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About as Bad as It Gets; He Needs Our Voices
After being tipped off yesterday, I immediately sent the following email to the executive secretary of the Montana Board of Horse Racing. I have yet to hear a response and fear I may not until Monday. That said, I encourage all who read this to call the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds, where the Miles City races…
"Wobbled, Collapsed," Died
The NYS Gaming Commission says Mcbardle “collapsed after crossing the wire [last] in the 6th” at Buffalo Friday, and died. “Driver,” they add, “reported that just prior to collapsing the horse started to wobble.” His exploiters: Tammy and Kyle Cummings.
Betting (Watching) Today's Preakness Helps Make This – Dead Horses – Possible
Ahead of today’s Preakness Stakes, the 27 (disclosed) kills at Maryland tracks last year: Trophy Boy, Jan 14, Laurel S “Showed signs of illness Dec 26. Condition deteriorated and connections could not financially afford to send the colt to a clinic for more advanced care. Euthanized due to severe necrotizing pneumonia, pleuritis, pericarditis, and effusion…
3-Year-Old Killed ("Cardiac Event") on Black-Eyed Susan Day at Laurel
In the first of the two biggest days on the Maryland racing calendar, a kill. In race 1 at Laurel today – “Black-Eyed Susan Day” – Hit Zero, says the Thoroughbred Daily News, “succumbed to an apparent cardiac event following the conclusion.” The “apparent cardiac event,” mind you, befell a three-year-old. To add salt to…
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