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Point of Entry Suffers Condylar Fracture

Point of Entry Suffers Condylar Fracture

Phipps Stable's Point of Entry, winner of the Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap (gr. IT) June 8, suffered a condylar fracture in his left hind cannon bone and will have surgery, trainer Shug McGaughey said.

 Sunday, June 09, 2013
Bramlage: Rest Needed to Keep Horses Sound

Bramlage: Rest Needed to Keep Horses Sound

The skeleton a Thoroughbred is born with isn't the finished product it needs to be a successful competitor. The animal must develop and strengthen it through training and then maintain it.

 Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Classic-Placed Bodemeister Retired

Classic-Placed Bodemeister Retired

Bodemeister, who thrilled race fans with his speed while placing in both the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) has been retired. He will enter stud at WinStar Farm.

 Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Caixa Eletronica Rallies to Win True North

Caixa Eletronica Rallies to Win True North

Caixa Eletronica took advantage of a blistering early pace to rally in the stretch for a three-quarters of a length victory in the True North Handicap (gr. II) on the Belmont Stakes card June 8.

 Saturday, June 09, 2012
I'll Have Another's Injury is Minor, But...

I'll Have Another's Injury is Minor, But...

I'll Have Another's injury is minor, like an ankle sprain, but would have required up to a year to return to racing, which could have hurt his value as a stallion prospect.

 Friday, June 08, 2012
Porter: Havre de Grace Is for Sale

Porter: Havre de Grace Is for Sale

Rick Porter of Fox Hill Farms said in a telephone interview the afternoon of April 23 he would entertain private offers for 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.

 Monday, April 23, 2012
Arson Squad Released from Rood & Riddle

Arson Squad Released from Rood & Riddle

Grade II winner and millionaire Arson Squad was released from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington Feb. 16.

 Thursday, February 16, 2012
Pluck Back in Action at Churchill Nov. 3

Pluck Back in Action at Churchill Nov. 3

Pluck will resume his racing career Nov. 3 in the Commonwealth Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs, the site of his victory in the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT).

 Thursday, October 27, 2011
Successful Surgery for Here Comes Frazier

Successful Surgery for Here Comes Frazier

Surgery Oct. 13 on promising 2-year-old colt Here Comes Frazier to correct a multi-piece fracture of the right hock was successful and the prognosis is good the son of Badge of Silver could eventually return to competition.

 Friday, October 14, 2011
Morning Line Has Surgery, Return Expected

Morning Line Has Surgery, Return Expected

Grade I winner Morning Line had chips removed from both knees Aug. 17 and is expected to return to racing next year.

 Wednesday, August 17, 2011
BC Juvenile Turf Champ Pluck Back in Training

BC Juvenile Turf Champ Pluck Back in Training

Team Valor International and The Vinery's Pluck, who won last year's Breeder's Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) at Churchill Downs, will be returned to training June 28.

 Monday, June 27, 2011
Animal Kingdom Injured, to Miss Some Time

Animal Kingdom Injured, to Miss Some Time

Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Animal Kingdom has suffered an injury to his left hind leg, Team Valor International president Barry Irwin confirmed June 16.

 Thursday, June 16, 2011
Pluck Out 60 Days With Cannon Bone Bruising

Pluck Out 60 Days With Cannon Bone Bruising

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) winner Pluck will be turned out in a paddock for the next 60 days as a result of bruising on both of of his hind cannon bones.

 Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Welfare and Safety Summit Announces Agenda

Welfare and Safety Summit Announces Agenda

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation's summit to be held at the Keeneland sale pavilion June 28-29; will be streamed live on Keeneland's website.

 Tuesday, May 25, 2010
AAEP's On Call Program Returns to Derby

AAEP's On Call Program Returns to Derby

Dr. Larry Bramlage, representing the AAEP, to assist NBC, ESPN with horse-health related issues regarding Derby, Oaks programs.

 Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friesan Fire Sidelined

Friesan Fire Sidelined

Vinery Stables' and Fox Hill Farm's Friesan Fire, who was made the favorite for this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) after three consecutive graded stakes wins this spring, has been sidelined for a couple of months due to an injury.

 Thursday, May 28, 2009

FBR Wins Telly Award for Equine Reseach Film

The Foundation for Biomedical Research announced its feature film Majestic has won a Telly Award in the 30th Annual Telly Awards competition. Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online film and video.

 Thursday, May 28, 2009
Foundation to Honor Bramlage, Lavin

Foundation to Honor Bramlage, Lavin

The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its creation when it hosts a fundraising celebration at the Keeneland Entertainment Center in Lexington, Ky. Oct. 16.

