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"Collision, Catastrophic Injury, Euthanized on Course" at Laurel
The 8th at Laurel yesterday: “Sharmin unseated her rider when beginning to duck out leaving the 3/16, veered out sharply colliding with an outrider’s pony, sustained a catastrophic injury and was euthanized on the course.” This happened, mind you, during the race. Horrific. While there’s nothing on the fate of the pony, the Daily Racing…
2-Year-Old Becomes Second Kill at Saratoga; 5-Year-Old "Collapses and Dies" at Belmont
The NYS Gaming Commission has just (today) disclosed a pair of training kills on NYRA tracks. Shiny New Object, they say, broke her humerus at Saratoga a week ago today and was euthanized where she lay. She had just turned two in Feb and was being prepped for her debut. The very next day down…
2-Year-Old "Vanned Off" in Consecutive Races
Some noteworthy scratches at Horseshoe in May (there were plenty of others for the usual “injured/unsound/sick”): Major Express, “down in starting gate” Twirling Daisy, “kicked in gate, cut self” Eos Maggie May, “down in starting gate” Philomina, “down in starting gate” Barbie Cartels, “flipped in starting gate” Suze Brown, “fractious, flipped in starting gate” Then…
10-Year-Old Killed at Monticello
Lanas Desire was killed – “breakdown at the 3/4 pole – in the 4th at Monticello yesterday. He was 10 years old. His (final) exploiters: Michael Austin, Ralph Silvestri.
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