Managing partner Jack Knowlton and his fellow Sackatoga Stable owners stepped out of a yellow school bus at Churchill Downs to gain an upset victory with New York-bred gelding Funny Cide in the 2003 Kentucky Derby. In another unexpected twist, Knowlton and Sackatoga have returned to the national spotlight with another stellar New York-bred.
Azeri: A Standard of Excellence
Allen E. Paulson and his family are no doubt best known in Thoroughbred racing for owning the great champion Cigar, one of the sport’s most brilliant males. Yet the Paulsons’ stable also had a fabulous stretch of success with fillies and mares. Allen and his wife, Madeleine, raced an impressive of list of distaff champions that included Eliza (1992 2-year-old filly), Ajina (1997 3-year-old filly), Escena (1998 champion older female), and Estrapade (1986 turf female). The best of those fabulous fillies, though, raced after Allen’s death in July 2000.
Royal Ascot tips: Day three selections as Frankie Dettori and Stradivarius headlines
Royal Ascot tips – day three selections as Frankie Dettori headlines the field on Stradivarius.
Biologic Therapies May Repair Equine Joint Damage
Dr. Mark Hurtig is leading a team of researchers at the Ontario Veterinary College in studies to see if biologic therapies injected intra-articularly could be used to repair tissue instead of just suppressing signs of joint disease. He cautions against using joint injections for maintenance or as a preventative therapy.
Hurtig notes that many equine leg injuries can be related to the surface on which a horse is worked, in addition to how hard he is worked on that surface. When deciding if a horse is ready for more-strenuous work, it's best to use caution. It can take up to three months of prep work to get tendons and ligame ts ready for high-level performance.
He recommends that any horse that has had time off:
- Return to work slowly with lots of walking
- Increase duration and intensity of work incrementally
- Avoid trotting on hard surfaces
- Promote relaxation
- Save complex movements when first bringing a horse back into work
- Cross-train on different surfaces
- Allow time for the horse to adapt to new surfaces
Watch a video of Hurtig talking about his therapy and returning a horse to work here.
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