 Thursday, April 23, 2009

'On Call' Veterinarians Show Support

Now in its 19th year, the American Association of Equine Practitioners' "On Call" program will assist the spring season of live Thoroughbred racing on major television networks. The role of the "On Call" veterinarian is to deliver accurate veterinary information to broadcast and print journalists regarding the health of the equine athlete.

 Friday, March 20, 2009

Jockey Club Research to Fund 17 Projects

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced March 13 that it will fund 17 projects in 2009 and that Dr. Paul Lunn of Colorado State University has been elected to succeed Dr. Larry Bramlage as the chairman of its Research Advisory Committee.

 Friday, March 13, 2009
Chelokee Relocated to Vinery

Chelokee Relocated to Vinery

Chelokee, who sustained injuries during the Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) on the Kentucky Oaks Day undercard at Churchill Downs, has changed residencies from Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital to Tom Simon's Vinery, both near Lexington.

 Thursday, August 28, 2008
Equine Welfare Heads Round Table Agenda

Equine Welfare Heads Round Table Agenda

The Jockey Club's Thoroughbred Safety Committee, which in June issued its initial recommendations calling for the elimination of anabolic steroids in training and racing, a ban on toe grabs, and a series of whip-related reforms, will provide an update on its activities and announce additional recommendations Aug. 17 at The Jockey Club Round Table in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

 Wednesday, July 30, 2008
On the Mend: Chelokee's Prognosis Good

On the Mend: Chelokee's Prognosis Good

Dr. Larry Bramlage, who in mid May said grade III winner Chelokee's chances of survival were at 60-40 after the colt dislocated his right front ankle, is now talking about him being released from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington within weeks.

 Friday, June 27, 2008
Chelokee On the Improve

Chelokee On the Improve

Chelokee, who dislocated his right front ankle May 2 during the Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) on the Kentucky Oaks day undercard at Churchill Downs, continues to be on the improve at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, according to Dr. Larry Bramlage.

 Monday, May 12, 2008
Chelokee's Surgery Goes 'Very Well'

Chelokee's Surgery Goes 'Very Well'

Chelokee, who dislocated his right front ankle May 2 at Churchill Downs, underwent surgery that "went very well" May 5 at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, according to Dr. Larry Bramlage.

 Wednesday, May 07, 2008
KHRA Responds to Eight Belles Incident

KHRA Responds to Eight Belles Incident

The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority released a statement May 5 regarding Eight Belles, who was injured and subsequently euthanized after the May 3 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). It followed demands by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals for changes in the horseracing industry.

 Monday, May 05, 2008
Animal-Rights Groups Target Breakdown

Animal-Rights Groups Target Breakdown

In the wake of the death of the filly Eight Belles as she galloped out after the May 3 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), animal-rights organizations are publicly calling for changes -- some of them drastic -- for the horseracing industry.

 Monday, May 05, 2008
Filly Eight Belles 'Went Out in Glory'

Filly Eight Belles 'Went Out in Glory'

A tearful Larry Jones, the trainer of Eight Belles, who broke down in the gallop-out after finishing second in the Run for the Roses, said there would be no second-guessing in what he called an "unfortunate" outcome that couldn't be foreseen.

 Saturday, May 03, 2008
AAEP 'On Call' Vets to Assist Reporters

AAEP 'On Call' Vets to Assist Reporters

The American Association of Equine Practitioners announced the "On Call" program will run for an 18th season of live Thoroughbred racing on the major television networks March 19.

 Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Borel, Bramlage, Jerardi to Be Honored With Awards

Jockey Calvin Borel, noted veterinary surgeon Dr. Larry Bramlage, and award-winning racing journalist Dick Jerardi will be honored Oct. 24 with awards presented by the National Turf Writers Association.

 Thursday, August 16, 2007

Fleet Indian Has Fetlock Fused, Injury Occurred in Breeders' Cup

Fleet Indian, who suffered an injury to her left front suspensory ligament during the Nov. 4 running of the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) at Churchill Downs, had surgery Nov. 20 to fuse her left front fetlock.

 Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Welfare Summit Opens With Scientific Data, Frank Discussions

The public session that opened the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit Monday in Lexington didn't provide just food for thought. The speakers and panelists served up a huge banquet of data, ideas, anecdotes, and opinions while kicking off the two-day event.

 Monday, October 16, 2006

Dr. Bramlage Looks Back on Barbaro's Preakness

Three weeks after telling the world about the condition of Barbaro directly after the horse's breakdown at the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), noted veterinarian Dr. Larry Bramlage was relaxing on the Belmont apron, enjoying the morning workouts the day before the Belmont Stakes (gr. I).

