CTFoundation OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES PRESIDENT
Mrs. Ada Gates Patton VICE-PRESIDENT
Gail Gregson SECRETARY
Amy J. Zimmerman
Jeff Blea, DVM Tracy Gantz Jane Goldstein Courtney Tunney Hotchkis Thomas S. Robbins John W. Sadler Noreen Sullivan Peter W. Tunney
PET Scanner a “Game Changer for Horse Safety” As a major step forward in diagnostics to aid in Toroughbred racehorse health, the frst-ever standing positron emission tomography (PET) machine was installed on the Santa Anita backstretch in late 2019. Dr. Mathieu Spriet, an associate professor at the University of California, Davis, developed the Longmile Positron Emission Tomography (MILEPET) Scan machine at the university in partnership with the Brain Biosciences and Longmile Veterinary Imaging Division. The PET machine at Santa Anita Dr. Jef Blea, a racetrack veterinary practitioner since 1994, noted the advantages the PET scanner brings, saying: “Te PET scan at Santa Anita, in conjunction with the relationship with Dr. Spriet and his colleagues at UC Davis, has allowed veterinarians here in Southern California to advance the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal issues in racehorses well beyond anyone’s expectations. Tis pioneering technology certainly has been, and will continue to be, a positive game changer for horse safety.” Dr. Blea, a past president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the Southern California Equine Foundation, serves as a trustee of the California Toroughbred Foundation. Te Foundation, dedicated to the advancement of equine research and education, regularly funds scholarships to veterinary students in an efort to further Toroughbred racehorse health and safety. As such, the Foundation applauds the industry for coming together to bring the PET scanner to Santa Anita. It was a joint efort of many, with Te Stronach Group and the Dolly Green Research Foundation providing the principal funding for the equipment, which has been installed in the nuclear medicine facility, run by the SCEF. With just over a year in use, the equipment is proving invaluable in keeping California’s equine athletes sound.
memorial donations The CTF accepts donations in memory of relatives and friends, with all such donations allocated to Scholarship Funds of the Foundation and to the Carleton F. Burke Memorial Library. Please remember members of our industry with a donation to the CTF memorial fund. Donations may be sent to CTF, 201 Colorado Place, Arcadia, CA 91007. The CTF joins in honoring the memory of those whose names appear in bold type. We also thank and acknowledge the donors for their generous contributions. JEANNE LAPEYRE CANTY, BRUCE HEADLEY, NAT WESS Jane Goldstein
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