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New Study Shows How Testing For The ‘Speed Gene’ Can Maximise A Racehorse’s Earning Potential “There is significant money to be made by those who grasp the realities of these findings” A new study has shown how the Speed Gen...

The Hard Shoulder With Ivan Yates: Professor Emmeline Hill Listen to Prof Emmeline Hill talk through Plusvital’s recently released research showing the Speed Gene as the main determinant of race distance with a very interested...

Major New Study Provides Unequivocal Evidence The ‘Speed Gene’ Is The Main Determinant Of Race Distance – Expert says study ends any dispute over the central role of the ‘Speed Gene’ – ‘Stayers’ at serious threat of extinction in global ...

Plusvital Scone Seminar: Prof Emmeline Hill Watch Prof Emmeline Hill speak at the Plusvital Scone Seminar on “Thoroughbred Genomics: Shaping the Future from the Past” recorded in the Hunter Valley Equine Research Centre on Tuesday 27th N...

The SINE Of A Winning Thoroughbred A research team led by Plusvital’s CSO, Prof Emmeline Hill, have today published a scientific paper that identifies the specific mutation in the Speed Gene that causes the change in muscle growth in th...

Irish Eventer Melanie Young Partners With Plusvital Irish equine science company Plusvital has just announced a new partnership with former Irish International Pony, Junior and Young Rider Eventing Medallist, Melanie Young, who will act...