
Los Angeles DA Investigates 22 Horse Deaths at Santa Anita Racetrack
Racing continues March 29
The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office is investigating 22 horse deaths at Santa Anita Park in Cal...
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Robert Dimitt's Animal Cruelty Sentence Revisited
Robert Dimitt grabbed me by my throat and pushed me out of the wash bay. He ended up on top of me with the bloody hoof knife pressed ...
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Horse Trainer Convicted of 14 Felonies in Doping Conspiracy
A federal jury convicted a Penn National horse trainer Murray Rojas of 14 felony counts of misbranding prescription drugs and conspi...
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Anti-Doping Authority Introduced in Horseracing Integrity Act
No doping 24 hrs before racing
Lawmakers introduced the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017 (H.R. 2651) Thursday. It would create a...
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Dimitt Enters Blind Plea in Horse Mutilation Case
Oklahoma hoof-cutting racehorse trainer Robert Dimitt accepted a blind plea. Dimmit mutilated the feet of multiple horses leading to ...
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Robert Dimitt Waives Prelim in Animal Cruelty Case
Horse Cruelty Case
An Oklahoma horse trainer accused of mutilating horses' feet waived his right to his preliminary hearing Friday...
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Veterinarian Knew About Dimitt's Alleged Horse Abuse: Exclusive
A report obtained exclusively by Rate My Horse PRO exposes a racetrack veterinarian for failing to report allegations of horse a...
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Harness Racing Driver Charged with Electrically Shocking Horse
Indiana authorities have charged a harness racing driver with animal abuse. Michael Neafus, of Corydon, is accused of using a cord...
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Arrest Warrant Issued for Maria Borell in Kentucky
Where is Maria Borrell?
An arrest warrant has been issued for Maria Borell in Kentucky, according to authorities. It stems from...
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Humane Society Brings Advisory Council to Horse Racing
Horse Racing
The Humane Society of the United States announced its entry into the horse racing world Thursday. Discussions regar...
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Synthetic Opioid Found after Horses Drug Tested
Experts say a synthetic opioid drug as potent as morphine showed up in post-race samples taken from horses in New York. The Associat...
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Hoof Carving Trainer Charged with Additional Counts of Animal Cruelty: Docs
Oklahoma horse trainer Robert Dimitt is accused of cutting the frog out of horses' hooves to "make them run faster". He is charged wi...
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THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA vs ROBERT HOWARD DIMITT
Robert Dimitt is accused of horse abuse after he "maliciously and cruelly mutilated" multiple Quarter Horses by cutting the frogs out...
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Oklahoma Trainer Arrested for Mutilated, Dead Horses: Sheriff
An Oklahoma horse trainer is facing three counts of felony animal cruelty after multiple horses were found dead on his Sallisaw horse...
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Veterinarians Plead Guilty to Drugging Horses at Penn National
Four veterinarians pleaded guilty to federal charges this week for illegally administrating drugs to racehorses on race day at Penn N...
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JMJ Racing Stables, LLC v WICKLIFFE PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., a Kentucky Corporation, d/b/a Wickliffe Veterinary Pharmacy, et al.
A Kentucky compounding pharmacy is facing three lawsuits brought by thoroughbred owners alleging a faulty drug concoction, toxic to th...
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Senate Hearing Scrutinizes Drugs in Horse Racing
Democratic Senator Tom Udall introduced the Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act, which specifically seeks stiffer penalties for ...
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