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

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Joined November 2023
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@LightUpRacing
LightUpRacing
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From education to advocacy, 2025 was about standing up for racing and the horses at its heart. Thank you to everyone who supported, shared and spoke up alongside us. đź’ˇ Help us keep the light on in 2026. Be part of the impact, donate now at: https://t.co/e7Oq5zZOz4
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@theTDN
TDN
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In its Letter to the Editor, @LightUpRacing releases its 2025 Impact Report showing –“the measurable momentum, the reach, and the growing appetite for honest, evidence-based communication across the sport.” https://t.co/i5SkVY4sYk
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thoroughbreddailynews.com
The Board of Directors for Light Up Racing share a letter to the editor discussing the momentum created in 2025 and what is still needed
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@UA_RTIP
U of A Race Track Industry Program
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📣 Responding When Racing’s Under Fire: @vickyleo (@LightUpRacing) leads today's Media Training Workshop.
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@BookCameo
Cameo
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Sleigh the season with the most personal gift around. Get them a Cameo video!
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Most assume a horse in a paddock is the safest place but the reality due to oversight tells a different story.
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@LightUpRacing
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Can you name a more highly regulated sport? 🤔
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@KickUpForRacing
Kick Up
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@abcsport It’s true you won’t see a breakdown replayed on TV. Same reason you wouldn’t loop footage of a car crash or a dog being hit - it’s basic respect for the people and the animal. These incidents are rare: there are around 19,000 races a year and 99.9% of them are completed safely.
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Update on Gin Gin from Brendan Walsh following the Breeders’ Cup Distaff: “She's fine, I guess when she broke thru the gate it unsettled her and she was just never in the race from there, so he eased up on her.”
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@JackJdavisond
JWDavisonracing
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@betsy_com_au
Betsy
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Saying #Yuptothecup - As anti-racing posts flood social media, @KickUpForRacing fights back with facts, science, and the silent support of thousands. @vickyleo.
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betsy.com.au
Like many racing fans, Vicky Leonard has spent the build up to Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup trawling social media. She wishes
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@LightUpRacing
LightUpRacing
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Statement from trainer Jack Davison: She’s Quality fractured her pelvis in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. She was taken to San Luis Rey Equine Hospital and despite care, was humanely euthanised overnight. Our hearts go out to Jack and his team, and her owners, who loved and
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@FanDuel_Racing
FanDuel Racing
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"That's simply not true." California Horse Racing Board's Executive Director, Scott Chaney is with @ScottFDTV to talk about scratches at the @BreedersCup.
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@Tesla
Tesla
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Full Self-Driving Supervised has many times more driving experience than any human driver It's trained on >100 years of data & collectively experiences a lifetime of driving scenarios every 10 minutes
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@RacingTV
Racing TV
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🗣️ "She's showing some right-hind lameness. She's going to be transported to the hospital." Positive news that She's Quality has walked onto the horse ambulance. Our best wishes to her & all of Jack Davison's team 🤞
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@BreedersCup
Breeders' Cup
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Statement from AAEP on-call veterinarian Dr. Scott Hay on She’s Quality:  "The jockey had some concern, probably just out of an abundance of caution, but she's showing some right hind lameness currently; there's nothing obvious on the limb. She's going to be transported with the
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LightUpRacing
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A horse being scratched on raceday is devastating for connections. Dr. Will Farmer takes us through why it can happen and why the horse must always come first.
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@LightUpRacing
LightUpRacing
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Let us know in the comments who you think is most likely to become a future Hall of Famer from this year’s @breederscup Juvenile Fillies race 👉
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@LeverageETFs
Leverage Shares ETFs
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Introducing BMNG, the 2x Long BMNR Daily ETF. - NO margin account needed - 0.75% Expense ratio - Nasdaq-listed Investment involves significant risk. Not a direct stock investment. See prospectus for additional details on our website.
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It’s game day and not just for the horses 🤔 🚜
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LightUpRacing
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NASA would probably be impressed with the testing that goes on at a horse racing track in the months leading up to a meeting 👩‍🔬
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@LightUpRacing
LightUpRacing
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Dr. Scott Hay explains how stringhalt affects a horse’s gait so if you see Goliath walking around over the next couple days you’ll know what you’re looking at 👀 🎥: @ABRLive
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@LightUpRacing
LightUpRacing
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Just like your favorite human athlete, horses undergo strict drug testing to keep the sport fair. Dr. Will Farmer explains how they test before @breederscup 👨‍⚕️
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@LightUpRacing
LightUpRacing
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Here’s every step an international horse takes from the moment they land in America until @BreedersCup raceday.
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