Four scientists will be inducted into the University of Kentucky Equine Research Hall of Fame Oct. 25 at Keeneland Race Course by the Gluck Equine Research Foundation.

Douglas F. Antczak, VMD, PhD, of Cornell University, I.G. Joe Mayhew, DVM, of Massey University, Alan J. Nixon, BVSc, MS, Dipl. ACVS, of Cornell University and Peter J. Timoney, FRCVS, PhD, of UK’s Gluck Equine Research Center were selected for their contributions to equine science and research. Nominated by their peers and colleagues, the four individuals were selected by past Hall of Fame inductees.

“On behalf of the Gluck Equine Research Foundation board, I would like to congratulate this year’s inductees,” said Walter Zent, DVM, chairman of the foundation’s board of directors. “We were fortunate to have many excellent nominees who have dedicated their lives to equine research.”

“I am pleased to congratulate this year’s Equine Research Hall of Fame inductees, who have each in their own way contributed to equine health and well-being through their distinguished research in equine veterinary science,” said Mats Troedsson, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, director of the Gluck Equine Research Center and chair of the department of veterinary science at UK. “I am of course particularly proud of having Dr. Peter Timoney, a long-standing faculty member and leader of the Gluck Center, receiving this prestigious award