Getting the most out of vegan and plant-based diets

IS a plant-based diet the same thing as a vegan diet? While they are similar, there are some key differences: Vegan diets eliminate all animal products, while plant-based diets do not necessarily eliminate animal products, but focus on eating mostly plants, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and whole grains. Is a vegan or plant-based…

NASCAR links partnership with the startup behind a blockchain-based digital horse racing game

Note: Everyone around here knows that our editor, Vivian, is wild about the idea of virtual horse racing. It is her view and deep seated wish that it will eventually replace racing with actual horses. —TH. Written by Saniya Moore / TheBlockCrypto.com / 5th August 2021 Quick Take American auto racing company NASCAR has partnered…

Kentucky horse racing passes raceday Lasix ban and more

Casino.org reports: The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) passed a ban Monday on the race-day administration of the drug Lasix in horses. The ban takes effect in 2020 for all 2-year-old horses and in 2021 any horse in a stakes race cannot receive the drug the day of the competition. The newly approved medication reforms…

Why we call for an end to U.S. horse racing

We call for an end to U.S. horse racing because it is past reforming. The horse has bolted. Additionally, there appears to be no one in American horse racing genuinely interested in, or knowledgeable and capable of, reforming it. If we are wrong then show us who they are, what they purport to do and…

That’s what freedom looks like

by VIVIAN FARRELL My Dad was a single parent. He took me with him everywhere. One of those places was Las Vegas. There wasn't a lot for a 15 year old to do in Las Vegas. So when I asked him what I was going to do while we were there, he said something like,…

Bob Baffert, Justify and the Chemical Triple Crown

by VIVIAN FARRELL Everyone who knows us knows we are no fans of Thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert. He is a cheater, a liar and a doper. I had written a dear colleague a day or so ago stating it is my opinion that when all is said and done, Baffert's Triple Crown Winner, Justify, would…

Omak Suicide Race — Murder on Horses

It has been called "The Deadliest Horse Race in the World". Each year in mid summer, a small town in Eastern Washington State, called Omak, proudly promotes an event named "The World Famous Suicide Race," considered the marquee event at the four-day Omak Stampede rodeo. Omak straddles the border of the Colville Reservation, home of…

Equine performance genes and the future of racehorse doping

by VIVIAN FARRELL Gene doping seems to be on a lot of people's minds. Including ours. I decided to do a quick search, and I came across the following abstract from May 30, 2017: "EQUINE PERFORMANCE AND THE FUTURE OF DOPING IN HORSERACING "A horse's success on the racetrack is determined by genetics, training and…

H.R. 961 – Drugs, racing and toxic horse meat

By VIVIAN FARRELL H.R. 961, the "Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2019, stipulates: “(3) equines raised in the United States are frequently treated with drugs, including phenybutazone, acepromazine, boldenone undecylenate, omeprazole, ketoprofen, xyalzine, hyaluronic acid, nitrofurazone, polysulfated glycosaminoglycan, clenbuterol, tolazoline, and ponazuril, which are not approved for use in horses intended for human consumption…

Winx’s brother among Australian racehorses killed for meat in S Korea

Wherever in the world you go, it seems that horse racing and horse slaughter go hand in hand. This in from Australia, where we know racehorses are slaughtered as a matter of routine. Now they've added a gruesome partner in the butchery of their horses. The Guardian reports: The brother of the Australian racing legend…