A Comparison of Devices for Race Day Characterization of North American Turfgrass Thoroughbred Racing Surfaces by Peter R. Schmitt, Wayne Sanderson, John (Trey) Rogers, Tyler J. Barzee, Michael (Mick) Peterson

“…Both pre-race meet and daily turf surface condition measurements are required by regulations adopted as part of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA). …”
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Impacts of Adiposity on Exercise Performance in Horses by Shannon Pratt-Phillips, Ahmad Munjizun

“…For athletes, the negative effect of weight carriage is well documented in racing thoroughbreds (i.e., handicapping with weight) and rider weight has been shown to impact the workload of ridden horses and to some degree their gait and movement. …”
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Genetic diversity in Tunisian horse breeds by B. Jemmali, M. M. Haddad, N. Barhoumi, S. Tounsi, F. Lasfer, A. Trabelsi, B. Ben Aoun, I. Gritli, S. Ezzar, A. Ben Younes, M. H. Ezzaouia, B. Rekik, H. Ouled Ahmed

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The problem of anthelminthic resistance in horse breeding by O. A. Panova, I. A. Arkhipov, M. V. Baranova, A. V. Khrustalev

“…A review of the world literature on the resistance of horse nematodes to anthelmintic drugs is carried out.Results and discussion. …”
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Conditional Rényi Divergences and Horse Betting by Cédric Bleuler, Amos Lapidoth, Christoph Pfister

“…Motivated by a horse betting problem, a new conditional Rényi divergence is introduced. …”
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Pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic cutoff values for benzylpenicillin in horses to support the establishment of clinical breakpoints for benzylpenicillin antimicrobial susceptibility... by Elodie A. Lallemand, Alain Bousquet-Mélou, Laura Chapuis, Jennifer Davis, Aude A. Ferran, Butch Kukanich, Taisuke Kuroda, Marlène Z. Lacroix, Yohei Minamijima, Lena Olsén, Ludovic Pelligand, Felipe Ramon Portugal, Béatrice B. Roques, Elizabeth M. Santschi, Katherine E. Wilson, Pierre-Louis Toutain, Pierre-Louis Toutain

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Fracture injuries in racehorses on horse track in Malaysia by Mohd Hanafiah, Nur Eershan Namira

“…The present study was performed to determine the frequencies of fractures injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses during training and flat race racing in Malaysia with the possible associations. …”
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From Drug Doping to Gene Doping in Horse by Moein Taned, Mohammad Bagher Zandi, Mohammad Abdoli

“…As a result, equestrian and horse racing competitions are facing a new challenge known as gene doping. …”
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Horses’ Senses Involvement in Food Location and Selection by Carla Andreea CULDA, Alexandru Nicolae STERMIN

“…Here, we investigate the involvement of senses in the selection process of food, also the proportion in which, each senses are involved and we evaluate the horses preferences for different colors. Two experiments have been designed and carried out with two racing horses The results obtained have demonstrated that the sight is the main sense in the location of the food, followed by the sense of olfactory organ involved in selecting plants ingested and the sense of taste which contributes less to the selection. …”
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Race-Level Reporting of Incidents during Two Seasons (2015/16 to 2016/17) of Harness Racing in New Zealand by Michaela J. Gibson, Fernando J. Roca Fraga, Charlotte F. Bolwell, Erica K. Gee, Chris W. Rogers

“…The objective of this study was to describe the incident and non-incident reporting of harness racing in New Zealand, the primary injury and reporting outcomes, and to examine horse- and race-level variables associated with the odds of these outcomes. …”
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Characterization of exercise-induced hemolysis in endurance horses by Patrycja D. Pakula, Anna Halama, Eman K. Al-Dous, Sarah J. Johnson, Silvio A. Filho, Karsten Suhre, Tatiana Vinardell, Tatiana Vinardell

“…The study included 47 Arabian endurance horses competing for either 80, 100, or 120 km distances. …”
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Genetic diversity of the Italian thoroughbred horse population by Mario Cosenza, Valentina La Rosa, Raffaella Rosati, Vincenzo Chiofalo

“…For over three centuries, thoroughbred (TB) horses have been selected exclusively for traits enhancing racing performances. …”
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Effect of refrigeration assisted intercooler turbocharging on engine’s horse power effect of refrigeration assisted intercooler turbocharging on engine’s horse power by Arif, Saba, Naqvi, Syed Muhammad Afzal, Gill, Fahad Tariq, Qadeer, Adil, Taweekun, Juntakan, Noranai, Zamri, Kalvin, Roman

“…Additionally, Research will be utilized to decrease lap time in formula 1 racing cars.…”
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Rates and causes of elimination in Malaysia endurance horses by Mohd Rajdi, Nur Zul Izzati, Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan, Adamu, Lawan, Abdullah, Rasedee @ Mat

“…The performance of endurance horse is usually evaluated on their ability to complete the race successfully. …”
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Prevalence of lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses by Adamu, Lawan, Mohd Adzahan, Noraniza, Abdullah, Rasedee, Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad

“…This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of equine lameness and metabolic disorders in endurance horses during an endurance race. Out of 67 horses that participated in the race, 19 horses completed the race successfully without any derangement while 48 horses were eliminated from the race for various disorders. …”
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Does different workload affect horses’ behaviour? by Mohd Yazid, Nurfarahin

“…This experiment consists of 18 thoroughbred horses consisting of 3 females and 15 geldings. These horses were then put into 3 groups based on their workload which are endurance group, riding school group and ex-race horses. …”
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Cricklewood Community Play Association race night by Cricklewood Community Play Association, CCPA

“…Includes slip for participants who wish to sponsor a race or buy a horse.…”
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Race-Level Reporting of Incidents during Two Seasons (2015/16 to 2016/17) of Thoroughbred Flat Racing in New Zealand by Michaela J. Gibson, Charlotte F. Bolwell, Erica K. Gee, Kylie A. Legg, Chris W. Rogers

“…Horses running in open-class races had greater odds of having an incident than horses in lower-rating classes. …”
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Longitudinal trends in the frequency of medium and fast race winning times in Australian harness racing: Relationships with rules moderating whip use. by Bethany Wilson, Bidda Jones, Paul McGreevy

“…The racing industries maintain whip use is a form of encouragement and that the rules of racing that govern whip use safeguard horse welfare. …”
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Innovative Blood Antioxidant Test in Standardbred Trotter Horses by Raffaella Rossi, Chiara Maria Lo Feudo, Enrica Zucca, Francesco Vizzarri, Carlo Corino, Francesco Ferrucci

“…Considering the relation between exercise and oxidative stress in horses, the present work aims to validate the Kit Radicaux Libres (KRL) test as a tool to verify the influence of taming, training and racing on the total blood antioxidant activity and some haematochemical parameters. …”
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