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News releases issued by Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and publicizing Foundation news and events are available below.

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit Agenda Announced

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit Topics Announced

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit to be held at the University of Kentucky

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Approves Funding for 2024

  • Keeneland Pledges $100K to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

  • Grayson Grass Challenge Returns to Horseshoe Indianapolis for Fourth Installment

  • Study Confirms Hair use for Long-Term Detection of Bisphosphonates

  • Dr. Larry Bramlage to Receive Dinny Phipps Award

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Approves Funding for new EHV-1 and EHM Vaccine Research

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Approves Funding for 2023

  • Central Kentucky Restaurants to Participate in "Dine out for Charity" for Grayson

  • Old Kentucky Chocolates Now Offering Specialty Chocolate Gift Boxes to Benefit Grayson

  • Grayson Grass Challenge Returns to Horseshoe Indianapolis

  • 10th Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit Focuses on the Impact of Data

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit to be Available via Live Stream

  • Dell Hancock to Receive Dinny Phipps Award at Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Board Approves Funding for 2022

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit to Return to Keeneland

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to Again hold Photo Contest to Celebrate Healthy Horses

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation calls for Research into Equine Herpes Virus Vaccine

  • Grayson to Establish "A. Gary Lavin Chair" Position; Oaklawn to Kick off Fundraising with $250,000

  • Grayson Grass Challenge returns this summer; Indiana Grand to again sponsor Handicapping Challenge

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Board Approves Record Funding for Equine Research

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to hold second Photo Contest to Celebrate Healthy Horses

  • Gamble for Grayson Handicapping Challenge between Little Red Feather and Equibase to benefit Grayson

  • Kentucky Downs to Enable Donations to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation during September Meet

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and Indiana Grand to partner for Grayson Grass Challenge

  • Virtual Welfare & Safety of the Racehorse Summit Concludes with Update on the Equine Injury Database

  • Ninth Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit Canceled; Grayson to Host Weekly Webinars

  • St. Elias Stables to Fund Research Project on Bisphosphonates

  • More than $1.3 Million in Funding Approved for Equine Research by Grayson-Jockey Club Board

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Named Official Charity of 2020 Land Rover Kentucky

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to hold Photo Contest to Celebrate Healthy Horses

  • On Behalf of Grayson: Lasix 24 Hours out Shows Promise as Treatment for EIPH

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit IX Scheduled for June 23, 2020

  • Fall Racing Preview Presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute to Benefit Grayson

  • Kentucky Downs Research Day Sponsorships Sold Out

  • Industry Groups Issue Call for Bisphosphonate Research Proposals

  • Stonestreet Farms to Sponsor Stonestreet Giving Challenge in Honor of Rachel Alexandra

  • Keeneland, Churchill Downs Incorporated Commit $100,000 each to Grayson-Jockey Club

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Launches Professionals' Circle and Rider Ambassador Programs

  • Oaklawn Park Commits $100,000 to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

  • More than $1 Million in Funding Approved for Equine Research by Grayson-Jockey Club Board

  • John C. Oxley to Receive Dinny Phipps Award

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation kicks off Golden Horse Challenge Sweepstakes

  • Fall Racing Preview presented by Hagyard to benefit Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

  • Kentucky Downs Research Day Sponsorships Sold Out

  • Eighth Welfare and Safety Summit Highlights Integrity, Injury Rates, and Disaster Preparedness

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit VIII to be Available via Livestream

  • Equine Injuries, Jockey Safety, and Racing Integrity to Highlight Welfare and Safety Summit

  • Frank Stronach Honored at Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration

  • Flameaway Derby Victory Would Benefit Equine Research

  • Frank Stronach to Receive Dinny Phipps Award

  • Donegal Racing to Donate Proceeds from Two Seasons to Keen Ice to Grayson

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Board approves more than $1 Million for Equine Research

  • Spendthrift Farm to Sponsor The Iron Horse Challenge

  • WinStar Farm to Sponsor The WinStar-Grayson #GivingTuesday Challenge

  • Mike Smith Pledges Percent from Travers Day to Equine Research

  • Kentucky Downs Research Day Sponsorships Sold Out

  • Haydon, White Named to New Positions at Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

  • Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration will Feature Announcement of Award Named in Honor of Dinny Phipps

  • Equine Injury Database: Rate of Fatal Injuries Declines for Fourth Consecutive Year

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Board Approves Record Funding

  • Grayson and Founding Partners Kick Off Kentucky Initiative

  • Classic Empire Grade 1 Wins to Benefit Equine Research

  • Kentucky Downs Research Day Sponsorships Sold Out

  • Kentucky Downs Schedules Day to Support Research

  • Niall Brennan Stables Completes Organizational Funding for Ocala Initiative

  • Charity Luncheon and Golf Tournament Set for August 4 and August 16

  • Welfare & Safety of the Racehorse Summit VII: Efforts Continue to Bear Fruit

  • Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park Latest to Join the Ocala Initiative

  • Nutrition, Biosecurity and Respiratory Health to be Addressed at Welfare & Safety Summit VII

  • Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration to Honor Subotnick, Benefit Equine Research

