Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 . […]
There is a slight problem with the Stewards Report from Fabs Cowboys last day of racing at Longreach on Saturday that’s been posted on the QRIC website. This is not actually Saturday’s Longreach Stewards report. It says it is, but its not. It’s the report from the meeting held at the track on the 12th […]
