Hallelujah! Something to cheer about concerning Thoroughbred racing in 2015. Tom LaMarra (@BH_TLaMarra) reporting for the The Blood-Horse writes: Gulfstream Park, which plans to become the racetrack prototype for integrity in the sport, is to to offer furosemide-free races for 2-year-olds in 2015 and eventually operate an on-track pharmacy to ensure tight regulation of medication.… Continue reading Gulfstream plans Lasix free races in 2015
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Star investigation: Ottawa refuses to say whether drug-tainted horse meat entered food chain
As Tuesday's Horse readers will be well aware, we have been preaching this for some time: Canadian racehorses receive banned drugs throughout their lifetimes and are ineligible for slaughter. (See for example, Thousands of racehorses face slaughter: Not so fast Canada). This issue has now become the target of a comprehensive Star Investigation. Here is… Continue reading Star investigation: Ottawa refuses to say whether drug-tainted horse meat entered food chain
Stronach forming new equine retirement program
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – (Feb. 17, 2011) Frank Stronach, chairman and CEO of MI Developments Inc., announced Thursday the formation of the Gulfstream Park Thoroughbred After-Care Program to help find suitable homes for retired Thoroughbreds. Stronach said he will finance the new program by matching the one-third of one percent currently taken from purses during… Continue reading Stronach forming new equine retirement program
Magna implements no horse slaughter policy at its tracks (US)
Magna Entertainment Corp. - Media Release AURORA, ON, Oct. 10, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --- Magna Entertainment Corp. ("MEC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MECA; TSX: MEC.A) announced today that it has recently formally adopted a company-wide policy promoting the humane treatment of racehorses. Under the policy, any trainer or owner stabling at an MEC facility who directly… Continue reading Magna implements no horse slaughter policy at its tracks (US)
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