The Biggest Bunfight Since the O.K. Corral
We told you recently about star Kiwi 4YO Don’t Stop Dreaming’s change of stables from Mark and Nathan Purdon to Hayden Cullen, and then we told you about its rumored change back. It now seems now that there is much more to the saga than meets the eye. The mail is that DSD – which […]
Protests Dismissed – But Why?
It will be very interesting to read the Stewards report of the protest 3rd v 1st and 3rd v 2nd in race 7 the $75 000 Magic Millions Townville Guineas at Cluden Park yesterday. From the side on view it appeared that the inside horse (2nd) came out and interfered with the running line of […]
A Free Tip to the QRIC Stewards
The mail is that the Jason Grimson trained District Attorney broke out of his stable on the afternoon of the Black’s A Fake, and was running loose and unrestrained around the track. Apparently the horse had skin off him all over as a result of the incident. Grimson didn’t make any report about what happened […]
The Big Z – The Group 1 Juice
Ever wondered how these horse trainers who acquire once fast horses with problems that have slowed down and get them going again do it? What’s their secret? It’s pain killers of course. These trainers aren’t curing the horses they have inherited of their problems. They are not miracle workers, even though they seem to be. […]
What God Can Make, the Devil Can Copy Too
Racing officials suspect deadly sea snail venom used as illegal drug By Adam Pengilly and Chris Roots July 9, 2019 — 12.00am A deadly venom found in sea snails which can paralyse fish within a second has emerged as the latest chemical suspected to have infiltrated horse racing, with authorities scrambling to organise testing for the […]
Ziconotide – The New Frontier in Horse Doping
Structural formation of Ziconotide Ziconotide is a synthetic version of a peptide found in the venom of a marine snail, Conus magus. Specifically, it is a 25 amino acid polybasic peptide. Ziconotide blocks N-type voltage-gated calcium channels found in the A-delta and C afferent pain fibers in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. Blockade of this […]
Hitting Your Horse With Zincotide
Ziconotide is an incredibly powerful painkiller that can be used when morphine no longer works. The synthetic painkiller is based on a component in the venom of a marine snail. The venom in its natural form is made of a hundred or more different peptides, most of them harmful to horses and people. “If I […]
Remember Anthony Cummings and the Steroid Implants? – Pump It Up
Some pain medications can be administered by an intrathecal pump, which delivers the drug directly to the spinal fluid. Intrathecal Drug Delivery A patient suffering intractable pain from a variety of conditions — including cancer; severe spinal conditions, including stenosis or recurrent vertebral fractures; and other neuropathic conditions — may often receive only limited relief with standard medication […]
Where Do Get It? – Here – Lucky Prizemoney for NSW Trot Races and Group 1’s is Good
Description Ziconotide is an N-type calcium channel antagonist used to manage patients with severe chronic pain who cannot tolerate, or who have not responded adequately to other treatments such as intrathecal morphine and systemic analgesics . It is a neurotoxic peptide derived from the cone snail Conus magus comprising 25 amino acids with three disulphide bonds . […]