LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby is steeped in tradition: a blanket of red roses to the winner, fancy hats worn by mint julep-sipping…
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A movement is underway in horse racing to clean up the sport by enacting uniform safety standards that everyone in the industry would have to abide by. Read more
Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert, who has had multiple horses test positive for medication violations, is taking steps to "do better," including hiring outside oversight. Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stewards at Santa Anita listened to hours of testimony Thursday on Triple Crown winner Justify's post-race drug test after the 2018 Santa Anita Derby, with attorneys for the horse's connections arguing that the California Horse Racing Board has no authority or basis to reo… Read more
The Kentucky Derby Festival will not hold large-scale events this year, including the highly popular Thunder Over Louisville air and fireworks show that leads off the run-up to the Kentucky Derby. Read more
In a press releases, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced that: Read more
Three additional Standardbred horses tested positive yesterday for the equine herpes virus, or EHV-1, at The Meadows in Western Pennsylvania. Two additional horses at the race track were tested but results proved negative for the virus. As a precautionary measure, the track has suspended rac… Read more
Editor's note: This is the corrected version of a Jan. 17 press release from New Bolton, clarifying the timeline of the horse's admission and subsequent positive test for Equine Herpes. We regret the editing error. Read more
Veterinary and equine communities are coordinating a major relief effort—consisting of both monetary and supply donations—to aid horses and their caretakers in Texas and Louisiana impacted by Hurricane Harvey’s catastrophic flooding, according to a press release from the American Association… Read more
On August 15, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported that its Animal Health Laboratory in Warrenton confirmed a diagnosis of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) on two horses from Culpeper County. Read more
