Several recent positive drug tests may have been the result of prohibited substances in feedstuffs. One of these prohibited substances is ractopamine, which is used to promote weight gain and feed efficiency and is licenced in Canada for use in beef cattle, pigs and turkeys. Following several positive tests in Ontario, the Ontario Racing Commission undertook […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been cleared of any wrongdoing surrounding the drug scandal that plagued his equine operations last year. Following several drug-related incidents in 2013, Sheikh Mohammed tasked Lord Stevens, the former Metropolitan Police chief commissioner, with investigating the matters and proving that he had no knowledge of the banned substance […]
The Board of Directors of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario, (HBPA), is pleased to advise there will be live thoroughbred racing at Fort Erie Race Track in 2014. Meetings to organize, schedule and promote the race meet at the historic border oval are taking place. Horse people can assist by spreading this […]
The British Columbia Horse Racing Industry Management Committee will meet February 11, 2014, in Vancouver, to discuss the allocation of funding for 2014 and the number of races to be held at Hastings Racecourse this year. Discussions have been ongoing since September 2013, but the matter has yet to be resolved. Horsemen in the Thoroughbred […]
When Livada finished last of 11 runners in a race at Fort Erie in July of 2012, it was evident the daughter of El Prado was never going to race again. The four-year-old emerged from the race with two fractured knees and an uncertain future.
There are around 60 equines on the farm, Openwood Stable, that Susan Rasmussen has owned with her husband Harvey since 1978.
Both exercise physiology and musculoskeletal development research has revealed lots of information to date, including facts about horses tendons and more.
'Bird' is the word on the Hollywood silver screen for a loveable longshot.
The first few seasons at stud for a new stallion can make or break a new career. This article highlights the keys to getting off to a fast start.
Cam Ziprick owned his first thoroughbred when he was just 13.
