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When it comes to keeping track of horses' health information, about one in five breeding farms and boarding/training facilities are using a computerized method to track information. The above detail is just one of the nuggets available in a new report from the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) that examines, for all breeds: horse ...

Horse name  Administration  Next race result  Days from administration to next start  Big League  May 12  Won, July 30 maiden race at DMR  79  Brimstoned  March 14  Sixth, July 31 AOC ...

While it’s a small sample size, horses reported to receive steroid administrations in 2016 in California who have come back to race fared very well in their first starts after those treatments, winning at about three times the normal rate. Looking at the reported anabolic steroid administrations in 2016 in California, 16 times horses have ...

Appropriately enough, the Dec. 29 release from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association started with the greeting, ''Happy New Year!'' What followed in the release certainly is good news. The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have all but enacted new rules on withholding and reporting of pari-mutuel winnings that ...

Not that the horse had a choice, but Masochistic now holds the dubious distinction of being the center of not one, but two racing scandals. BloodHorse headlines this week documented the recommendation by the California Horse Racing Board Dec. 19 that Santa Anita Park stewards disqualify Masochistic from his runner-up finish in the TwinSpires ...

While participation numbers in the H-2B Seasonal Worker Visa program, which the industry relies on for backstretch workers, face an uncertain future with a new president and Congress preparing to take office in January, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association is working with like-minded industries to get the message out about the need ...

In late November, in a move done in large part to protect horseplayers at advance-deposit wagering companies, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved a rule that would require ADWs that operate in the state acquire a bond of up to $500,000 as a condition of licensing. The new requirement should provide added protection for Kentucky ADW ...

Looking at proposed changes being considered for the multiple medication violation penalty system (MMV), it's not readily clear how these changes—when you just look at factors like reduced points for some infractions—would play out in the real world. But a hypothetical BloodHorse examination that applied the changes being considered ...

Looking at proposed changes being considered for the multiple medication violation penalty system (MMV), it's not readily clear how these changes—when you just look at factors like reduced points for some infractions—would play out in the real world. But a hypothetical BloodHorse examination that applied the changes being considered ...

Each week I write a column in BloodHorse Daily on the Breeders' Cup Challenge that typically includes table information relevant to the week. But because of room constraints, I do not run all race winners to date. Since I have that information--and plenty of room on this blog--I figured I'd post it.Information is through Challenge races of Sept. ...