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Freedom Health Aminorex Findings Confirmed by Canadian Racing Agency
Use of Levamisole is Linked to Positive Aminorex Drug Tests Aurora, OH (April 6, 2007)--The Canadian Pari-Mutual Agency (CPMA) confirmed Freedom Health’s findings that the use of injectable levamisole in racehorses may result in a positive drug te ... Read the full article

Arroyo Suspended for Failing a Drug Test
Jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr. failed a drug test for marijuana and has now been suspended by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board. ... Read the full article

Equine Drug Regulations: Know the Facts, Know the Rules
Strict regulations exist involving the use of certain medications given to horses before and during competition. Despite these regulations, problems involving the use of performance enhancers and other forbidden medications still exist within the industry. Becoming aware of the restrictions and guidelines involving the use of medication for competing horses can help prevent your horse from being disqualified from competition. ... Read the full article

USEF Approves New Drug for Horses
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has approved the use of the new Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) EQUIOXX® (firocoxib) from August 1, 2007. Until this time, the use of firocoxib is restricted to use outside competition. This ... Read the full article

TOBA launches Equine Drug Testing Presentation as a Webcast
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) announced today that it has launched a new webcast entitled “Recent Advances and New Innovations in Equine Drug Testing”. The webcast features Dr. Lawrence Soma, VMD of the Uni ... Read the full article

Standardbred Horse Sale at Farm Show Complex is World's Largest
More than 2,000 Horses to Be Sold through Saturday HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest standardbred horse sale is being held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center through Saturday, Nov. 11, Agriculture Secr ... Read the full article

World's Largest Standardbred Horse Sale to be Held at Farm Show Complex
More than 2,320 Horses to Be Sold through Saturday HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov.1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center will host the world's largest standardbred horse sale Nov. 5 - 10. The slots-enhanced Breed ... Read the full article

Special gift to be presented to the NY Jockeys from Race Track Chaplaincy
Elmont, NY – June 4, 2009 – The Race Track Chaplaincy will be presenting "It's All In The Hands" a beautiful oil painting by Tom Chapman. This painting will be placed in the Jockey's locker room at Belmont Park, Aqueduct and Saratoga. The present ... Read the full article

FEI Presents Drug Testing Review at General Assembly
The year 2006 was a most productive year for the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) with regard to testing, in terms of numbers of horses tested as well as the number of events covered. In total, the FEI tested 3173 horses: 2097 in the Medicat ... Read the full article

Great Santa Fe Horse Race: The Ride of a Lifetime
Endurance Race Traces Historic Trail From Santa Fe to Missouri Santa Fe, NM– Up to 100 teams of horseback riders are expected to take part in the first annual Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride this September. The race will follow, as ... Read the full article

California Women Rescue Drug Maker's Discarded Horses from Their Death in Canada
Horse Enthusiasts Seek Support, Adoption for Displaced PMU Horses Acton, Calif (August, 2005) Tammy Craven and Vikki Dean, two horse women from Southern California, have launched a campaign to save an estimated 30,000 horses displaced by closures ... Read the full article

Study Shows Furosemide Decreases Bleeding into Airways in Racehorses
FORT COLLINS – Furosemide, used in the United States and Canada to treat bleeding into the airways in thoroughbred racehorses, decreases the incidence of hemorrhage according to results of a recent study. The study, conducted by Colorado State Univer ... Read the full article

A Moose on the Loose is brought to Safety at Saratoga Race Course
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., June 15, 2009 -- Saratoga Race Course employees arrived at work Monday morning to find a cow moose wandering on the sidewalk outside track property, New York Racing Association officials said. After NYRA security worked in sup ... Read the full article

Canter-Mid Atlantic to Receive $10K Donation during Charles Town Classic
Gaithersburg, MD (April 16, 2009) – CANTER-Mid Atlantic to expand its ongoing race horse rehabilitation program with a grant funded by Charles Town Racetrack. This additional financing for its existing rehabilitation program enables CANTER-Mid Atlan ... Read the full article

"Turn Up the Volume" at Great Meadow
Virginia Gold Cup Association Donates Sound System to Great Meadow WARRENTON, VA -- The Virginia Gold Cup Association is replacing the current sound system at the Great Meadow Event Center, home of the Virginia Gold Cup. G. W. Sound of Richmond ... Read the full article

$1 Million guaranteed Pick 4, Pick 6 on Belmont Stakes Day
ELMONT, N.Y. ­– The New York Racing Association, Inc. will offer both a $1 million guaranteed all-stakes Pick 6 and a $1 million guaranteed all-stakes Pick 4 on Belmont Stakes Day, Saturday, June 6. The $1 million Pick 6, in which the player must ... Read the full article

The Cowboy Race is Extreme!
(AUGUSTA, Ga.) The "Extreme Cowboy Race" premiers a whole new race Monday, Sept. 4, on RFD-TV! The new season, "Extreme Cowboy Race #3" hosted by Craig Cameron, is not what viewers have come to expect in the first two races. Built from a ba ... Read the full article

Canter-Mid Atlantic Expands Race Horse Rehabilitation Program
CANTER-Mid Atlantic to expand its ongoing race horse rehabilitation program with a grant funded by Charles Town Races & Slots of Charles Town, WV. This additional financing for its existing rehabilitation program enables CANTER-Mid Atlantic to grow from a free race horse sales listing service and race horse rehab provider to an emergency care provider of at-risk race horses it would otherwise have been forced to turn away. ... Read the full article

AspenBio Pharma Introduces First Single-Chain Gonadotropin for Equine Reproduction
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: APNB) announced that it has begun distributing Recombinant Equine LH (Luteinizing Hormone) for reagent use by equine veterinarians in the United States. Desi ... Read the full article

Virgina Gold Cup Accepting Junior Field Master Chase Entries
WARRENTON, VA -- The Virginia Gold Cup will once again feature the Junior Field Master Chase to be held on Saturday, May 6 at Great Meadow in The Plains, VA. Trophies will be presented to riders in divisions for small/large ponies and junior horses. ... Read the full article