  • Double Diamond Farm, Glen Hill Farm and Payton Training Center Join the Ocala Initiative

  • Sportsman Earle Mack Donates $100,000 as Lead Gift in Memory of Ogden Mills Phipps

  • Equine Injury Database: Fatal Injuries Decline by 14 Percent

  • Foundation Commits $1.16 Million to Equine Research

  • Owners of Derby Hopefuls Pledge Research Support Through "Share the Wins" Program

  • Ocala Stud and FTBOA Join the Ocala Initiative

  • OBS Kicks off Ocala Initiative with $10,000 Gift to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Launches Pair of EIPH Projects

  • Glen Hill Farm to Sponsor Kentucky Downs'' One Dreamer Stakes, Benefitting Equine Research

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Meets Oak Tree''s $100,000 Challenge Gift

  • Nearly 1,500 tune in to Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit VI

  • WSS VI: Focus on Racetrack Surfaces, Injury Databases, and Post-Mortem Programs

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit VI Available via Live Video Stream

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Announces Availability of Free, Online Courses

  • Published Research Paper Downloads from the Equine Veterinary Journal Online Collection

  • Equine Veterinary Journal: The fifth Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

  • Foundation Allocates $1.1 Million for Equine Research

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Appoints Gleeson to New Development Position

  • Research Foundation Reaches Goal for Starlight Stable Challenge

  • Oak Tree Racing Association to Match Donations Made in Honor of Dr. Jack Robbins

  • Dell Hancock, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Chair, Honored by the AAEP

  • Comeback Award Added to Kentucky Experience Schedule

  • Heralded Lexington Horse Farms Join the Kentucky Experience!

  • Kentucky Downs Salutes Equine Research Foundation and Sponsors

  • Play Golf with Legendary Golfer and Thoroughbred Owner Gary Player

  • WSS V: Data Collection Imperative to Discern Trends, Take Action, Reduce Injuries

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit Available via Live Video Stream

  • Equine Research Career Development Award Created in Memory of Elaine Klein

  • Starlight Racing Making Large Commitment To Laminitis Research

  • Agenda set for Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit V

  • Palace Malice Wins for Charity

  • Belmont Winner Memorabilia to be Auctioned for Charity

  • Great American Insurance Group Supporting Equine Research

  • Racing Adventure, Vacations and World Series Tickets to be Auctioned at Belmont Charity Celebration

  • Preakness Winner Memorabilia to be Auctioned for Charity

  • Derby Winner Memorabilia to be Auctioned for Charity

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation congratulates Dr. Wayne McIlwraith

  • Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration Returns to Bar Americain; Victoria McCullough Honored

  • Palace Malice Wins for Research

  • Palace Malice Winnings to Benefit Grayson Foundation

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Providing $1 Million in Research Funding in 2014

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit V Scheduled for July 8-9, 2014, at Keeneland

  • Update On The Science of Track Surface Management

  • Research Update 8 - Dr. Horohov Addresses FFA Group

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Holding Year of the Horse Photo Contest

  • The Kentucky Experience at the Alltech National Horse Show

  • Fifth Renewal of Breeders'' Cup or Bust Journey to Focus on Equine and Human Health to Raise Funds

  • Equine Disease Quarterly article on the importance of research

  • Research Foundation Part of Kentucky Experience During Alltech National Horse Show

  • "Reducing Transport Stress," reprint from The Horse Report, Center for Equine Health, UC-Davis

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to Benefit from New Secretariat Documentary

  • You are Invited to Experience Kentucky During the Alltech National Horse Show

  • How the Foundation Helps Owners and Breeders

  • Research Update 7 - Dr. David Horohov on Promoting Immunity in Young Foals

  • Research Update 6 - Dr. James Belknap on Developments in Laminitis Studies

  • Research Update 5 - Dr. Lara K. Maxwell on Better Protection Against Equine Herpes

  • Research Update 4 - Dr. Jon Cheetham on Early Diagnosis of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy

  • Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration Raises $400,000 for Equine Research and Retirement Foundations

  • Tuscany, Travers and Tickets to the Tony Awards up for Auction at Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration

  • Raising Money To Help Horses A
    "No-Brainer" For Bobby Flay

  • Research Update 3 - Dr. Sue Holcombe on How Ethyl Pyruvate Helps Horses with Toxemia

  • Maserati and Janney-Phipps Stable Announce Maserati Partnership with Team Orb

  • Donors to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to Receive
    Official "Orb" Baseball Cap

  • Research Update 1 - Dr. Robert Mealey on the Disease Piroplasmosis

  • Research Update 2 - Dr. Mandi Lopez on Stem Cell Tissue Regeneration

  • Twelve New Projects Launched by Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

  • Grant Recipient Researchers'' Quotes

  • Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration Moves to Bobby Flay''s Bar Americain

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit: Progress Updates and New Recommendations

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit IV Open to Public and Available
    on Live Video Stream

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit IV will Focus
    on Prevention vs. Reaction

  • "Celebration of the Horse" Event Will Benefit
    Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit IV Scheduled
    for October 16-17, 2012, at Keeneland

