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Lighting up the racing world with knowledge, transparency, and positive change through peer-reviewed data and scientific facts. #LightUpRacing #LightItUp

[Nicole Russo @NRussoRacing]

The number of pre-race scratches is somehow always louder, but here's this: 157 horses started #BC26 races, and 157 horses walked back to their barns. Credit to immense level of dedication, attention to detail from horsemen & vets, and taking advantage of advances in technology.

[Fer @drunsvi]

Please stop complaining about horses being scratched due to a Veterinarian's recommendation. I understand being upset, but the consequences of letting a horse that's even slightly off race are catastrophic and potentially fatal. Our sport can't handle one more.

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

Medical records, gait analysis, trot-ups, stall side exams and a team of vets from around the world. That’s what it takes for an international horse to race at the @BreedersCup 🌎

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

@GiddyUpBets @keenelandracing @keeneland @BreedersCup @ChristinaBlackr @paulickreport @BloodHorse @agentes305 @AmplifyRacing 26 all day every day!

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

26 cameras covering every inch of Keeneland. On a normal day the VetCam system is impressive. On Breeders’ Cup weekend, with the best horses in the world and thousands of people, it might be the most valuable seat in the house 🎥

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

Progress in equine medicine continues to change what’s possible for horses.

Dr. Bramlage explains how advances in veterinary care are helping horses recover from injury and move forward, challenging long-held beliefs about what can be achieved 🐴

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

A plan only matters if it works on the biggest day of the year. Epicenter is in his second career today because this one did 🐎

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

Nobody in racing likes seeing a horse scratched. But when a vet notices a change on race morning or at the gate, speaking up is how you put the horse first. Here’s how those calls get made.

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@craigbrogden @keenelandracing @keeneland @BreedersCup @paulickreport @BloodHorse @ABRLive @ChristinaBlackr Maybe, but the point being made is that the moment we accept a number above zero is the moment we stop looking for ways to bring it down. Zero is the target because it keeps the industry investing, researching and improving.

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

A lot of people would call zero unrealistic. The people working towards it every day see it differently.

Every injury gets studied to prevent the next and the technology keeping watch is only getting smarter.

It’s a big goal. It’s also the only one worth having 💛

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

Fitness trackers aren’t just for human athletes 📊

At @keeneland @BreedersCup, horses wear StrideSAFE sensors to monitor each stride and help identify any deviations or abnormalities that may signal potential issues.

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

This is one of the most common questions we get, so we went looking for answers ✍️

Every study we’ve found about 2YO racing comes to the same conclusion. Horses that race at two have longer and sounder careers.

https://t.co/xFlw6t22EW

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You’ve got an emergency contact. Every horse at the Breeders’ Cup has two ☎️

Dr. Stuart Brown explains how the Equine Safety Agreement is used at Keeneland.

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

Everyone hopes these trucks have a boring day 😴

But if they are needed, @keeneland’s unique proximity to multiple state-of-the-art vet clinics means a horse can be at one of them within 20 minutes of an incident.

[Sunny 🐴 (AUS) @horsenamedsunny]

Someone that truly loves horse racing will be vocal about the failings of the industry. Someone that loves thoroughbreds will engage in the uncomfortable conversations, there is no love like improvement and wanting to do better.

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

We’d never send a horse out to race dehydrated and unfed. Somehow we’ve accepted it for the people riding them. @hisa_us & @keeneland’s first-of-its-kind racetrack nutrition program is working to change that 🥙

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If racehorses only run because they're scared, why don't they stop after 50 feet?

A frightened horse flees, stops and reassesses.

Horses can run from fear, but also run because they want to. Dr Camie Heleski explains the difference.

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It’s a common misconception that Thoroughbred foals are removed from their mothers too early. But as Price Bell from @millridgefarm explains, by weaning time they’ve spent months in a herd and are bigger, stronger and honestly a bit over hanging out with mom 😂

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

From paddock to racetrack to retirement, a Thoroughbred’s life done right has plenty to be proud of according to Dr Camie Heleski 💛

[LightUpRacing @LightUpRacing]

Don't always believe what you see on TV 🫣 A Thoroughbred's early education takes a few calm weeks, not a few minutes of mayhem.