February, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Practical Joke Colt Turns to Turf in Japan

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for Sunday running at Chukyo Racecourse:

5th-CKO, ¥10,480,000, Maiden, 3yo, 1600mT
DOUBLE JOKE (c, 3, Practical Joke–Double Date, by Rahy) is out of an unraced half-sister to Canadian Horse of the Year, champion 3-year-old colt and dual Grade I winner Peaks and Valleys (Mt. Livermore) as well as MSW & MGSP Alternate (Seattle Slew), whose produce include GISW Higher Power (Medaglia d'Oro), MGSW 'TDN Rising Star' Alternation (Distorted Humor) and SW & GSP Interrupted (Broken Vow). An $80,000 purchase by Paca Paca Farm out of the 2020 Fasig-Tipton November Sale, Double Joke switches to the turf after finishing down the field when debuting on dirt at Toyko in October. B-William Humphries & Altair Farm (KY)

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Doyle Anticipating Return Sooner Than Expected

Top jockey Hollie Doyle, who has been recovering from an elbow injury suffered in a fall at Wolverhampton on Jan. 17, could be back in action before previously thought. The 26-year-old rider was expected to be out for several weeks, but has been rehabilitating at Oaksey House in Lambourne since the injury and increasing her chances of an earlier return.

“I saw a specialist yesterday and he said things couldn't be any better for the stage we are at,” she told Sky Sports Racing on Friday.

A six-time Group 1-winning rider, who was the first female to win a Classic aboard Nashwa (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the G1 Prix Du Diane last year and is the retained rider for owner Imad Al Sagar's Blue Diamond Stud, said she has a four- to five-week timeframe to return but hopes to be back in the saddle sooner.

“I'm hoping within the next few weeks I'll be back on track,” Doyle said. “I dislocated my elbow and ruptured both ligaments around my elbow–and fractured it as well–but thankfully it put itself back into place which was good and I haven't had to have it operated on.

“Worst case scenario is another four or five weeks off, but I'm hoping to be back sooner than that.”

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Irish Gold Cup: Favourite Galopin Des Champs wins to underline Cheltenham chances

Galopin Des Champs pulls clear to win the Irish Gold Cup by eight lengths at Leopardstown and underline his Cheltenham chances.

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Risk Of Laminitis After Corticosteroid Joint Injections May Have Been Overstated

Equine practitioners have cautioned about the possibility of inducing laminitis when giving a horse a corticosteroid joint injection, but a study performed by Dr. Paula Tokawa, with the University of San Paulo's School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, has shown that the possibility of laminitis may be overstated when administering joint injections to healthy horses, reports The Horse.

The scientists reviewed literature available that investigated the relationship between IA corticosteroids and laminitis. Two studies which used control groups showed that the overall incidence of laminitis occurrence with IA corticosteroid use was low and similar to that seen in the control group.

The team concluded that because the incidence of laminitis was low and similar to the control groups, other factors may be causing the occurrence of laminitis in the study horses, including the development of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) or pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), both of which might cause a horse to founder.

Additionally, they determined that the amount of corticosteroids administered does not directly correlate with laminitis occurrence.

They conclude that IA corticosteroid injections are only weakly associated with laminitis, so long as the horse doesn't have additional risk factors or a history of laminitis. The team reports that additional studies are needed.