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Queensland-based jockey Jeff Lloyd has finished second in his final attempt to win the Durban July, … (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Thanks for your comments Gavin. They are noted and appreciated however we have a motto here at BOAY - "onwards and upwards!" My first hands on involvement in racing was in a harness stable and having also done the amateur driving course I have quite a soft spot for harness. In saying that all codes are treated equally here. Enjoy!

The Ryder Stakes looms large for Atenartin, who mastered the puggy conditions to lead throughout and… (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Dougie became a readymade travelling companion for his high profile stablemate Hiflyer when he easil… (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Back In A Flash maintained the perfect start to her career with a dashing display at Awapuni today. (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Premier trainer Darren Weir has broken his own Australian record for most wins in a season. (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Storming The Tower postponed his return to jumps racing in favour of another Rotorua feature when he… (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

There are some doubts about the efficacy of the treatment although it appears in general clinical trials to have shown it does reduce inflammation. As with any profession there are some vets who continue the old ways of treatment and perhaps more progressive types that give more modern treatments a go. Curious in fairness to other posters yes you could say there has been some opinions expressed that are well off the mark however the discussion itself has been interesting and no doubt educational for some. As I said in a previous post personally until this topic was raised I had not heard of the treatment as I'm sure many owners and trainers haven't. Now that I have heard of it I would give it a go on a horse that had soundness issues. In fact I wish it had been around when one of the old mans horses was in training. It had a chronic knee injury that may have responded to this sort of treatment - we tried everything even green lipped mussel powder in large quantities in his feed - the horse's not the old man's. Was a very good horse all the same. I think one reason the onlooker gets a bit perturbed by ACS is that there has been a fair amount of advertising/marketing spin associated with it that creates the impression that it is a performance "cure-all". Visions of blood letting, spinning blood and multiple injections into horses stimulates the imagination. The blood spinning on a large practical scale was developed during World War 2 to assist in the treatment of burns victims. The spinning or fractionation by centrifuge separates the plasma from the red blood cells. It is the plasma that contains a lot of healing proteins. It is very old technology however newer techniques fractionate the blood contents even further so it is possible to isolate specific proteins for specific purposes. If you process the blood from an individual and use the extracts from that same blood to treat the donor then there is very little chance of an adverse reaction. Now the debate on BOAY has been interesting and is what I would call "dialectic learning" - i.e. learning through investigating or debating different opinions.

Rule Number(s): 638 (3) (b) (ii)Following the running of Race 7, the RD Petroleum Ashburton Winter Cup Trial Cup, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr D Wadley, against Licensed Apprentice Jockey (Class B), Mr B Murray, alleging that, as the rider of FLYING SARDINE in the race, “used his whip in an excessive manner prior ... (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 638(1)(d)Following the running of Race 3, the Barneswood Farm Rating 65, an Information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr D Wadley, against Class A Rider, Mr J Laking, alleging careless riding in that he permitted his mount OLAF to shift inwards when not sufficiently clear crowding BARLAY CREEK onto FUGAWI ... (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 628(3)(b)(ii)Following Race 1 (Palamountains Nutrition Maiden HWT) Mr Balcombe lodged an information with the Judicial Committee alleging that Will Gordon used his whip excessively on DONARDO prior to the 100 metres. A Rider shall not: (ii) strike a horse with a whip in a manner or to an extent which is excessive ... (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 632Following the running of Race 5 (Wanganui Steelformers 1200) an information was lodged with the Judicial Committee requesting a ruling in relation to Rule 632 into the start. Rule 632(1) reads: If, in the opinion of the Judicial Committee, a horse which does not finish in the first three placings was ... (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 638(3)(b)(ii)Following Race 3 (Spooners Dry Cleaners Maiden 3YO) Mr Balcombe lodged an information with the Judicial Committee alleging that C O’Beirne used her whip excessively on her mount FRANCESCA KATE prior to the 100m. A Rider shall not: (ii) strike a horse with a whip in a manner or to an extent which is excessive ... (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Tarissa Mitchell has enjoyed past success at Riccarton with her boutique team and she is making plan… (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Successful Cambridge horseman Roger James is continuing to give the new generation opportunities to … (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Brendon Hill knows he’s still in ‘bonus time’ with promising pacer Cullenburn, but he also knows it’… (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Triple Group One winner Santa Ana Lane is the latest horse to snare a place in The Everest at Randwi… (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Record numbers of yearlings have been entered for Australia's premier two-year-old races, the Golden… (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

I've got Wandering Eyes writing along those lines at the moment. However personally I think their should be some recommendations made on its use. From what I've read its value is in rehabilitation that is recovery from injury. Doing anything else maybe wasting owners money.

One thing to consider about ACS is it supposed to be a localised injection into the lesion of the inflamed joint or tendon. The recommended dose is relatively small so it's ability to increase performance is very doubtful. However if it does as advertised then the inflammation of the damaged joint will be reduced and the horse will probably experience less pain. Therefore it will perform better.

Are you saying it is used in NZ? It was part of the cocktail that Lance Armstrong used however the clinical evidence that it does anything is spurious.

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Outstanding mare Bonneval is making good progress during the early stages of a new preparation that … (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

The strength of New Zealand’s two leading stables is illustrated by the first batch of finalists for… (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

The story of Kiwi’s dramatic victory in the 1983 Melbourne Cup will be screened on TVNZ 1 on Sunday … (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article