LightUpRacing
@LightUpRacing
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Lighting up the racing world with knowledge, transparency, and positive change through peer-reviewed data and scientific facts. #LightUpRacing #LightItUp
Kentucky, USA
Joined November 2023
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
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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📣 Responding When Racing’s Under Fire: @vickyleo (@LightUpRacing) leads today's Media Training Workshop.
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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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@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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Saying #Yuptothecup - As anti-racing posts flood social media, @KickUpForRacing fights back with facts, science, and the silent support of thousands. @vickyleo.
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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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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"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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New data from the Reagan National Defense Survey shows strong consensus across the country: Americans want the United States to lead—and to remain militarily superior. Ronald Reagan Institute Director @RogerZakheim joined @MarkLevinShow to discuss why the survey debunks
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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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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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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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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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. @SpeedyMorman doesn’t chase viral moments; he creates them. Calm, precise, and surgical, he makes space for honesty in an era allergic to nuance. Whether he’s sitting with rappers or whatever career Kim K is currently pursuing, he brings the same patience and the confidence of
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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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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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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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In one of the most medically underserved regions in the country, physician ownership made all the difference - allowing physicians to build what our community actually needed. Carlos Cardenas, MD, of @DHRhealth takes a look at the importance of physician-led hospitals.
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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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Who are you most excited to see at this year’s @breederscup? @FanDuel’s Christina Blacker takes us through her top 3 storylines to keep an eye on 👀
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