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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. Crystal Bandit at Turf The Kid Pataky at Horseshoe (also…
13-Year-Old: "Severe hemorrhage [during race] leading to hypovolemia, shock, and sudden death."
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). “open fracture”: bone broke through the skin “comminuted fracture”: bone shattered into multiple pieces “displaced fracture”: bone snapped out of place One Favorite Racy, Feb 23, Los Alamitos…
"Horse went down, couldn't stand back up – [multiple] displaced vertebral fractures, hemorrhage within spinal canal, compression of spinal cord."
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). “open fracture”: bone broke through the skin “comminuted fracture”: bone shattered into multiple pieces “displaced fracture”: bone snapped out of place Back Row Attack, Jan 29, Los Alamitos…
Fell, "Trampled," Dead at Keeneland; Video of Horse Going Down at Horseshoe
High Go was killed yesterday at Keeneland in what the track referred to as an “incident.” For its part, the chart said the 3-year-old fell after “bumping with rivals.” Worse yet, another horse, Tobin Lee, “trampled [his] fallen foe.” Imagine that. Tuesday, 4-year-old The Kid Pataky fell at Horseshoe and was subsequently “transported home in…
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