Showing posts with label Keeneland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Keeneland. Show all posts
Monday, March 25, 2019

Bisphosphonates Ban: Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton and Ocala Breeders’ Sales Ban Off-Label Use of Popular Navicular Disease Medication in Young Thoroughbreds

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Bisphosphonates are a type of medication used to treat osteoporosis in humans. They have been approved by the US Food and Drug Adminis...
Monday, October 12, 2015

In wake of breakdowns, Keeneland issues results of track surface review

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Keeneland has the unique perspective of being able to compare racing statistics over two different surfaces in recent years. Here, a horse...
Friday, April 03, 2015

Ageless Tahoe Warrior Runs Again: In Shoes, This Time, for Keeneland's New Dirt Track

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At some point today, someone in the stands at Keeneland Racecourse is sure to read the fine print in the program and notice that in the ...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Just Wait Til Next Year: Shoes Off, On, and Off Again as Shoeless Senior Racehorse Tahoe Warrior is Claimed and Re-Claimed

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Some older horses race once or twice a year. It's a big deal when they run. Tahoe Warrior started 11 times between April and Septemb...
Monday, April 07, 2014

Shoeless in Lexington: Polytrack Podiatry at Keeneland's Last Artificial Surface Meet

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An interesting experiment was available to bettors Sunday at Kentucky's Keeneland racecourse as trainer Wayne Rice prepared to send ...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Shoeless and Ageless, Tahoe Warrior Wins at Keeneland

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Keeneeland Racecourse in Kentucky has a Polytrack all-weather surface that has been used by trainers as a test for a few horses each week ...
Saturday, April 13, 2013

Shoeless Thoroughbred Wins at Keeneland; Track Lists Barefoot Entries as Trainers Experiment with Polytrack Surface Effects on Hoof Slide

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The racing surface known as "Polytrack" is one of several artificial surfaces that have been installed at racetracks in North Am...
Friday, April 13, 2012

Ever So Lucky Horseshoe Helped Colt Train for Keeneland's Toyota Bluegrass Stakes

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"Like my new shoe? Pretty cool, eh?" Ever So Lucky, with the guidance of Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard, worked under...
Thursday, September 02, 2010

"Blame" It on These Four Fast Feet

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My friend Wendy Uzelac must have been thinking of The Hoof Blog when she was walking around Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky yes...
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Safe and Sound: All Eyes on Keeneland for Tomorrow's Grayson-Jockey Club Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

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Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital's Dr Larry Bramlage will be a key speaker at this week's third Grayson-Jockey Club Welfare and Safe...
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Keeneland and Turfway Park: No Toe Grabs, Front or Hind

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What's worse, the toe grab or the long toe? Some people believe that this distorted hoof shape is typical of racehorses in the United St...
Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation "Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit" Planned for Keeneland in October

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A two-day workshop concerning the safety and soundness of the Thoroughbred racehorse, will be held on Monday, October 16, and Tuesday, Octo...
Saturday, September 16, 2006

Shoes for Thought: Burns Polyflex Synthetic Glue-on Prototypes Put to the Test at Major Racetracks

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The new Burns Polyflex shoe is made of polyurethane with a wire core (Fran Jurga © photo) Have you seen one of these before? Probably no...