USA / Canada

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Perhaps North America is Copy That's future, but his trainer doesn't believe bleeding is a problem.

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Furthermore, the effects of bleeding are likely to be progressive and lung damage cumulative, ultimately leading to significant decreases in performance. This is likely because blood in the lung causes pulmonary inflammation (for at least three weeks following each episode), red cells are cleared slowly, and repeated bouts of exercise may result in repeated episodes of EIPH.

https://www.racingvictoria.com.au/th...f%20the%20lung.

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declares HISA unconstitutional

“The end result is that Congress has given a private entity the last word over what rules govern our nation’s thoroughbred horseracing industry. The Constitution forbids that. For good reason, the Constitution vests federal power only in the three branches of the federal government. Congress defies this basic safeguard by vesting government power in a private entity not accountable to the people. That is what it has done in HISA. The Authority’s power outstrips any private delegation the Supreme Court or our court has allowed. We must therefore declare HISA facially unconstitutional.”

https://ustrottingnews.com/u-s-court...onstitutional/

The USTA continue to oppose HISA

see the link to the letter here

https://ustrottingnews.com/usta-urge...posed-by-hisa/

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Charlie May’s owner appeals Meadowlands Pace disqualification

“Going to the gate, in my mind it doesn’t matter what happens, I already won. Here’s a little guy with two horses in training, saved the mare from the kill-pen, bred her, barely got the horse in foal, had a foal, a small diminutive Ohio-bred. He’s not some big, strapping colt, he’s a tiny little guy. We overcame everything you could do.”

Believing there was no reason for a disqualification, Miller had brought Charlie May back to the Meadowlands’ winner’s circle. Tiger said the driver told him afterward he was very surprised by the outcome.

“Brett said the horse in front of him interfered with him and that caused the chain reaction,” said Tiger. “He went to the winner’s circle and never thought in a million years they would take us down. It’s a muddy track, there’s bumping at the beginning, and (Southwind Gendry) put some steps in on the backside, he put some steps in on the turn. When you’re watching TV, you see the incident and it goes bang, bang, bang.”

http://ustrottingnews.com/charlie-ma...qualification/

NJ Judge declares Charlie May winner of the 2021 Meadowlands Pace

https://ustrottingnews.com/nj-judge-...dowlands-pace/

Now we will have to wait up to 45 days to see what the New Jersey Racing Commission does about it

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Friday (March 3) ruled the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) constitutional. The decision is in stark contrast with the Fifth Circuit ruling, which unanimously found HISA unconstitutional late last year.

https://ustrottingnews.com/sixth-cir...onstitutional/

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I don't know whether it is a positive for Australia or says a lot about US racing that our horses dominated the first round of the Borgata Pacing Series for free-for-allers
"The top 40 open class US horses are competing in the series to be staged over five weeks at Yonkers"

https://harnesslink.com/usa/lochinva...orgata-opener/

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Lochinvar Art is now 5 from 5 in the US

https://harnesslink.com/usa/lochinva...orgata-series/

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While Lochinvar Art has been winning, mostly against horses he would handle with ease here at his peak, the great little mare Amazing Dream is backed with a vengeance.

She recorded her third win from three starts this year overnight at Yonkers. She sprinted past Racine Belle at the top of the straight rating 1:51.8. All her 3 wins have been $40,000 heats of the rich Matchmaker series and she has now won 29 times for over $1.75 million Aus.

Opinions about her drop in form late last year appeared largely ignorant as to the mare's racing patterns, total rubbish as she could win from anywhere. The facts are after running a cracking third in last year's Hunter Cup she was straight into racing in the snowbound USA. Eventually, she got her much-needed and deserved spell.

She led all the way in her first two wins this time in but took a sit last night.

As an aside, her 4 year old brother Special Dream must have used her as inspiration as he celebrated his 2nd win from 15 starts at Addington this afternoon. Raced by his breeders, his $16,879 NZ gives him a bit of work to do compared to his sister.

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Lochinvar Art, Idealsomemagic, Leonidas, Amazing Dream, Dougs Babe - plenty of downunder interest in the Borgata and Matchmaker finals, Tuesday our time. Here are the draws

https://ustrottingnews.com/fields-dr...hmaker-finals/

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Borgata Final at 12.03 midday our time NOW saying 11.59
Lochinvar not that fancied
No market up for the Matchmaker which is the race before at 11.40am NOW saying 11.35
Interesting to note the short time between races