Showing posts with label Kentucky Derby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kentucky Derby. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Hoof bruises 101: Forte's Kentucky Derby scratch had a common but loosely-defined cause

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On Saturday, the 2023 Kentucky Derby favorite was scratched from the big race, just hours before the horses headed to the starting gate. Two...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Supporting limb laminitis: Dr. Scott Morrison's case review of Kentucky Derby winner Country House

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Red roses show up twice a year: on Valentine's Day, and on the first Saturday in May, Kentucky Derby Day. But this year, thos...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Shoeing under the microscope: Much ado about Justify's shoe as the Preakness looms

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It should be part of the winner's circle ceremony. If you win the Kentucky Derby, they award you three things: First, a blanket ...
Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Shoeing for the Roses: Girvin's Kentucky Derby Quarter Crack and New Horseshoe Details

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Photos and text © Fran Jurga and Dr. Raul Bras Note: This story was updated to reflect the latest changes made on May 3. Th...
Saturday, May 07, 2016

Shoeing for the Roses: Kentucky Derby Foot Factors 2016

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It's the first Saturday in May. Theories abound about how to pick the winner of the Kentucky Derby, but there's no doubt that th...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

Shoeing for the Roses: Shoe-Shy Mubtaahij's Barefoot Hoofcare for Kentucky Derby

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Not every horse's journey to the Kentucky Derby​ left a trail of classic hoofprints in the dirt. One horse's prints probably sh...
Tuesday, May 06, 2014

California Chrome Wins Kentucky Derby in Judd Fisher's California-Hybrid Horseshoes

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There will always be an as asterisk next to the name of California Chrome in the Kentucky Derby history records. Yes, California Chrom...
Saturday, May 03, 2014

Derby Day Videos: Health and Safety Updates from Churchill Downs and Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

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The Grayson-Jockey Club Foundation funds equine research like the surgery at Rood and RIddle Equine Hospital described in this video; its...
Saturday, May 04, 2013

Hooves of the Kentucky Derby 2013: Race Shoes, Hoofcare and the Farrier's Daughter

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It's 90 minutes before the Kentucky Derby, do you know where you'll be today at 6:24 p.m.?

Kentucky Derby News: Scollay Replaces Injured Bramlage for NBC's "AAEP On Call" Role

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Dr Bramlage (right) fills in NBC's Kenny Rice as part of the AAEP On Call Program in the past. The  AAEP On Call Program  has assisted t...
Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Friends at Rest: Benjamin Franklin Talbert Shod the First Winner of the Triple Crown

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by Fran Jurga | 5 May 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog An anvil marks the grave of someone named Benjamin Franklin Talbert in Pennvi...
Thursday, April 30, 2009

Kentucky Derbies Past: Shoe Your Own Derby Winner

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Meshach Tenney at the stalljack in Swaps's stall before the 1955 Kentucky Derby. For the uninitiated, Tenney is shaping the heel of a...
Monday, April 27, 2009

Quality Road's Derby Withdrawal: What Did Others Do?

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by Fran Jurga | 27 April 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog For better or worse, quarter cracks have altered the course of horse racing ...
Monday, April 06, 2009

Quarter Crack! Quality Road Meets Ian McKinlay for Hoof Repair Session 25 Days Before Kentucky Derby

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by Fran Jurga | 6 April 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog This is an example of a quarter crack lacing technique, using stainless stee...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Big Brown: The Most Famous Feet in Derby History!

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Big Brown's left front foot has a raceplate glued on with a PMMA epoxy type adhesive that is custom selected. The specs used are Lord 40...
Thursday, May 12, 2005

Giacomo Gets a Sore No More Rub-Down for the Roses

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Congratulations to Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo and all his connections. Happily, this year's Derby champion counted one of our adve...