Photo courtesy LSU School of Veterinary Medicine The Player came into the world a little different from other horses. He liked to sit on his haunches like a dog, spin 360s, and eat his hay lying down—not exactly qualities one would expect in a horse, not to mention, a racehorse. Owner-trainer-breeder William “Buff” [...]

Minnesota Post It’s tough to find gray hair in the Thursday night crowd at Canterbury Park, the thoroughbred racetrack in Shakopee. Buck Night, with its $1 admission, $2 hot dogs and $3 drafts, has brought out thousands of millennials and young families. The squeal of happy kids climbing a massive Jungle Jim 20 paces from [...]

Blood-Horse A May 6 vote to change the recommended testing threshold for the anti-bleeding medication furosemide, when it is administered 24 hours before a race, triggered another debate and posed questions whether the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission should have first consulted the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council. The KHRC in March, at the request of [...]