Talking Horses: racing resumes at Santa Anita, albeit without Lasix

The reaction to the raceday medication Furosemide's ban from many trainers and owners has mixed shock with anger The attention of most European racing fans was understandably focused on Cheltenham last week, which meant that some unexpected - and potentially highly significant - news from California went largely unnoticed. Santa Anita, which had been closed since 6 March to allow officials to conduct investigations on its dirt track after the death of 21 horses either training or racing in a lit...