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Four More Dead 2-Year-Olds, Three With Same Trainer
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). Dougs Moonshine, Mar 24, Cal Expo S “Persistently painful colic, marked large colon impaction/displacement, necrotizing typhlocolitis.” Dougs was two and had been raced three days prior. El Vigilante,…
A Kill and a Slew of Injured/Sick at Turfway
This for Last Chance Dance at Turfway Mar 25, according to the Kentucky Racing Commission: “Last Chance Dance was pulled up abruptly near the 3/16 pole and required the assistance of the horse ambulance. It was [then] determined that the mare had suffered a catastrophic injury to her right foreleg and she was humanely euthanized.”…
The Ambulance Report
The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and had to be removed from the track by “equine ambulance.” While fates remain unknown at this time, please know we will eventually get kill confirmations on many if not most via our FOIA reporting. Crystal Bandit at Turf The Kid Pataky at Horseshoe (also…
13-Year-Old: "Severe hemorrhage [during race] leading to hypovolemia, shock, and sudden death."
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). “open fracture”: bone broke through the skin “comminuted fracture”: bone shattered into multiple pieces “displaced fracture”: bone snapped out of place One Favorite Racy, Feb 23, Los Alamitos…
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