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Each April, more than 150,000 people attend an event that celebrates horse deaths. Of course, the promoters don’t frame the Grand National Festival this way, but let’s call it what it is: just another event where horses are exploited for profit. Inevitably, this year was no different. Two horses suffered fatal — and completely avoidable — injuries. Yet again, blood is on the hands of everyone involved in the event’s organisation or who attended the three-day meeting at Aintree, and yet again, we’re reminded that horse racing needs to end. The Grand National meeting is one of the deadliest in t...
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The 155th Belmont Stakes has had two horse deaths in the 24 hours after the horse race took place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York on Saturday. This comes on the heels of the Kentucky Derby being moved to Ellis Park due to the investigation of 12 thoroughbred horse deaths last week at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. At Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland, horse National Treasure, trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who was coming off his ban, won at the Preakness Stakes. The race saw the euthanization of another horse, Havnameltdown. According to New York Racing Association spokesman ...
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A different track will be used for the Kentucky Derby moving forward, as an investigation takes place in Churchill Downs, the home of the said Derby. Last Friday, Churchill Downs issued a statement stating federal and state regulators will continue to investigate the deaths of 12 thoroughbreds in recent weeks. Over the weekend, races still took place at Churchill but will move to Ellis Park, another Churchill Downs-owned racetrack in Henderson, Kentucky, for the upcoming weeks. Two horse deaths on May 6 started the streak of deaths during the undercard of the Kentucky Derby. Experts brought in...
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Elizabeth Hurley attended a horse racing event in Chichester, England with her friend Henry Birtles. The actress and poet have been rumored to be dating, but both parties have denied those claims. Hurley looked incredible in a very colorful and flowery dress and two huge flowers in her hair to accent that. Who Is Henry Birtles?Hurley and Birtles were photographed at the Qatar Goodwood Festival at Goodwood Racecourse. Birtles is a racing enthusiast who refers to himself as “the racing poet” on his website. He also reportedly owns a media company focused on consulting the incorporation of horse ...
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More fallout from the Kentucky Derby emerges, as winner Medina Spirit is facing disqualification after testing on a second post-race sample confirmed the presence of the steroid betamethasone, lawyers who represent the horse’s owner and trainer Bob Baffert said. One of the attorneys, Clark Brewster, who represents Medina Spirit’s owner, told The New York Times that a laboratory at UC Davis confirmed the presence of betamethasone in the second sample. Attorney Craig Robertson, who represents Baffert, said the second test showed 25 picograms of the steroid, after 21 were found initially. Even a ...
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Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert has been prohibited from registering horses in contests at New York racetracks. New York racing authorities announced this development on Monday. This means that Baffert will not be able to run any horses at courses such as Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. This comes along with an investigation into his horse Medina Spirit, who failed a drug test following a win at the Kentucky Derby. Baffert will not be able to compete with Medina Spirit at the Belmont Stakes. “In order to maintain a successful thoroughbred racing industry in New York, NYRA must pr...
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Medina Spirit’s Kentucky Derby win is now in danger after a failed post-race drug test. The failed post-race test resulted in the suspension of Hall of Famer trainer Bob Baffert. “It is our understanding that Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s post-race blood sample indicated a violation of the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s equine medication protocols,” Churchill Downs’ official statement said. “Given the seriousness of the alleged offense, Churchill Downs will immediately suspend Bob Baffert, the trainer of Medina Spirit, from entering any horses at Churchill Downs Racetrack.” “To be clear, i...
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