August 26, 2024: The New York State Department of Health recently confirmed the recent presence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in horses in Cayuga, Madison, Oneida, Orange, Saint Lawrence, Ulster, Washington and Wayne counties.
July 29, 2024: This report is intended to provide additional insight into the circumstances that likely contributed to the racing fatalities during the 2023 Saratoga Meet and to offer recommendations intended to minimize the incidence of equine fatalities going forward.
April 15, 2024: On April 6, 2024, a Standardbred racehorse was shipped from Buffalo Raceway to a training center in Ohio by a private carrier in a two-horse trailer.
February 15, 2024: Control of infectious disease represents a year-round commitment for veterinarians, horsepersons, racetrack management and regulatory officials.
October 3, 2023: Any equine fatality at New York racetracks – while racing, training or otherwise – is investigated to identify any risk factors that may have contributed to the deaths.
June 8, 2023: Particulates in the atmosphere can build up in both horse and human respiratory systems causing serious health problems including irritation of the eyes and respiratory tract.
April 11, 2023: Major renovations to install tunnels beneath the Main Track, Inner Turf Course and Outer Turf Course at Belmont Park has been completed.
February 24, 2023: While horseracing can be safely conducted in cold weather, extreme cold, wind, snow, sleet, freezing rain and/or frozen racetracks can place both horses and people at increased risk for hypothermia, frostbite and/or musculoskeletal injury.
February 21, 2023: The Horseracing Integrity & Safety Authority (HISA) announced its intention to begin drug testing of Thoroughbred racing across the United States on March 27, 2023, should their proposed rules become effective.
December 30, 2022: On December 20, 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zycosan (pentosan polysulfate sodium injection) “for control of clinical signs associated with osteoarthritis in horses.”
