Keeneland Reaccredited by NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance: Horse Racing Nation 10/2/15

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Keeneland has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance. Keeneland, which also includes the world’s leading Thoroughbred auction house, is a National Historic Landmark and has served as a model of the best in Thoroughbred racing since its inception in 1936. The 20-day 2015 Fall Meet

CHRB Moves Forward on Third-Party Lasix: The Blood-Horse 9/16/15

By Jeremy Balan Nearly a month after the California Horse Racing Board hit the brakes on third-party administration of furosemide in the state, the governing body spent just more than a minute to move the process along at a meeting Sept. 16 at Los Alamitos Race Course. The CHRB approved a motion to send the

Foundation Authorizes Two Lasix Studies: The Blood-Horse 9/15/15

By Blood-Horse Staff Two research projects designed to study the impact of furosemide on exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage will be conducted on behalf of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, the organization said Sept. 15. The studies will examine the pathophysiology of EIPH, or bleeding in horses' lungs. The condition is currently treated with furosemide, also known

Bramlage: Trainers Realize Lameness a Symptom: The Blood-Horse 7/8/15

RMTC By Frank Angst One of the reasons Dr. Larry Bramlage believes trainers are handling cases of lameness better than ever before is because they realize that rather than being the problem, it signals a problem. Bramlage, the renowned equine surgeon and partner at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, talked about that progress during a

Kentucky Trainer Walsh Suspended 10 Days: The Blood-Horse 6/24/15

RMTC By Frank Angst Kentucky stewards have suspended trainer Brendan Walsh for 10 days after multiple non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were found in post-race tests of Saham after his third-place finish in the Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 15 at Keeneland. In test results from official Kentucky Horse Racing Commission laboratory LGC Science and confirmed in

BC Expands Out-of-Competition Testing Program: The Blood-Horse 6/1/15

RMTC By Blood-Horse Staff Breeders' Cup June 1 said it has extended its out-of-competition drug testing program to include the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, which offers winners automatic berths in the World Championships. Racetracks that serve as hosts for Challenge Series races will have to meet other criteria as well, including provisions of the National

Monmouth Park earns NTRA safety reaccreditation: The Racing Biz 5/27/15

RMTC The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Monmouth Park has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance. Home to 17 graded stakes – including the $1 million Haskell Invitational and the $500,000 United Nations Stakes – the Oceanport, N.J., track opened its 70th live racing season earlier this month. Monmouth

KEDRC Makes Cobalt Policy Recommendation: The Blood-Horse 5/26/15

RMTC By Frank Angst The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council will advise the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to adopt rules on the mineral cobalt in line with a Racing Medication and Testing Consortium recommendation. The KEDRC voted May 26 at the Kentucky Horse Park to recommend a Class B penalty when horses test above 50

Methamphetamine Positive Lands Gorder 14-Month Suspension: The Paulick Report 4/22/15

RMTC by Ray Paulick Trainer Kellyn Gorder has been suspended one year and fined $5,000 by Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards after the discovery of methamphetamine in Bourbon Warfare, a 3-year-old Colonel John filly owned by Bourbon Lane Stable who finished first in a maiden special weight race at Churchill Downs Nov. 22, 2014. Gorder

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