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National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback talks to Thoroughbred Daily News about Churchill Downs, Keeneland and NYRA's reported plans to ban 2-year-olds from racing on Lasix in 2020 and in all stakes in 2021. “I agree that the situation that we’ve been placed in has been exacerbated in a public reactionary form,” Hamelback said. “But I think we can all agree that Lasix isn’t the cause."
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» Lasix Phase-Out Plan Yet to Involve Horsemen
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A proposed phasing-out of race-day Lasix starting in 2020 that is being discussed by track operators in Kentucky and New York has yet to formally involve representatives from the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA), …
Advisory group: No science linking Lasix with catastrophic injuries
no lasix link to catastrophic injuries - Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
ARCI scientific advisers said there isn't science linking Lasix to muscular skeletal issues that may be a contributing cause of catastrophic injuries.
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KY horsemen: @Churchilldowns has called a general horsemen's meeting, townhall-style, for 10a ET Wednesday in the track kitchen. Breakfast will be served. @nationalhbpa @tharacing @Keeneland @EllisParkRacing @KyDownsRacing @TurfwayPark @TOBAhorses @IndianaHBPA @Steve_Byk
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