The Gai Waterhouse Finishing School
Gai Waterhouse, the ‘first lady’ of Australian training, discusses the importance of mentoring the next generation of horsemen and women
9th June 2016
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Gai Waterhouse, the ‘first lady’ of Australian training, discusses the importance of mentoring the next generation of horsemen and women
“This win is a great statement for all medication-free racing jurisdictions – perhaps they would not have stood on their principles the way that we have done and maybe not all owners or trainers would have complied, but the takeaway from this result is that it can be done without medication,”
There is a push to incrementally phase out Lasix in the US, prohibiting its use in two-year-old races next year with a view to expanding the ban to encompass all races the year after
“If Lasix doesn’t reduce the severity of bleeding. and its only effect is weight loss and that increases the performance, then I don’t think there is any debate about whether we should do away with the race-day use of Lasix”
In a hugely significant move, the anti-bleeding medication furosemide – commonly known by its former trade name Lasix – will be banned in graded stakes for two-year-olds in America in 2012.
ROBYN LOUW: One of the most prevalent unsoundness to face owners and trainers is bleeding. It has become the subject of hot debate recently, with particular focus on an anti-bleeding diuretic that also goes by the trade names of Lasix or Salix.
“One of the most interesting aspects of yesterday’s scientific discussion was the surprising finding that the Flair nasal strip has much the same effect on bleeding as Lasix does” – one of the comments in a well-written blog-post from the website ‘The Business Of Racing’. Here is a direct link to the site and the post.
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!
There’s lots more to play for!
