Thoroughbreds

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Churchill Downs to suspend racing while examining safety measures
June 2, 2023 – A day after implementing enhanced safety initiatives “effective immediately,”...
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Churchill Downs announces new safety initiatives
*JUNE 2 UPDATE: A day after implementing the measures outline below, Churchill Downs announced that it...
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Churchill Downs, HISA issue statements on racehorse fatalities
After the recent deaths of seven Thoroughbred racehorses at Churchill Downs, horsemen, officials and...
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U.S. horse racing enters new regulatory era
New and enhanced anti-doping regulations took effect in U.S. Thoroughbred horse racing on March 27 following...
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Maryland Thoroughbred Career Program Dates Announced
The Maryland Horse Foundation recently announced that the 2023 Maryland Thoroughbred Career Program (MTCP)...
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Monument to mark Secretariat's Triple Crown 50th
Secretariat, in the form of a 3,500-pound bronze monument, is racing to his home state of Virginia to...
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Keeneland Library honors racing's Black pioneers
Keeneland Library in Lexington, Kentucky, highlights the lives and careers of 80 African-American horsemen...
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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance accredits 34 organizations
Accreditation, which makes groups eligible to receive financial grants to support the care of their Thoroughbreds,...
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UC Davis Researchers Identify Genetic Variant for Equine Familial Isolated Hypoparathyroidism in Thoroughbreds.
Testing is now available, the first widely available genetic test for Thoroughbreds.