I have ranted about this issue for years. How in the world the Jockey Club doesn't require a vet who gelds a horse to submit a report, signed by the vet and the trainer to enter the permanent record with Equibase, I don't know. The report should be mandatory and be faxed within 48 hours of the procedure. Once the change is entered in the data base, a symbol of some sort (insert your own joke here) would appear in the PP's indicating the change. If the PP's differentiate between "Lasix" and First Time Lasix" then they have the technology to designate the ultimate equipment change.
The trainers and vet must be made to report the procedure immediately, or face a fine. It shouldn't be for Jan Rushton to determine and tell us that this horse listed as a "G" in the Form is actually a "1st Time G."
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