Lighting up the racing world with knowledge, transparency, and positive change through peer-reviewed data and scientific facts. #LightUpRacing #LightItUp
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May 30
"This is really the year."
@AshleyAvis of the @wildbeautyorg got to chat with @ScottFDTV about the SAFE Act .
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May 31
How prominent is steroid use in racehorses? Dr Mary Scollay has a pretty clear response.
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Early Friday morning, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed a surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes a bipartisan ban on transporting horses for slaughter.
@suefinley has the details.
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May 22
Since 2009 the fatal injury rate has halved and the industry continues to implement measures to further improve that figure.
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LightUpRacing retweeted
May 20
“We made a conscious decision to do the right thing by the horse and the right thing for our customers.”
Superb leadership from @btbrowning 👏 welfare and business going hand in hand 🤝
📣 The @FasigTiptonCo Midlantic May Sale produced its highest ever gross, average and median when it concluded Tuesday evening.
“We wanted to produce a horse that we thought was more suited to going on to the racetrack.”
@JessMartiniTDN has the recap.
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LightUpRacing retweeted
May 19
The gap between how the industry is organized internally and how it is judged externally is one of the biggest barriers to progress: paulickreport.com/news/ray-s…
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Ryan’s story in the HERF program is a prime example of what we can accomplish when we work together 🤝
Special thanks to the donated resources from:
@roodandriddle
@DenaliStud
@newvocations
To learn more about the Empty Stall Challenge, visit equinerecovery.org ❤️
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LightUpRacing retweeted
May 3
Great white is perfect after his mishap today ,@FanDuel_Racing @KentuckyDerby @HorseRacingKK @ChurchillDowns
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LightUpRacing retweeted
May 3
Great White in good order. On his way back to Thoroughbred Center in Lexington. #KyDerby
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Will you be cheering home any of the four horses mentioned at the end of the video? 🐎🌹
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Over 73,000 tests per year (200 daily) are completed 😮
#kentuckyderby
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Apr 30
Whip/riding crop design and rules aren’t what they used to be.
Jeff Johntson & Mike Smith let us know how it’s evolved over time 🕙
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Apr 30
Can these 3YOs go the distance? 🌹
Dr. Barry Eisaman is an expert in young horses and explains the blueprint for developing a 1 1/4 mile athlete.
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Apr 29
Drop a 💚 in the comments if you want to see the SAFE act passed into law.
Details can be found at congress.gov/bill/119th-cong…
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Apr 28
Scratchings on raceday are not ideal for anyone involved. Dr Will Farmer explains how those decisions are made.
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Apr 28
Finish this sentence: they say the fastest way to make $1million in horse racing is to…
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Apr 27
It’s a common belief that a broken leg for a horse can’t be fixed.
Dr Bramlage explains why that’s not the case 😮
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Apr 27
Just like me trying to keep an eye on my friends at a music festival 🙈
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