The Hong Kong study involving 2,924 horses found a modest connection between daily treatments of the gastric treatment and preventative omeprazole and increased risk of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging, known commonly as bleeding.
Woodbine Entertainment announced the E.P. Taylor Turf Course is scheduled to return to racing use Aug. 8—several weeks ahead of the original Sept. 1 reopening target.
The Canterbury Park Hall of Fame Class of 2026 includes Thoroughbred owner and breeder Pete Mattson and former chief veterinarian and Minnesota Racing Commission chair Dr. Camille McArdle.
Next year's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) is set for another major prize money boost and will be run for a British record £2.5 million (approx. US$3,361,575), Ascot officials revealed.
Citing handle declines this year, the NTRA sent a letter July 17 to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling on the Treasury and the IRS to back legislation that would restore the gambling loss provision to the previous level.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 318 entries for the New York Bred Yearlings Sale, to be held Aug. 16-17 in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.