Galvanized by tragedy and united in bad publicity, horse racing’s major racetracks have teamed up to collectively phase out race-day use of the medicine Lasix. Sounds great, right? No one is going to ...

Churchill Downs had few spectators at the track to watch the Kentucky Derby due to the coronavirus pandemic in Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 5, 2020. The horses were making their way out of the starting ...

Racing rule changes regarding the pre-race administration of furosemide (Salix, commonly called Lasix) appear unlikely following the results of a pair of studies that assessed the diuretic used to ...

A coalition of leading Thoroughbred racing associations and organizations announced April 18 a new initiative committed to phasing out the use of the medication furosemide (Salix, commonly called ...

When a half-ton race horse surges to top speed, nothing inside him takes a coffee break. As those relatively skinny legs pound into the track, his heart beats about 240 times a minute. And those ...

Nearly all of the horses in running in the Kentucky Derby will be given a drug on Derby day that is banned in most of the rest of the world. The drug is called Lasix, a powerful diuretic that is used ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby is steeped in tradition: a blanket of red roses to the winner, fancy hats worn by mint julep-sipping spectators and its first Saturday in May date ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby is steeped in tradition: a blanket of red roses to the winner, fancy hats worn by mint julep-sipping spectators and its first Saturday in May date on the calendar.