There is, as we all know, the inherent, everyday abuse in horseracing. Occasionally, though, there comes along a case that practically defies description. The horse named Guanajibo just turned 13. 13. Tomorrow, at the hellhole nominally known as Camarero, Guanajibo will be put to the whip for the 138th time. Worse (if you can believe…

The 2nd at Keeneland yesterday was Autism Honor G’s very first race – and her last. This, from the track: “Autism Honor G was pulled up in the stretch by jockey Agustin Gomez and immediately attended to on-track by veterinarians…and transported via equine ambulance. She was thoroughly evaluated and found to have sustained a knee…

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,…

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.”…