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Put the baking soda back in the bottle: banned sodium bicarbonate ‘milkshakes’ don’t make racehorses faster – Micky News
The controversial and banned practice of giving horses baking soda “milkshakes” before a race doesn’t work, according to our analysis of the available research….
Racing folklore says sodium bicarbonate milkshakes can boost racehorses endurance because the alkalinity of the baking soda helps counter the buildup of lactic acid in the blood when running.
But our systematic research review, recently published in the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science reveals milkshakes dont boost horses athletic performance.
This means any trainer still tempted to flout the ban on this tactic would be endangering their horses welfare and risking heavy sanctions over a practice…
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