Trainer Mark Casse kept racking his brain in the aftermath of the Feb. 4 Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes (G2) trying to come up with a reason why reigning juvenile male champion Classic Empire put in ...

Trainer Bill Mott's plan was to send Art Collector to the $400,000 Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park July 22, but a foot abscess will keep the two-time grade 1 winner out of Saturday's 1 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The expected favorite for the Belmont Stakes is out of the race. Classic Empire has an abscess in his right front hoof that will prevent him from running Saturday in the final leg of ...

Every horse owner needs to know how to poultice a hoof. However good your hoof care regime is, abscesses are common and being able to correctly apply a hoof poultice is vital for drawing out the ...

Gangrene, or a rapidly spreading foot abscess. Sound like diseases of the past? Well, sadly not. Leg amputation is one of the oldest surgical procedures. The earliest known example dates back some ...

Stradbroke Handicap winner War Machine will miss Friday night's Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at The Valley after suffering an untimely foot abscess. Co-trainer Ben Hayes explained connections are ...

NEW YORK (AP) The expected favorite for the Belmont Stakes is out of the race. Classic Empire has an abscess in his right front hoof that will prevent him from running Saturday in the final leg of the ...

An abscess occurs when an infection causes a pocket of pus to develop. Abscesses can develop on the skin, in the mouth, or inside the body. Bacterial infections typically cause abscesses. Pus develops ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The field for the 153rd Travers lost a heavy hitter on Sunday when trainer Todd Pletcher declared Charge It out of next Saturday’s $1.25 million race at Saratoga Race Course. Charge ...