By: Jennifer Auh One Phoenix racetrack is hoping to better protect its horses, after many of them were getting hurt. On Monday, Turf Paradise implemented a new rule that requires pre-race exams for all horses that are racing. The general manager says it's all about making sure the horses are fit for racing. "Begin the process of
Turf Paradise Press Release: Phoenix-based Turf Paradise announced March 6 track management initiated a new plan to address an unexplained increase in equine injuries. Starting March 18, all horses racing on a given day will receive pre-race veterinary exams. The new policy is part of the track's efforts to provide the safest conditions possible for
By: David Grening Trainer Robertino Diodoro on Sunday began serving a 15-day suspension for three medication positives incurred at Turf Paradise during the winter. Diodoro had three horses test positive for hydroxyethylpromazine sulfoxide, a tranquilizer that the Association of Racing Commissioners International lists as a Class 3 drug. The medication was found in the post-race
by Ray Paulick Turf Paradise’s leading trainer, Robertino Diodoro, began a 15-day suspension on Monday for a positive test for the antipsychotic human drug fluphenazine (sold under the brand name Prolixin) found in the post-race test of Mercedes Stable’s Freakin Amazing, first-place finisher of the Arizona Juvenile Fillies Stakes at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Ariz.,
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