Stridemaster

StrideSAFE has reached an agreement with the shareholders of StrideMaster to acquire 100% of the Australian company, a strategic move that will transfer sensor production from Australia to Kentucky, the company said in a Friday press release. Besides obvious cost efficiency, relocation of manufacturing to Lexington will also advance StrideSAFE's goal of fast-tracking production of stand-alone sensor systems specifically for use by trainers and veterinarians to monitor horses breezing. Dr. David Lambert, CEO of StrideSAFE, said, "The acquisition of StrideMaster represents a milestone moment in the growth of the StrideSAFE...

Like the wildfires fanned by this summer's hot winds, doomsday predictions of horse racing's demise have raged through the mainstream and trade press this year, fueled by a sickening spate of high-profile equine fatalities on the sport's highest-profile stages--tracks armed with some of the most stringent safety guardrails. This means these horses passed before the eyes of a slew of experts--from the riders to the trainers to the veterinarians and the regulators--deemed among the best in the business. If they can't single out these horses before catastrophe happens, who can?...