Two federal congressmen have introduced legislation that would amend the Controlled Substances Act and allow mobile veterinarians to carry controlled substances, including euthanasia solution, away from the drugs’ registered location, usually a clinic.

Two European Union safety agencies have concluded that residues of the painkiller phenylbutazone from horsemeat found in mislabeled meat products “is of low concern for consumers” because it is unlikely to cause toxic effects, the European Food Safety Authority has announced.

But the EFSA and the European Medicines Agency called for improved monitoring and reporting of drug residues in slaughter animals.

Two-time reigning Australian Horse of the Year Black Caviar has been retired, her connections announced Wednesday morning.

After returning home late last month, 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra continues to do well as she recovers from surgery related to foaling complication.

The 7-year-old Medaglia d’Oro mare enjoyed free movement in a paddock at Stonestreet Farm in Lexington, Ky., for two hours on Tuesday, the first time she had done so. Stonestreet stated that the mare’s time in the paddock will be gradually increased each day.

An Australian court case regarding the use of artificial insemination in Thoroughbred breeding has been revived, following the appeal of a December decision against the practice in regards to the breed’s registry.

The Lumber Guy took top honors at the New York Thoroughbred Breeders’ annual awards banquet for New York-bred divisional champions Monday night, as the Grade 1-winning sprinter was named 2012 Horse of the Year, and he and his connections accounted for six total awards.

Java’s War and Overanalyze captured the two final major Kentucky Derby preps on April 13, each earning 100 points on Churchill Downs’ Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifying series. Both horses had accumulated points previously and dwelt in the lower tiers of the leaderboard but assured themselves of a spot in the starting gate for the May 4 classic with their first Grade 1 victories.

An excerpt from Chapter 5 of “Flying Change, a Year of Racing and Family and Steeplechasing,” by Patrick Smithwick.

The late Dr. Tony Ryan would have liked Patrick Smithwick, no doubt about it. Although separated by vast swaths of time and space, they nevertheless shared several essential qualities – fiercely competitive natures, courage, a penchant for risk-taking, a profound love of the Thoroughbred, and a powerful literary bent. They would have known each another in a crowd, anywhere, instantly.

Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom will stand for an inaugural fee of about $40,500, or $38,500 in Australian currency, when he enters stud for the 2013 Southern Hemisphere season. The Leroidesanimaux horse is joining the ranks at John Messara’s Arrowfield Stud, which released 2013 fees for its 10-stallion roster on Sunday.