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
    Approves Funding for 16 Veterinary Research Projects

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Launches New Projects

  • Welfare and Safety Summit Committee
    Releases Spanish-Language Version of Hoof Care DVD

  • Video Replay of Third Welfare and Safety
    of the Racehorse Summit Now Available

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
    Receives Two Contributions from TCA

  • Welfare and Safety Summit III Participants Identify Issues and Objectives

  • Equine Injury Database Statistics Discussed at
    Third Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

  • Keeneland to Provide Live Video Streaming of
    Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

  • Dizney Pledges Support of Equine Research with First Dude

  • Third Welfare and Safety Summit Seeks to Identify Additional Safety Initiatives

  • Painting by Penny Chenery to be Auctioned at Belmont Bash

  • Belmont Bash to Benefit Equine Research
    and Backstretch Employee Services Team

  • 15 New Equine Projects Launched by Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

  • Third Welfare and Safety Summit Set for June 28-29, 2010, at Keeneland

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
    to Celebrate 20 Years at October 16 Event

  • McPeek Victories in 2009 to Benefit Equine Research

  • Uniform National Trainer''s Test Study Guide
    Published by Welfare and Safety Summit

  • Welfare and Safety Summit Committee Releases
    Free Educational DVD on Hoof Care

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
    Announces Additional Study on Surfaces

  • Foundation to Honor Bramlage, Lavin
    as it Celebrates 20 Years of Equine Research

  • Belmont Bash to Benefit Equine Research and
    N.Y. Division of Race Track Chaplaincy of America

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to Fund 17 Projects in 2009

  • Hagyard Veterinary Firm Contributes to Equine Research

  • Private Showing of "First Saturday in May" to Benefit Equine Research

  • McIlwraith and Peterson Project Wins Elastikon Research Award

  • Belmont Bash Will Feature Wide Variety of Prizes, Auction Items

  • Hennegan Brothers Announce DVD Availability of

  • "First Saturday" Carried Over After Strong First Week at Box Office

  • Welfare and Safety Summit On-Track Injury Statistics Revised

  • Belmont Bash to Benefit Equine Research and Belmont Child Care Association

  • Churchill Downs to Partner with Truly Indie to Release

  • Welfare and Safety Summit Participants Identify Issues and Establish Action Plans

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation to Fund
    Record $1.2 Million in Equine Research in 2008

  • Welfare and Safety Summit II will Examine Progress and Issues

  • "The First Saturday in May" Proceeds to Benefit Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

  • NTRA''s Barbaro Fund Will Support Laminitis Projects at LSU and U. of Georgia

  • Frankie Valli to Perform at Breeders'' Cup Charity Celebration

  • Equine Injury Reporting System Set to Begin June 1 at 30 Tracks

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
    Surpasses Million Dollar Mark for Research in 2007

  • Elastikon Equine Award to Promote Soundness in Horses

  • Welfare and Safety Summit Committee Supports
    Enforcement of California Rule on Toe Grabs

  • Proposed Strategic Plan from Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Announces
    the Elastikon Equine Research Award

  • Participant List Evolving for Racehorse Summit; Morning Session Open to Public

  • Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit Scheduled for October

  • Belmont Bash Auction Will Rock ''n Roll

  • New Book of Horse-Related Cartoons
    Will Benefit Equine Research

  • Lunger Estate Makes Major Contribution to Equine Research

  • Smarty Jones Sculpture Sale to Benefit Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation

  • Belmont Celebration Honors John Hettinger

  • Breeders'' Cup Gala Raises $300,000 for Equine Research

  • Holiday Card Sales to Benefit Equine Research

  • Popular Campbell Books to Benefit Equine Research

  • Belmont Celebration Raises $235,000 for Equine Research

  • Oxley Foundation Issues Challenge Grant to Assist Horse Research

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Announces $850,888 in Grants for 2004

  • Belmont Ball Raised $175,000 for Equine Research

  • Artist Reeves, Champion Affirmed to be Honored at Belmont Ball

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Announces 2003 Grants; Two-Decade Total Tops $10 Million

  • Open Session on Caterpillar Control

  • McCarron Narrates Video for Equine Research

  • Effort to Avoid Caterpillar Contamination on Farms Stepped Up By Foundation Grant

  • Renowned Artist Richard Stone Reeves Again Supports the Health of Horses

  • The Old Bags Luncheon to Benefit Equine Research

  • Artist Alonso Commits to Equine Research

  • Belmont Ball Raised $150,000 for Equine Research

  • Eastern Tent Caterpillars Confirmed to Cause Abortion in Pregnant Mares

  • Box Seats for Belmont Stakes Highlight Belmont Ball Auction

  • New York Thoroughbred Horsemen Support Equine Research

  • Racetracks Will Pay Tribute to Equine Research Foundation

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Increases MRLS Research Funding

  • Grayson-Jockey Club Foundation Appoints Kelly VP of Development

  • Commonwealth of Kentucky & Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Foal Death Study Released

  • New Web Site Will Provide Updates on Equine Research Projects

  • Booklet Poised to Help Equine Research