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posted on | 17-05-20
When it comes to diagnosing and preventing injury, the job of interpreting diagnostics is as much art as it is science, according to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital diagnostic imaging expert Dr. Katie Garrett. Garrett reviewed common injuries of the...
posted on | 17-05-20
A new online tool to track progress by horse racing jurisdictions in implementing reforms to make the industry safer has been launched by the Thoroughbred Safety Coalition. The new “Accountability Tracker” details the status of individual...
posted on | 17-05-20
Trainer Richard Laming has failed in his attempts to have a urine sample from one of his horses, with a cobalt reading double the permitted threshold, tested at a non-official racing laboratory. The Victorian Racing Tribunal on Friday released its...
posted on | 17-05-20
Professional Jockeys Association (PJA) chief executive Paul Struthers has mapped out a number of changes riders will have to undertake when racing returns in Britain, which could include extensive testing and legging up from officials rather than...
posted on | 17-05-20
For the owners of Firenze Fire and Shancelot, the future promises to hold the key to unlocking the past. Both horses were graded stakes winners for trainers whose licenses were revoked in March after they were arrested for their alleged...
posted on | 17-05-20
Michelle Payne has been fined $1,000 for negligence after a raceday bag containing medications was found in her float at Geelong last month. Payne faces stewards after a bag in one of her floats was found containing therapeutic products (Phenylbutazone,...
posted on | 17-05-20
New California Horse Racing Board Rule 1867.1, which becomes effective July 1, prohibits the administration of bisphosphonates to any horse within a facility regulated by the CHRB and also prohibits any horse from entering the grounds that has been...
posted on | 17-05-20
Trainer Richard Baltas began serving a 15-day suspension on May 3 for a clenbuterol positive in Velvet Queen, first-place finisher of the third race at Santa Anita on Jan 31, according to a report in Daily Racing Form. A complaint from the...
posted on | 17-05-20
Hanover racecourse in the north of Germany is far from being one of Europe's most famous tracks but on Thursday it captured the attention of the racing world. While many European racing bodies are cautiously planning how the sport can...
posted on | 17-05-20
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced May 6 that the ninth Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit, which was scheduled June 23 in the Keeneland sales pavilion in Lexington, has been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In lieu of an in-person event, Grayson will instead host a series of weekly online seminars on...UPCOMING EVENTS
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