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Training Kill of a 4-Year-Old Mare at Hawthorne: "Exsanguination secondary to massive trauma of head, neck, and thorax. The laceration extends through the skin and underlying muscle, exposing the trachea."
Through a FOIA request to the Illinois Racing Board, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks last year (this is part 2; part 1 here – 20 kills in total). Road Blue, Jul 12, Fairmount R “Catastrophic breakdown during race: acute, open, comminuted cannon fracture – pieces of bone missing.” Also: “bilateral…
Frozen Track? No Problem, Let's Race Them Anyway
In keeping with the theme of yesterday’s post on Laurel, two tracks that had been silenced because of the weather last week gave it a go Monday – with predictable and possibly (likely) tragic results. At Mahoning, in 22-degree temps (without windchill) and on a track the chartwriter described as “frozen,” Predecessor “stumbled over [his]…
This Is What Laurel Park Tried to Run In…
As mentioned in this morning’s post, there were a lot of weather-related cancellations last week, especially on the East Coast. Aqueduct and Charles Town, for example, didn’t hold a single race all week. On Friday, Laurel Park tried, and ultimately failed, running just the 1st race. Here is how the track looked when they called…
"Collapsed, Sudden Death"; "Suffered Catastrophic Injury"; and Plenty More From PA
Through a FOIA request to the PA Dept. of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks last year (this is part 2; part 1 here). As always, the packet came with this: “Your request is granted in part and denied in part. PDA has withheld records related to necropsy reports as…
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