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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
New Years Eve (Night Conqueror), believed to be the second-oldest American Thoroughbred on record, has passed away in Pennsylvania. He was 39 and reported to be the oldest living Thoroughbred at the time of his death. We shared his story in March, shortly after his official birthday. Called 'Axl' by those closest to him, the beloved dark bay was foaled the same year as Sunday Silence and Easy Goer. History's oldest-known American Thoroughbred, a gelding named Dead Solid Perfect, died in 2022 at 39 years and 188 days. New Years Eve was 39 years and 57 days when he passed. Julie Izzo, who owned Axl for more than 32 years, said the record was not important to her. She shared a statement with TDN, which appears in its entirety: “On May 13, 2025, the uncommonly long life of New Years Eve, more commonly referred to as Axl, came to a peaceful end. He had started to lose strength in his hind end and getting up was becoming increasingly difficult. True to his breed, he still tried with everything he had to keep going. But it wasn't fair to keep asking. One day, he paused in an effort to rise and looked me in the eye with an expression I'd never seen on his face before. He simply had nothing left to give. I had always promised him that I would not compromise his comfort for more time. And although he was ready, I was not. But I never would be. “I will forever be grateful for our many years together. There will always be a piece of me missing. He wasn't an extraordinary racehorse. But he was extraordinary to me. “I want to thank everyone who had a part in his journey. There were many farriers and vets along the way, but Dr. Melinda Freckleton and Dr. Kate Baldwin were instrumental in giving my boy so many good years. And a special thank you to Barbara Livingston, Sarah Andrew, Bill Finley, and Jill Williams for immortalizing him in print and photos. Axl brought so many amazing people into my life. Thank you to everyone who took an interest in his life and story.” The post Oldest Thoroughbred in America Dies at 39 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A New York-based track veterinarian has been suspended for two years after an internal adjudication panel for HISA determined he had failed to submit veterinary treatment records for thousands of sessions in 2023 and 2024.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Rallying behind a blistering pace, Italian Soiree surprised at 14-1 in the July 11 Coronation Cup Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article -
New York Vet Who Failed to Submit 3,000+ Treatment Records Gets 2-Year HISA Suspension, $25,000 Fine
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
A member of the Internal Adjudication Panel (IAP) for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) on July 10 imposed a two-year suspension and a $25,000 fine on a veterinarian who has practiced on the New York circuit for more than three decades for “failing to submit over three thousand veterinary treatment records to HISA within 24 hours after examination or treatment of Covered Horses during the period from Jan. 1, 2023, through Mar. 7, 2024.” The veterinarian, Michael J. Galvin, could have faced penalties that included a lifetime ban. Galvin's attorney, Kim Bonstrom, told TDN late Friday afternoon the decision will be appealed. The decision was signed by Barbara Borden, a member of the IAP. Borden is separately employed as the chief state steward in Kentucky. “My first take on this is that there was not one citation to law in this 12-page opinion,” Bonstrom said. “We raised legal issues, constitutional issues. And the hearing officer essentially took the position that HISA rules trump the Constitution, trump the case law. I don't necessarily fault the hearing officer. I found her delightful. But she wasn't a lawyer.” By registering with HISA as a veterinarian, Galvin assumed responsibility to comply with all HISA rules, including Rule 2251(b), which requires the reporting of all veterinary treatments to the HISA portal within 24 hours of the treatment. The decision stated that the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) began looking into Galvin's recordkeeping after a HIWU investigator “obtained, copied, and returned to Dr. Galvin” his daily treatment notebook “during a search of Dr. Galvin's vehicle at Belmont Park on Sept. 2, 2023.” According to Borden's decision, “The notebook contained trainer names, horse names and notes that appeared to relate to veterinary treatments. [The agent] also described a 'Work Done' record provided to HISA by Dr. Galvin on Nov. 13, 2023, which contained the names of trainers and horses listed by date. However, the 'Work Done' record did not record the specific treatments provided by Dr. Galvin to each horse.” The decision stated that in February and March 2024, “HIWU issued a 'Demand for Business Records' to trainers and owners whose horses had been treated by Dr. Galvin. The demand required the production of, among other items, records of veterinary services provided by Dr. Galvin, and trainer administration records required to be kept for Covered Horses that had Galvin.” The decision stated that a HIWU agent “then compared these records and documents to the treatment records that had been entered by Dr. Galvin into the HISA portal [and that] analysis revealed that many treatments had not been reported to the HISA portal.” The agent “also testified that her analysis revealed that Dr. Galvin had not entered treatment records for several horses that had either suffered injuries during their race, or that died or were euthanized after they raced,” Borden wrote. On Aug. 23, 2024, HISA issued a violation notice to Galvin, alleging that he failed to enter required veterinary treatment records into the HISA portal. Borden's decision stated that as Galvin's Mar. 10, 2025, hearing before the IAP neared, “counsel for Dr. Galvin objected to the notices, scheduling, and deadlines concerning the hearing of this matter.” According to Borden's decision, Galvin had been advised by a member of his legal team not to appear at the hearing. Then, “Counsel for Dr. Galvin then proposed that the hearing be continued to a later date to allow his client to be physically present with him while testifying, citing principles of due process.” Borden wrote in her decision that she denied that request “because counsel for Dr. Galvin had had ample time prior to the hearing to arrange for his client to be present with him.” Galvin then filed a Motion to dismiss the IAP proceeding on Mar. 7, 2025. But that motion, too, was denied and the hearing proceeded three days later without the veterinarian testifying. According