Another dead racehorse, this time at Belmont

Since January, four horses trained by Rudy Rodriguez are now dead, three at Aqueduct and one at Belmont. CNN — A horse died following a race at Belmont Park after sustaining an injury Thursday ahead of next week’s Triple Crown finale. According to the Equibase race chart notes, 6-year-old horse Chaysenbryn suffered a right front leg injury after bumping into Dolce…

5th Circuit denies HISA’s request to vacate ruling against it

• Read full article at The Blood-Horse » The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling Jan. 31 denying a request by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to vacate a previous determination that the Authority's power was unconstitutional. The ruling is the latest addition to a lengthy civil court battle led by the…

Churchill Downs herpesvirus outbreak holds at six

Reported by Horse Racing Nation IT could be said that no news is good news at Churchill Downs, where the equine-herpesvirus appeared to have been contained at six positive cases. “That’s a good thing that there really is nothing new,” said Dr. Will Farmer, the equine medical director for Churchill Downs Inc., in a telephone…

Video of Kentucky racehorse’s wild escape goes viral

A video of a Kentucky racehorse’s wild escape onto the highway went viral on social media this weekend. The racehorse, Bold and Bossy, reportedly escaped a Kentucky race track and made it across state lines. We pray they did not "punish" her. At two years old horses are still juveniles. Horseracing is just vicious enough…

Zenyatta loses 2021 foal

We have not been following Zenyatta's breeding career. We report this because we recently heard of the struggles she has been experiencing delivering a full term foal, yet they go on and on with it. REPORTED BY THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS (Jan. 26, 2021) — Hall of famer Zenyatta  has lost her 2021 foal, a Candy Ride (Arg) filly.…

NYRA suspends Baffert from Belmont, Saratoga, Aqueduct

HORSE RACING NATION (17 May 2021) — The New York Racing Association Inc. announced the temporary suspension of Bob Baffert from entering horses in races and occupying stall space at Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course and Aqueduct Racetrack. “In order to maintain a successful thoroughbred racing industry in New York, NYRA must protect the integrity…

What to know about Betamethasone

Jane Allin is our genius level resident expert on anything chemical. Alas, she is busy elsewhere so we will have to make do with mere mortals. Actually, all we are going to do — because it is all we can do — is borrow from others who have explained it elsewhere. This drug is in…

Mangini pleads guilty in race-doping scheme

Florida resident faces 5 years in jail for scheme involving Servis, Navarro horses. THE BLOODHORSE reports: An operator of several pharmaceutical websites charged with conspiring to unlawfully distribute adulterated and misbranded performance-enhancing drugs for racehorses with the intent to defraud and mislead pled guilty April 23 in United States District Court. Scott Mangini, 55, had…

Remembering Mongolian Groom

Whenever we think of the bill still pending before Congress that would result in the creation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority our thought turns to Mongolian Groom. Here's a replay of an event from last year. It illustrates that American racehorses have absolutely no friends within the industry. Training videos suggest Mongolian Groom…

AQHA does not support the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act in its current form

The American Quarter Horse Association states: The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 is proposed national legislation that outlines a uniform anti-doping and medication control program to be developed and enforced by an independent horse racing anti-doping and medication control authority. While the American Quarter Horse Association is strongly committed to the welfare of…