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The Added Animal Cruelty at Saratoga Race Course Yesterday
The following tracks canceled racing yesterday due to extreme heat: Belterra, Colonial, Delaware, Ellis, Monmouth. (Several had also canceled the day before.) Who was racing? Among others, Saratoga. When the 1st race kicked off there at 1:12, says the chart, the temp was 95. But I can tell you (because I live in the region)…
Veterinarians and Torturers – One Big, Happy Family
A follow-up to a post I did a month ago… In my estimation, the very worst we humans do to animals is lock them in tiny spaces – cages, crates, etc. – spaces so small they are unable to turn around freely, lie down, stand up, or fully extend their limbs. It is, by definition,…
11 Days at Churchill: No Less Than 3 "Post-Race Heatstrokes" – and 66 Other Injured/Sick Horses
Over the course of just 11 days (Jun 7-21) at Churchill, 17 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 40 by private vets for being “injured” or “ill,” and 5 horses who were “claimed” (bought) prior to races…
Good News: Hawthorne on the Brink; Emerald May Follow
From the Good News Department: The Washington Racing Commission met Monday to discuss Emerald’s request to drop the four Friday race cards in August. Why the request? Here is Emerald President Phil Ziegler in the TDN: “I was told at the beginning of the season that filling three days a week of racing was going…
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