The cruelty at Parx went beyond the mere quotidian Sunday with, as the track put it, “Exotic Animal Races featuring zebras, ostriches, and camels!” As I’ve oft said, this industry’s moral depravity knows no bounds. Here is a video made by Revolution Philadelphia (our PA partners) member Mia Rivera. Watch as a terrified ostrich flails…

In our post on My Trooper’s death at Mahoning Saturday, I noted that with Stage Name’s “bad step/vanned off” three races later, there was perhaps a second that day. We now know there was. Stage Name was six. Chief exploiter: Nestor Rivera. This now makes three racing kills – Tuned to the Moon was the…

The chart notes for No Bien Ni Mal’s two most recent races: Churchill, Sep 17: “battled through the stretch run to prevail at the wire then was transported off by the equine ambulance and also bled.” Keeneland, Oct 24: “floated out to the six path entering the lane, weakened thereafter and was found to have…

Eureka Downs in Kansas was a failed business – twice over. The first time, in 1990, it filed bankruptcy. In 1994, it reopened – but only because of a state subsidy. 16 years later, and even with that subsidy, it failed again and was shuttered. And now, armed with even more taxpayer money, it has…