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 California. Investigators are working with the California Horse Racing Board amid equi...
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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 to my throat and was saying he ought to kill me for what I had done.
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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 conspiracy....
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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 new anti-doping and medication authority and standardize racing medication rules. Rep...
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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 their deaths....
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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. Robert Dimitt will stand trial for five counts of felony animal cruelty. Dimitt ac...
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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 abuse by Robert Dimitt prior to his arrest. ...
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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 to electrically shock a horse named Shares Desires. A witness told the horse's own...
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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 an animal cruelty investigation that began this month. More than 40 horses were aband...
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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 regarding animal welfare issues and elevating the welfare standards in horse racing led to the...
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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 Association of Racing Commissioners International has put all racing regulatory agencies worldwi...
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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 with two more counts of animal cruelty bringing the total to five....
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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 of their feet, which led to the horses' deaths....
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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 farm, according to the Sequoyah County Sheriff. Robert Dimitt was arrested for the all...
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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 National Race Track. The defendants' guilty pleas are a part of a plea deal with federal ...
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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 their horses, was due to the company's negligence. Wycliffe Pharmaceutical, Inc., also kn...
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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 those who violate the rules. View the testimony from key witnesses who went before the S...
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