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Horse Kills at U.S. Tracks
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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. Chidera at Thistledown Candy Nun at Belterra Oubliette at Horseshoe…
Five More KY Kills – One With Two Shattered Limbs, Another a 2-Year-Old "Sudden Death"
Through a FOIA request to the Kentucky Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in the first half of 2026. Because of the volume, I will be posting in installments (previous ones here). (It goes without saying that almost all the victims died with stomach ulcers.) Last Chance Dance, Mar…
Two Kills in NY – One a Cherie DeVaux-Trained 3-Year-Old Who Dropped Dead at Saratoga
Yesterday, the New York Racing Association recorded a pair of training kills. The first was Stirring Words at Saratoga: “was warming up to breeze when he staggered, collapsed on the track, and expired” – a “cardiac event,” they’re calling it. A reminder: Horses do not fully mature till the age of six. This poor boy…
"[After] galloping, horse seized, collapsed, and died in stall: pulmonary artery branch rupture."
Through a FOIA request to the Kentucky Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in the first half of 2026. Because of the volume, I will be posting in installments (previous ones here). (It goes without saying that almost all the victims died with stomach ulcers.) Fitzpatrick, Feb 7, Turfway…
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