AAEP On Call Veterinarians to Assist Breeders’ Cup Races

Drs. Scott Palmer and Alan Ruggles will be available to provide health reports regarding the athletes in each race.
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Equine veterinarians representing the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) On Call program will assist NBC Sports with horse health information during the telecast of the Oct. 30-31 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.

Scott Palmer, VMD, Dipl. ABVP, and Alan Ruggles, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, will be available to provide timely health reports to the media and viewing audience regarding the athletes in each race.

Palmer served as staff surgeon and hospital director of the New Jersey Equine Clinic for 38 years prior to accepting an appointment as the equine medical director for the New York State Gaming Commission in January 2014. He concurrently serves as an adjunct professor in the department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, in Ithaca, New York.

Ruggles has a clinical practice in equine surgery at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, also in Lexington, where he has practiced since 1999. He is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and specializes in equine orthopedic surgery and lameness

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