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As I have mentioned on this forum many many times before, scientific research performed on three continents through three seperate studies all arrived at the same conclusion--that horses who began...

I don't know how you can keep a straight face in calling Drape an "exceptional" writer and journalist. His statement from a previous column that the joints of racehorses are "injected with the...

Because that's how you at the very least ruin a horse and at the very worst get them hurt. A hard trying horse will do just that and when it starts chasing horses that outclass it, the negatives...

I don't get your logic...retire a horse because he ran a game second?

As far as Dutrow, I think IWR will be well taken care of, however if you're worried about him breaking down, just make sure...

There are plenty of "horse lovers" outside of the racing world who will walk away from their horse and its outstanding board bill.

I think you need to do some research on the demographics of thoroughbred ownership. Those mega rich breeders/owners are becoming a smaller part of the equation each year. Partnerships between...

I think too that moving the finish line corresponded to the demolition of the old pre-slots grandstand.

I wouldn't worry about lasix, I'd worry about everything else that may have been given. If this was all unregulated, who knows how much bute, methocarbamol, azium, etc. were in these horses'...

Interesting mixture of opinions on Dutrow.
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If you're referring to yesterday's Bertram Bongard at Belmont, Flying Zee had four horses entered and the saddlecloths were 1, 1A, 1B, and 1X.

Then go to the sale, buy the mare, and do whatever you want with her. Being in this business is far more complex and intricate than the simplistic view that you espouse.

I understand that we had an era without lasix, but I read a TDN op-ed by trainer Ian Howard about that era--withhold water, hay, feed, and bedding for 24 to 48 hours. Lasix is a much more humane way...

What do you mean it's not for the horse? We almost had a horse die because he bled deep and was not detected because the trainer felt that the animal simply had an off day. Blood outside of the...

I think it's just one more good reason to tell the Graded Stakes Committee to take a hike.

I can't speak for circuses or "other exploitive industries" (whatever the hell that means,) but in all of my years in racing, I can't say that I've ever seen one horse deliberately mistreated for...

Your comment makes no sense. How can a horse be healthy for its next career if it assumes a higher risk of lung damage because a proven anti-bleeding medication is disallowed? Maybe your friends...

Define "actually bleed." As I've stated before, a small amount of undetected blood can be just as dangerous as the two nostril gusher.

Some trainers do use lasix in the morning for breezes,...

Calamber, please refrain from making statements on what I "believe" (take note of your 'leeches' comment.) State what you wish to state and I'll state what I believe, but please don't attribute to...

Other than having a former employee who worked in England talk about giving horses supplements to combat EIPH, I don't know that much either. I think that's one thing that has been lost in this...

You're wrong about it not being a problem in the past. In the 1908 edition of "The Veterinary Science," a condition is described which mirrors what we today call EIPH. Other than observing...

A horse does not have to "choke to death" on it's blood to be killed by EIPH. How does one treat an episode of bleeding, whether it's overtly noticeable or not? You give the horse antibiotics,...

Maybe you should ask the European trainers what they give. Just because the Europeans don't give lasix doesn't mean that their horses don't bleed and ours in the US do because we use lasix.

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Maybe his owners don't want him to endure the same fate as Golden Tent.

I'm sure every state has their own criteria, but in New York a property must generate at least $10,000 in annual sales to be accepted for ag exemption on property taxes.

The horse industry lacks the militance and fanaticism of the animal rights fascists. At the NY Daily News website, reader comments on the Preakness consisited of one comment on the race and two...