Completely cleared of giving his stable star King Harald a prohibited substance when the horse failed a dope test after winnning at the Cheltenham Festival in 2005, Mark Bradstock is philosophical about his lot.

In some parts of the world the thoroughbred is required to run in hostile conditions during the winter months.

Some of the statements attributed to leading vets and scientists around the world in the last few months would probably lead anyone involved in horseracing to believe that it is only a matter of months or even weeks before the diuretic furosemide (or frusemide), often referred to by the brand name Lasix® or Salix®, becomes permitted raceday medication in Europe and other jurisdictions that currently do not allow it (including Australia, Hong Kong and Japan). 
 

Consultancy firm Harrison Fraser have been asked to define a brand for British horseracing – to broaden the sport’s appeal. While most people agree racing needs to change and improve, there is no definitive answer on how it can and, more worryingly, there is no definitive person who can actually make this happen.

Condylar fractures are arguably the most common type of fracture suffered by the thoroughbred racehorse. However, veterinary surgeons have given them a slightly cryptic ‘pet-name’ so that many do not understand them quite as well as they would like.

While economic efficiency within any business is important to maintain profitability, there has been a particular focus on cost saving recently within the racing industry as a result of the underlying economic climate.

I was asked to write this article the day before a child on a bicycle plowed into me, writes Niki Luciani (née Sweetnam), severing the tendon in my right leg. While human beings can be encased in plaster and given a set of crutches to hobble about on for a few months, horses cannot.

Three million years ago, various species of the genus Equus existed across North America, Europe and Asia. These horses evolved to exploit large volumes of high-fibre and low-protein food, typically grasses.

The TRM Trainer of the Quarter award has been won by John Oxx. John and his team will receive a TRM product pallet worth in excess of €2000. The pallet will consist of TRM tack bags and saddle pads as well as a large selection of the world famous TRM product range. As well as the TRM pallet they will receive a bottle of fine Irish whiskey.