Best Deal, said the chart, “was injured and pulled up and transported off the track in the ambulance” in the 6th at Monmouth Saturday. In fact, I have confirmed, he is dead – at the tender age of two. The responsible: breeder Bella Creek Stables, owner Trin-Brook Stables, trainer Uriah St. Lewis, jockey Francisco Martinez,…

Regulatory Vet “scratches” – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – at Horseshoe in August: Scripted Love, “unsound” Slink, “unsound” Low Bid, “unsound” Misty Moon Song, “unsound” Lookatmybuckle, “unsound” Amani’s Music, “unsound” Ap Lovely Corona, “unsound” Mi Sargento, “unsound” How About Abby, “unsound” Rapido Rosa, “unsound” J David, “unsound” Royal Sapphire, “unsound”…

For many, a divine sanction for animal exploitation is found in Book 1, Chapter 1 of the Bible: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over…

This for Laughing Fit in the 3rd at Presque Isle yesterday: “Laughing Fit trailed the field through the turn, took a bad step nearing the quarter pole, breaking down, and was euthanized humanely on the track.” She was five; ’twas her 30th time under the whip. Her final owner (she had several), Julia Mauro, also…