The Kentucky Derby is steeped in tradition: a blanket of red roses to the winner, fancy hats worn by mint julep-sipping spectators and its first Saturday in May date on the calendar. There's a major ...

The two United States racing divisions that have largely moved away from race-day Lasix have seen little change in the actual running of races, a welcome norm considering the dire predictions a couple ...

The Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit, enforcement arm of the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority, has officially withdrawn a case against trainer Doug O'Neill for an overage of furosemide, ...

Racing rule changes regarding the pre-race administration of furosemide (Salix, commonly called Lasix) appear unlikely following the results of a pair of studies that assessed the diuretic used to ...

Credit: SQ Innovation. The Lasix ONYU is a drug-device combination therapy that allows for subcutaneous infusion of furosemide, a loop diuretic. The pre-programmed device delivers 30mg of furosemide ...

Nearly all of the horses in running in the Kentucky Derby will be given a drug on Derby day that is banned in most of the rest of the world. The drug is called Lasix, a powerful diuretic that is used ...

The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. Lasix contains the active ingredient furosemide. Lasix is a diuretic.

The Kentucky Derby returns on the first Saturday in May after a pandemic-year running last September. Fans wearing fancy hats will be back in the stands. America’s most prestigious horse race, however ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As horse racing makes its annual re-entry into the mainstream this week with the Kentucky Derby, the public will discover a sport that has managed to one-up its regular level of ...

In an unprecedented step of cooperation, the three major groups that control horse racing and most of the major independent tracks announced an initiative that would eliminate the use of race-day ...

Churchill Downs had few spectators at the track to watch the Kentucky Derby due to the coronavirus pandemic in Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 5, 2020. The horses were making their way out of the starting ...