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When I was a kid, my favorite movie was “Phar Lap,” based on the true story of an Australian racehorse. I loved that movie and that horse. It was tragic and made me cry in heartbreak. A kind boy trains a mistreated horse, and then he wins and wins and.
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Making a stand against social injustice at a racetrack is nothing new. Perhaps the most famous example occurred more than a century ago when Emily Davison walked out in front of the horses competing in the 1913 Epsom Derby in England. Stepping out from the inside bend at Tattenham Corner at Epsom, the suffragette was struck by King George V’s runner Anmer and unfortunately later died having never regained consciousness.
In recent years several protests have taken place at, or outside of, racetracks. Foremost in our mind was at Churchill Downs for last year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1). A summer’s worth of protesting over the death of Breonna Taylor and other national social injustice issues were addressed during Labor Day weekend in a daylong march from downtown Louisville to the gates of Churchill Downs.
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Dr Mary Scollay DVM
Leading US veterinarian Mary Scollay has been presented with the 2020 Distinguished Service Award by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP).
The award honors exemplary service to the AAEP or a similar organization to the benefit of the horse, horse industry or profession of equine veterinary medicine. Scollay, a longtime volunteer leader within the association and strident advocate for the welfare of racehorses and the integrity of racing, was recognised during the AAEP’s 2020 Annual Convention and Trade Show, held virtually last week.
A 1984 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Scollay is serving her fourth term on the AAEP’s Racing Committee, having initially joined the committee in 1997. She contributes to racing broadcasts as an on-call veterinary spokesperson and is co-author of several consequential AAEP white papers on racehorse health and welfare as well as related reference documen