 Friday, June 09, 2006

No Fracture Found in Noble Causeway's Exam

Noble Causeway, a late scratch prior to the Jim Dandy (gr. II) who was pulled up early in an allowance race Aug. 6, does not have a stress fracture, according to trainer Nick Zito. The colt was diagnosed by Dr. Larry Bramlage at the Rood and Riddle Equine Clinic in Lexington, Ky.

 Saturday, August 13, 2005

Sales Integrity Program Launches Web Site

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced Friday that the Sales Integrity Program has launched its official Web site.

 Friday, June 24, 2005

Florida Derby Field Remains in Flux

A March 28 teleconference sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association was designed to profile entrants in the April 2 Florida Derby (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park, but it looks as though the prospective field will undergo some changes. Instead, the media event focused largely on equine health.

 Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Education on Sale Code of Ethics to Start at Fasig-Tipton Calder Sale

It's been pretty quiet since the Sales Integrity Task Force released its code of ethics for public Thoroughbred auctions late last year. But that will change beginning with the Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale of 2-year-olds in training on Tuesday at Calder Race Course, according to WinStar Farm co-owner Bill Casner, who heads a committee formed to publicize the code of ethics.

 Friday, February 25, 2005

Return to Races in '05 Planned for Kitten's Joy

Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Kitten's Joy is recovering at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. after undergoing surgery Nov. 9 to remove bone chips from his left front knee. The runner-up in the John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) Oct. 30 had several carpal tips removed from the knee according to Dr. Larry Bramlage, who performed the operation.

 Thursday, November 11, 2004

Surgery to Address Roman Ruler's Ridgling Condition

Fog City Stable's Roman Ruler, fifth as the 2-1 favorite in the Bessemer Trust Juvenile (gr. I) at Lone Star Park on Oct. 30, is scheduled to undergo surgery Nov. 7 to remove an undescended testicle.

 Thursday, November 04, 2004

Dollar Bill to Miss Breeding Season

Millionaire Dollar Bill, owned by Gary and Mary West Stables, will miss the breeding season at William Schettine's Signature Stallions near Ocala, Fla.

 Thursday, January 22, 2004

Smoke Should Not Affect Breeders' Cup Horses

The blistering heat wave hitting the Southern California took a slight break Friday morning, but it wasn't good news for most Southern California residents and race fans at Santa Anita.

 Saturday, October 25, 2003

Saratoga Notebook: Sky Mesa Gallops; Smokey Glacken on Astarita Path

Sky Mesa returned to the track on schedule Wednesday, five days after bruising a hoof while finishing last in the Travers (gr. I).

 Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Buddy Gil Has Second Knee Surgery

Desperado Stables' grade I winner Buddy Gil will not be returning to trainer Jeff Mullins' Del Mar base this week as expected after undergoing another surgery to remove a chip from his knee, the conditioner revealed.

 Saturday, August 09, 2003

Confused About This Gelding Thing? A Veterinarian Explains

As Funny Cide continues in his pursuit of the Triple Crown, it is bringing to the fore the question of why some horses are gelded and others are not. Dr. Larry Bramlage, on-call veterinarian for the American Association of Equine Practitioners, sheds light on the subject.

 Friday, May 30, 2003

Booklet Bounces Out of Prep Race; Florida Next

After a sparkling victory on Tuesday at Churchill Downs in his return from a six-month break, John C. Oxley's Booklet was reported to be doing well in trainer John Ward, Jr.'s barn in Lexington.

 Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Surgery for Bosque Redondo; Flores Back On Mounts<br>

Bosque Redondo, who was pulled up shortly after running fifth in Sunday's Pacific Classic (gr. I), was scheduled to undergo surgery Monday at the Equine Medical Center in Cypress, Calif.

 Monday, August 26, 2002

Buddha's Injury Still Uncertain

Diagnostic tests were being done Monday on Buddha, the colt who was scratched out of the Kentucky Derby after coming up lame, with the cause of his physical problems still uncertain.

 Monday, May 06, 2002

AAEP Readies for Annual Convention

More than 2,5000 practitioners are expected for the 47th American Association of Equine Practitioners annual convention Nov. 24-28 in San Diego, Calif.

 Wednesday, September 05, 2001

Bench Mark Thoroughbred

By John Williams -- As many of us coped with the death of Affirmed on Jan. 12, one underlying theme was evident: it seemed everybody connected to the horse considered it a privilege that he had touched their lives. This had been true all of his life, I am sure.

 Tuesday, January 16, 2001