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The Triple Crown:
The Kentucky Derby May 4, 2013
The Preakness Stakes May 18, 2013
The Belmont Stakes June 8, 2013
The Travers Stakes - Saratoga Springs, NY, August 24, 2013
Harry M. Zweig Memorial Trot- Vernon Downs, August 25, 2013
The Breeders' Cup - Santa Anita Arcadia, California - November 1 & 2, 2013
Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research News Capsules
Zweig News Capsule #54 -December 12
Keeping blood free to flow
Even in their mother's wombs unborn foals need proper blodo flow to survive and grow. A clot cutting off blood to the wrong place can spell disaster or death. That's exactly what happens.... (more).
Zweig News Capsule #53 - June 2012
Ticks Untold
Suddenly your horse is sick and you don't know why. She breathes normally but her temperature is rising, her eyes grow yellow with jaundice, she seems depressed, and barely eats. The fever is clear but the cause is not; even the most experienced animal health experts can offer no concrete answers. Eventually the fever fades, but... (more)
Zweig News Capsule #52 - November 2011
Advancing Vaccines
This year another outbreak of equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) swept through the United States in May, affecting 90 reported horses and killing 13. Cases of herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), a neurological disease caused by EHV-1, have increased so sharply ... (more)
Zweig News Capsule #51 - June 2011
Bloodstream battles
When bacteria bloom in the blood the ensuing battle can wreak havoc on the body. Endotoxemia, bacterial blood poisoning, ignites a rising tide of immune cells and blood platelets that help fight infection but can also cause tissue damage. In horses, endotoxemia and subsequent inflammation can cause...(more)
