Santa Anita Senior Regulatory Vet Receives Jockey Club Fellowship

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Dr. Laurie Bohannon, Santa Anita Park's senior regulatory veterinarian since September 2019, is this year's recipient of the Jockey Club's Racing Regulatory Veterinarian Fellowship, the organization said in a press release on Thursday.The fellowship awards up to $25,000 in veterinary school loan repayment to an employed racing regulatory veterinarian.Dr. Bohannon's duties at 'The Great Race Place' include supervising a veterinary regulatory team for three tracks, examining horses, performing official veterinary works and monitoring racing and training.“I am truly honored and grateful to receive The Jockey Club Racing Regulatory Veterinary Fellowship. Horses have been at the center of both my personal and professional life and being able to use veterinary medicine to protect their health, safety, and welfare is incredibly meaningful to me,” Dr. Bohannon said. “I am thankful to The Jockey Club for recognizing the work of regulatory veterinarians and for supporting those of us committed to the future of the racehorse and the sport.”The post Santa Anita Senior Regulatory Vet Receives Jockey Club Fellowship appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.