Day: December 13, 2019

Retired goalie Tim Thomas details brain damage from hockeyRetired goalie Tim Thomas details brain damage from hockey

Doctors told Tim Thomas that two-thirds of his brain were getting less than 5% blood flow and the other third was averaging about 50%. Thomas didn’t react – because he couldn’t process what he was hearing. Now years removed from the goaltending career and the concussions that caused so many problems

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Stabling, training at Aqueduct to shut down in JanuaryStabling, training at Aqueduct to shut down in January

The New York Racing Association will shut down stabling and training at Aqueduct beginning Jan. 1 in an effort to consolidate operations at Belmont Park. About 250 horse are stabled at Aqueduct, while the majority of starters in races there travel over from Belmont, which is located nine miles away.

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California becoming most restrictive state for riding cropsCalifornia becoming most restrictive state for riding crops

Jockeys riding in California wouldn’t be able to strike a horse to make it run faster or be allowed to whip in an overhand motion under a proposed amendment approved by the California Horse Racing Board on Thursday. The rule now goes to a 45-day public comment period after which the regulatory body

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