nervous System

Scientists have shown the protozoan parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) might enter the horse’s central nervous system hidden in leukocytes (white blood cells) that cross the blood-brain barrier.


“Horses are

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Keeneland Sets Fall Meet Attendance Record

Keeneland officials reported an all-time fall meet attendance record of 28,880 Saturday, the second day of the Lexington racetrack’s meet. The figure topped the previous record of 27,788, set Oct. 14, 1989.

The Oct. 7 program, which feature

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Polytrack Debuts at Keeneland

As Keeneland officials noted with a laugh, it couldn’t have been better scripted. But sometimes in horse racing, things have a funny way of coming together despite numerous factors. And on Friday, opening day at the Lexington racetrack, they did

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