Cornucopian broke down at Del Mar yesterday and is dead. I won’t spend any time on the obscene attention this particular kill is receiving – expensive horse, Grade 1 race, Del Mar, Baffert, and all that. Suffice to say, this poor boy is no more or no less worthy of our love and sympathy than…

In the 3rd at Delta Friday, says the chart, Relentless Bar “fell…and was transported by equine ambulance.” Here is that fall, and how ugly it was. While confirmation will have to wait till our FOIA, I can’t imagine the two-year-old – yes, two-year-old – survived. https://youtu.be/YGeXKjfIxGE Also: Yesterday, the Thoroughbred Daily News ran on an……

Back in May, I wrote this about Oaklawn: “In terms of money, history and all that, Oaklawn Park in Arkansas is one of the top tracks in America. It is also, at least in the first three months of 2026, one of the deadliest. “According to HISA’s Q1 ‘report,’ 14 horses were killed on-track: 5…

Through a FOIA request to the Illinois Racing Board, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks thus far this year. Please note that Illinois racing is hanging by a thread. Hawthorne is in bankruptcy and a winning bid was submitted by a non-racing entity. The harness operation there (Suburban Downs) has already…