Over the course of just 11 days (Apr 25-May 10) at Churchill, 35 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 28 by private vets for being “injured” or “ill,” and 10 horses who were “claimed” (bought) prior to…

According to the chart for the 2nd at Finger Lakes Tuesday, Diamondinthedark “dropped back suddenly, appeared in distress, pulled up and was vanned off.” In fact, the 3-year-old is dead, as confirmed by the Gaming Commission. Her exploiters: Dennis and Deborah Petrisak, Langpap Stables, Anthony Ferraro, Joel Cruz.

Led by our indomitable Maryland coordinator (and board member) Jen Sully, HW was out in force for the Preakness Saturday. What’s more, we garnered great coverage – which, of course, amplifies our message exponentially – starting on Friday with the death of Hit Zero. Among the outlets were The Baltimore Sun (front page in Sunday’s…

The following video was put out last week by Canadian nonprofit Animal Justice. It speaks for itself. (Although the incident took place in Jul 2023, a whistleblower just recently came forward.) At the time, the victim, Scarlett’s Flower, was but four years old. She has not been raced since Sep 2024; who knows where she…