Tingle Creek Chase: Politologue wins as fans return to Sandown
Favourite Politologue, ridden by Harry Skelton, wins the Tingle Creek Chase as Sandown Park welcomes back racegoers.
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Vet School Applications Increase Significantly
The number of people applying for entrance to veterinary school increased by 19 percent for the 2020-2021 school year. Preliminary data from the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) shows that 10,273 applied for entrance into vet school this year compared to the 8,645 who applied for the 2019-2020 year.
This increase could be pandemic related, reports JAVMAnews. Historically, in times of uncertainty, applications to graduate and professional programs increase, so some increase in applications was to be expected. This often happens as people completing undergraduate degrees have trouble finding employment during economic downturns, so they decide to continue their education.
The 19 percent increase is significantly higher than the average 6 to 7 percent increase in applications seen each year. The deadline for application was extended this year, which may play a role in the increase. Additionally, the AAVMC admissions and recruitment teams communicated more with applicants and conducted more webinars as resources to potential applicants.
Read more at JAVMA News.
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Ed Vaughan To Train In Kentucky
Ed Vaughan confirmed via Twitter on Saturday that he will continue his training career in the U.S. from a base at Keeneland in Kentucky. Vaughan announced in July that he was winding down his Newmarket stable of around 25 horses, citing concerns about the financial viability of training in the UK.
“As everyone is aware, with the reductions in prize-money and the cost of running a business being so high, the economics of training in Britain are not good,” Vaughan said at the time. “I’m taking this decision now because I can see things getting worse in the next year.”
Vaughan, whose best runner was this year’s G2 Princess of Wales’s S. and last year’s G2 Prix de Pomone scorer Dame Malliot (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}), told Owner Breeder magazine recently, “I came out ahead of the sales at Keeneland. I bought one there and received another for an English-based syndicate. If I started with around a dozen horses I’d be very pleased.
“Moving to the U.S. had been on my mind for a long time. I just needed to work the logistics out. Fortunately some horses that I trained in England have come over to Kentucky.”
Vaughan said he expects to have his first U.S. runners around the end of January.
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Nick Zito: A Humble Hall of Famer
Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito was seated at a table beside his barn at Saratoga Race Course, telling stories as he is wont to do. This one involved a man he met who learned that he trained Thoroughbreds. “Did you ever win the Kentucky Derby?” the man asked.
