Recent harness rulings… Hastings, Sep 9: “While driving Eleanor’s Knight, Kim Pluta did hard whip his horse.” Fined $100. Harrington, Sep 16: “While driving Sheas Blustone, Mark King did cause welts. King is issued a $300 fine.” Running Aces, Sep 18: “It was noted by State Vet that Overtheedgeofhonor did have welts after the race.”…

This, according to the chartwriter, befell Main Thing in the 5th at Belmont yesterday: “Main Thing showed speed from the outside and set the pace on the outside of Story of Rory, moved to a solo lead coming to the half-mile pole, dropped from the two path to the inside while controlling the action on…

Wednesday, the TDN published an update on jockey Martin Garcia, who was part of the six-horse “spill” at Churchill last Saturday that left at least one horse – 2-year-old Lutkenhaus – dead. Garcia’s “story of survival,” as the paper called it, began thus: “The horse in front of me fell down. That horse fell down…

Single Vision, says the CHRB, was killed training at Santa Anita yesterday – the second such kill (Scam Alert) at this hallowed track within the past week. He was but two (like SA) and coming off his debut earlier in the month at Del Mar. Chief exploiter: Doug O’Neill. The CHRB also says Jess Ronnie…