ELMONT, N.Y. – Stark differences in the use and regulation of the diuretic furosemide between North America and every other major racing jurisdiction were highlighted Monday on the first day of a two-day summit at Belmont Park to discuss the medication, commonly known as Lasix.
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Bennett Liebman, the former executive director of the Government Law Center at the University of Albany in New York State, has been appointed the deputy secretary for gaming and racing by New York Gov. Anthony Cuomo, according to Cuomo’s office.
Liebman, a former commissioner on the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, oversaw the establishment of the Government Law Center, focusing on the study of laws and policies impacting racing and gambling nationwide. He also served as counsel to the New York racing and wagering board before being named a commissioner.
ELMONT, N.Y. – The upset victory by Ruler On Ice in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park completed a Triple Crown series in which three different horses won the three classics, leaving the 3-year-old male division still without a clear-cut leader, a position it has been in since the Wood Memorial on April 9, when 2-year-old champ Uncle Mo lost for the first time.
Nehro, who finished fourth in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, came out of the race with a small chip in his right front ankle and will have surgery in Kentucky on Wednesday, owner Ahmed Zayat reported on Monday.
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Nehro on Monday morning was "flying now to Kentucky," from New York, Zayat said, in order to have surgery with Dr. Larry Bramlage on Wednesday morning at the Rood and Riddle equine clinic in Lexington.
Prior to the Belmont Stakes, Barry Irwin, the president of the Team Valor syndicate that owns Animal Kingdom, said that a start in either the Arlington Million or Secretariat Stakes, both on grass, would be a likely objective this summer for the Kentucky Derby winner. But in light of the Belmont Stakes result, in which Animal Kingdom finished sixth after getting mugged at the start, Irwin is reconsidering, and said the Grade 1, $1 million Travers Stakes on Aug. 27 at Saratoga is one of two races back in play, along with the Grade 1, $1 million Haskell at Monmouth Park on July 31.
ELMONT, N.Y. – The overnight rating for the race portion of NBC Sports’s broadcast of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday was a 4.8, up 55 percent over the overnight for the race portion of the broadcast last year on ABC, according to the network.
The race portion of the broadcast, from 6:15 p.m. Eastern to 7, also received an 11 share, up 57 percent from last year’s share of 7, NBC said in a release.