Shishkin refuses to race while Royale Pagaille wins
Royal Pagaille wins the Betfair Chase at Haydock while there is a shock at Ascot where odds-on favourite Shishkin refuses to race.
Month: November 2023
No More Stockpiling: Use Of Expired Antibiotics Is Irresponsible, Dangerous
Though horse owners and caretakers often tend to keep antibiotics on hand “just in case,” the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) warns owners around the world that use of out-of-date antibiotics is irresponsible and can be dangerous.
Old antibiotics may be dangerous to horses, the veterinary body warns. Giving horses old antibiotics when an infection is “suspected” could make things worse – the wrong antibiotic for that infection could contribute to antibiotic resistance – and not help the horse. Additionally, if too little of a drug is given or for too short a time, the possibility of antibiotic resistance increases.
Bacteria that are resistant to multiple drugs are becoming increasingly problematic in equine practice. Affected horses are faced with longer recovery times and horse owners are often faced with more costly bills.
Horse owners can ask their veterinarian to take back expired medication or the medications can be dropped off anywhere unused or old antibiotics are accepted.
Judicious use of antibiotics, only on veterinary recommendation, is key to slowing down antimicrobial resistance.
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Gulfstream’s Sunshine Meet Training Title Going Down To Wire
It will be a three-way photo finish in the race for the Sunshine Meet training title at Gulfstream Park heading into Saturday's 11-race closing day program.
Saffie Joseph Jr. has won seven consecutive training titles at Gulfstream, including the prestigious Championship Meet each of the past two winters. He has starters in six races Saturday, trailing Victor Barboza Jr. in the standings, 32-31, after Barboza won Friday's Race 5 with Capturethelaughter ($8.80).
Barboza has horses entered in five races Saturday. Jose D'Angelo, seeking his first training title in the U.S., won his 30th race of the meet Friday with Anatomy ($8.80) and has starters in five races Saturday.
With 58 wins, 20 more than runner-up Miguel Vasquez, Edgard Zayas has long since clinched the riding title at the Sunshine Meet, which began Sept. 1. Zayas had a string of 19 consecutive programs with at least one winner between Sept. 8 and Oct. 21.
First race post time Saturday is 12:10 p.m. (ET).
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Planetario Gets ‘Great Ride’ Under Berrios For Hollywood Turf Cup Triumph
Red Rafa Stud's homebred Planetario (BRZ) benefitted from a heady ride by Hector Berrios and managed to hang on for a neck score Friday at Del Mar in the $201,000 Hollywood Turf Cup (G2), a 1 1/2-mile test on the Jimmy Durante Turf Course.
The 5-year-old horse by Il Doge lagged back early and saved ground under Berrios, then was put to the task turning for home. The rider asked his charge to split horses at the head of the lane and, in doing so, all but ensured he could win the race. Planetario dug in late in the shadow of the post and held off the race's 7-5 favorite Francesco Clemente to take the top prize.
Finishing third was Lukka, who was just a nose behind the runner-up in the field of seven.
“I wanted to run behind (horses) where he is more relaxed,” Berrios said of the winner. “We came close (to other horses) in the stretch but a little space opened and my horse, he responded. He had a good finish at the finish line.”
Trainer Richard Mandella credited Berrios for a “great ride.”
“He didn't lose an inch of ground. He sat still on him and just rode him with a lot of confidence,” Mandella said. “That didn't hurt him (going back to the mile and a half). He carries a lot of weight, but it doesn't take anything out of him.”
Planetario was winning the seventh race of his career in his 15th start, earning $120,000 for his efforts, increasing his lifetime bankroll to $266,548. His first five tallies came in his native Brazil, where he was bred by Red Rafa Stud owner Ricardo Steinbruch. His dam is the Crimson Tide (Ire) mare Aerosfera (BRZ).
He covered finished the trip in 2:28.02 and returned $12.40 for the victory.
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