Death Reports, California

“Pulled up lame post-race: [multiple] ruptured muscles.” Also: “bilateral epistaxis.”

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills last year (previous installments here). Visual Display, Sep 1, Ferndale R “Pulled up lame post-race: [multiple] ruptured muscles…

Read More“Pulled up lame post-race: [multiple] ruptured muscles.” Also: “bilateral epistaxis.”

This Is What They Do to These Horses: “[Multiple] complete, displaced, open [through the skin] fractures; multiple torn ligaments; [multiple] torn tendons; complete tear of joint capsule.”

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills last year (previous installments here). Acclider, Oct 11, Fresno R “[Multiple] complete, displaced, open [through the skin] fractures;…

Read MoreThis Is What They Do to These Horses: “[Multiple] complete, displaced, open [through the skin] fractures; multiple torn ligaments; [multiple] torn tendons; complete tear of joint capsule.”

“Clipped heels, fell, and expired within a couple of minutes – [multiple] neck fractures.”

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills last year (previous installments here). Goodbye Kai, Jul 7, Pleasanton R “Clipped heels, fell, and expired within a…

Read More“Clipped heels, fell, and expired within a couple of minutes – [multiple] neck fractures.”

Three Dead 2-Year-Olds in California: “Compression of Spinal Cord”; “Fractured Neck”; “Gastric Rupture”

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills last year (previous installments here). Tarzan in the Wagon, Sep 14, Los Alamitos R “Fell in race, unable…

Read MoreThree Dead 2-Year-Olds in California: “Compression of Spinal Cord”; “Fractured Neck”; “Gastric Rupture”

2-Year-Old at Los Alamitos: “fell during race: [multiple] complete, catastrophic vertebra fractures; complete transection of spinal cord.”

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills last year (previous installments here). Matanzas Creek, Mar 16, Santa Anita R (euth Mar 17) “Breakdown after crossing…

Read More2-Year-Old at Los Alamitos: “fell during race: [multiple] complete, catastrophic vertebra fractures; complete transection of spinal cord.”

“Found Dead in Stall – Cold, Stiff, Difficult to Lift”; “Shattered LF P1 at 1/4 Pole”; “Colic, Acute Diarrhea, Unrelenting Pain”

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills last year (previous installments here). Honest Coop, Mar 1, San Luis Rey S “Found dead in stall –…

Read More“Found Dead in Stall – Cold, Stiff, Difficult to Lift”; “Shattered LF P1 at 1/4 Pole”; “Colic, Acute Diarrhea, Unrelenting Pain”

Two More Cal Deaths: “sudden death episode while jogging” (two years old); “[multiple] complete, displaced, comminuted skull fractures” (also two years old)

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills last year (previous installments here). Ounce, Jun 18, Santa Anita T “Sudden death episode while jogging – cause…

Read MoreTwo More Cal Deaths: “sudden death episode while jogging” (two years old); “[multiple] complete, displaced, comminuted skull fractures” (also two years old)

One Cal Kill: “[Multiple] complete, displaced vertebra fractures; complete transection of the spinal cord; significant skull hemorrhage.”

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills last year (previous installments here). Jazzy Empress, Jun 30, Pleasanton S “Flipped while being saddled in paddock, became…

Read MoreOne Cal Kill: “[Multiple] complete, displaced vertebra fractures; complete transection of the spinal cord; significant skull hemorrhage.”