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The Rail: Debate Swirls Around Race-Day Medication
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board received an overwhelming response to its call for public comment as it weighs whether to pursue a ban on race-day medication. The…
May 16 2012, 5:26am | Visit source ›
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Clarifying some terms, such as ‘bleeder’; and Drape quote
There’s so much confusion about exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) in articles, blogs, and SM today that I want to clarify…
May 12 2012, 9:13am | Visit source ›
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A closer look at the Hong Kong model, breakdowns, Lasix
Hong Kong racing is frequently cited as a model for US racing to follow because race-day furosemide is not permitted…
May 11 2012, 2:31pm | Visit source ›
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Banning Lasix is wrong for the horses
I respectfully submit that those pursuing the elimination of race day Lasix® (Salix®; furosemide) present fallacious arguments that not only cause diversion from vital issues, but also promote a position…
May 7 2012, 6:44am | Visit source ›
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Squires: Long History of Drug Use in the Derby
By all accounts, the 90th Kentucky Derby in 1964 was the first to include a competitor running on the drug furosemide, then known as Lasix. The initial dose was given…
May 6 2012, 12:09pm | Visit source ›
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On Fire Baby’s early form without Lasix no different now
Anita Cauley’s highly regarded homebred On Fire Baby, 4-1 co-second choice on the morning line for the Grade 1 Kentucky…
May 2 2012, 3:00pm | Visit source ›
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From TTimes TODAY: Salix talk on Twitter puts me to sleep
Horsemen and racing veterinarians, however, will tell you, me, Crist, and Drape that Salix, more than any of the other…
April 25 2012, 11:18am | Visit source ›
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I have to admit Daily Racing Form publisher Steven Crist made a lot of sense when he wrote about Lasix.…
April 24 2012, 11:54am | Visit source ›
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Crist: Furosemide outcry rings hollow
In the meantime, here’s a suggestion for them: If they really believe that furosemide is bad for horses and racing, why don’t they just stop racing their horses on it?…
April 20 2012, 1:15pm | Visit source ›
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Lasix: The Root of All Evil or the Scapegoat of Horse Racing
Earlier this week the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted on phasing out the use of Lasix in racing. The vote ended in a tie (7-7) and therefore was not passed.…
April 19 2012, 10:11am | Visit source ›
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Kling: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Richardson danced around the real problem. Thoroughbred horsemen - mostly trainers, and many racetrack operators, are vehemently opposed to a ban on raceday lasix. The tracks are faced with a…
March 2 2012, 12:04pm | Visit source ›
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Strawbridge, Weber resign TOBA membership in protest over Graded Stakes medication ban delay
Two days ago Thoroughbred Daily News columnist and European-based bloodstock adviser Bill Oppenheim called the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s…
March 2 2012, 10:47am | Visit source ›
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A Saturday Afternoon Horse: "Luck", Lasix and 42 & Change...
OK, don’t be looking for the fastest half mile of the day, the 42 and change is what Wewoka Switch paid in breaking his maiden yesterday in the 8th at…
February 4 2012, 10:42am | Visit source ›
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Workout Patterns of a Lasix-free Gulfstream entry
107 entries at GP on Sunday, December 4th and only one running Lasix free – trained by blog favorite/Hall of…
December 15 2011, 6:26am | Visit source ›
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Does Thoroughbred horse racing have a drug problem?
Does Thoroughbred horse racing have a drug problem? It depends on whom you ask. In Saratoga in August, Ed Martin of the Association of Racing Commissioners International declared unequivocally that…
December 7 2011, 8:59am | Visit source ›
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Unfortunately, the Lasix debate in the United States has become sort of an U.S. vs. Them, as in the rest…
November 18 2011, 11:54am | Visit source ›
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EIPH: If You’re not Breezing, You’re Bleeding
Allen Jerkens pointed to a fitter, sturdier animal as another reason why bleeding was considered atypical in the 1950’s and…
November 18 2011, 7:27am | Visit source ›
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Lasix: Demystifying the drug, methods of training without it
Soon after leaving the service in the mid-1940s, Mel Stute went to work as a groom for trainer Yorkie McLeod at the old Tanforan Racetrack near San Francisco. McLeod had…
November 17 2011, 5:02pm | Visit source ›
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Lasix battle lines drawn between TOBA, horsemen
By Matt Hegarty The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is lining up allies and pressing its effort to get state racing commissions to ban the race-day use of the anti-bleeding…
September 22 2011, 12:11pm | Visit source ›
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Dick Powell on the Lasix debate: But rather than ban it, I think we should mandate it. Nearly all Thoroughbred…
September 20 2011, 6:30am | Visit source ›
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New York Legislation Calls for Salix Ban
A New York lawmaker said Sept. 13 he will introduce legislation banning use of "performance-enhancing drugs" such as the anti-bleeding medication furosemide, or Salix.
September 13 2011, 9:03am | Visit source ›
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The Lasix debate is going strong right now as the Feds in the States are looking to ban race day…
July 30 2011, 7:03am | Visit source ›
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My previous two posts (here and here) dealt with the scientific evidence regarding Lasix use in thoroughbreds and with the…
June 17 2011, 12:13pm | Visit source ›
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The Science of Lasix: a View from the "Summit"
There has already been considerable media coverage of this week’s “International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH and the Racehorse.”…
June 14 2011, 1:47pm | Visit source ›
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