to the decision, Galvin's legal team argued that HISA's notice of violation failed to state a cognizable offense; that HISA violated his due process rights by an impermissible pre-accusation delay; that the proceeding should be dismissed on the grounds of selective and/or vindictive prosecution, and that “HISA'S refusal to produce relevant (and exculpatory) evidence violated Dr. Galvin's Fifth Amendment due process rights.” Borden did not agree. In meting out Galvin's penalty, Borden underscored that some of the horses whose procedures had not been logged “appeared to have received treatments, including intra-articular injections, several days prior to competing in races.” Borden explained further: “In some instances, had the intra-articular injections been reported, the horses would not have been permitted to work or race in what should have been a mandatory stand-down period. Because the treatments were not reported to the HISA portal, a number of these horses did in fact work and race during what should have been a mandatory stand-down period. “Enforcement counsel also presented evidence that several horses that raced during what should have been a mandatory stand-down period were either injured and did not finish their races or were claimed and the claim subsequently voided by the regulatory veterinarians in the test barn,” Borden wrote. “In other instances, the treated horses finished their races but never raced again,” Borden wrote. “In addition, Enforcement counsel presented evidence that several of the listed horses that raced during what should have been a mandatory stand-down period died or were euthanized shortly after competing,” Borden wrote. “In at least two instances, horses appeared to have had an intra-articular injection on the morning of their race,” Borden wrote. According to a summary of Galvin's past legal issues that the Paulick Report published on Aug. 27, 2024, “Galvin's history in New York includes issues dating back to 1998, when the New York Racing Association (NYRA) banned him for eight months after allegedly treating a filly with a nasogastric tube on race day. The New York Post reports that Galvin actually served a suspension of four months, and later sued NYRA for $30 million. The parties later settled for $500,000.” The Paulick Report story from last summer also stated that, “The New York State Gaming Commission later attempted to suspend Galvin for 45 days over the same issue, but on appeal it was settled for a $250 fine.” A Daily Racing Form story by Matt Hegarty from 2021 stated that Galvin “was temporarily barred” by NYRA from practicing at Belmont, but that the issue was resolved and Galvin was allowed back on the grounds in a matter of days. At the time of that story four years ago, Hegarty quoted a press release from NYRA that stated, “Galvin's NYRA credential was temporarily revoked this week due to a number of concerning operational and administrative issues related to his practice at Belmont Park [but that] his NYRA credential was subsequently reinstated after he took action to address these issues.” The post New York Vet Who Failed to Submit 3,000+ Treatment Records Gets 2-Year HISA Suspension, $25,000 Fine appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The world's highest-rated sprinter, Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) scooped a trio of titles including Horse of the Year at the Hong Kong Champion Awards at the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong on Friday night. The 4-year-old gelding also earned the title of Hong Kong Champion Sprinter and Hong Kong Champion 4-Year-Old at the ceremony. Running in the colours of the Ka Ying Syndicate, Ka Ying Rising was undefeated during his 2024/2025 season with eight wins in eight trips to the post for David Hayes. His final seven starts of the campaign occurred exclusively in group company. After posting wins in G2 Premier Bowl and G2 Jockey Club Sprint in October and November, the 2023/2024 Hong Kong Champion Griffin won the G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint a month later. He kicked off 2025 right were he left off, with victories in the G1 Centenary Sprint Cup in January and the 1400-metre G1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup in February, his only start not at his pet 1200-metre distance. After a win in the G2 Sprint Cup at the end of March, his season finale was a score in the G1 Chairman's Sprint Prize in April. In the last-named race, he increased his winning streak to 12 races, and also swept the Hong Kong Speed Series, good for an HK$5-million bonus. Voyage Bubble (Deep Field) is the 2024/2025 Hong Kong Champion Miler and Champion Stayer and is only the second horse to sweep the Hong Kong Triple Crown. Trained by Ricky Yiu for the Sunshine and Moonlight Syndicate, the bay finished first or second in all seven starts this season with five wins, four at the highest level. A winner second up in the G2 Jockey Club Mile, he struck in the G1 Hong Kong Mile, the G1 Stewards' Cup, and the G1 Hong Kong Gold Cup in succession before missing by just a short head in the G1 Champions Mile. He ended his season with a 3 1/2-length win in the G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup in May. Horse of the Year in 2023/2024, Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) spent most of his season traveling, but still managed to take his two local starts, good for his fourth straight Hong Kong Champion Middle-Distance Horse title. Successful in the G2 Jockey Club Cup, the Danny Shum charge struck in the G1 Hong Kong Cup in December before a trio of overseas runs. In Dubai, the G1 Jebel Hatta went the way of the Peter Lau Pak Fai colourbearer over the winter, and he ran a pair of close seconds thereafter–in the G1 Saudi Cup in Riyadh, and in the G1 Dubai Turf back at Meydan. The Mark Newnham-trained My Wish (Flying Artie) was named the Most Improved Horse. He started his campaign rated 54 and, after four wins, two seconds and two thirds in nine starts, rose to a mark of 105. He landed the Hong Kong Classic Mile in January, and was second in both the Hong Kong Classic Cup and Hong Kong Derby. As expected, Zac Purton was crowned Hong Kong Champion Jockey for the eighth time. Over the racing season, he reached 1,800 wins Hong Kong, breaking Douglas Whyte's mark. In addition, he scored his 700th and 1,000th wins at Happy Valley and Sha Tin, respectively. The remaining seasonal award–Most Popular Jockey, Most Popular Horse, Hong Kong Champion Trainer, Champion Griffin and Tony Cruz Award–will be announced in the coming days. The post Ka Ying Rising Named 2024/2025 Hong Kong Horse of the Year appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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