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5-Year-Old Killed at Yonkers, and a Drunk Harness Driver
The NYS Gaming Commission says 5-year-old Renaldo N was killed in the 7th race at Yonkers Monday. The dead horse’s exploiters: Shane Tritton, Lauren Tritton. In the weekly harness rulings, this for driver Justin Vincent at Shenandoah Downs May 2: “Driver Justin Vincent was found to have a blood-alcohol concentration exceeding the limit permitted under…
If This Doesn't Break Your Heart…
The chart note for Kingdom’s Spirit in the 2nd at Mountaineer last night: “Kingdom’s Spirit took a bad step, falling at the half-mile pole, and was euthanized on track.” This poor, poor girl was eight years old. Her scumbag owner/trainer, Craig Cox, also had her “For Sale” (cheap: $4K) just moments before she was killed.…
Could Maryland Lose the Preakness?
The Yonkers Times recently published an article on how to bet the Belmont Stakes; the article had nary a word on the treatment of the horses. So, I wrote this LTE in response. Also: Friday, Kentucky Sports Radio ran a piece on the mess that is Maryland Racing. From poor decisions, to cost overruns, to…
Pulmonary Hemorrhage Aplenty Last Week
The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and had to be removed from the track by “equine ambulance.” While fates remain unknown at this time, please know we will eventually get kill confirmations on many if not most via our FOIA reporting. Note: “bled,” “bleeding from nostrils” – pulmonary hemorrhage. Grand Deception…
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