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Imagine What This Collision Looked Like, Sounded Like
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Dept. of Gaming, I have confirmed the following kills at Turf Paradise thus far this year. (Turf is the only currently running track in Arizona. Because of the amount of detail, I am posting in installments – previous here.) Mt. Zeror, Jan 7, Turf T “Was on track…
Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate: "It's time to end this cruel, corrupt, and failing tradition."
By now, most of you have heard of the new “Championship Series” announced by Churchill Downs (CDI) and the New York Racing Association (NYRA). The six-race series will include the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes, but conspicuous in its absence is the Preakness. This blatant snub comes as the state of Maryland is in…
High End Confirmed Killed at Finger Lakes
According to the chart for the 8th at Finger Lakes Monday, High End “appeared in distress and was vanned off.” An update (Gaming Commission): “pelvic fracture, euthanized.” The 4-year-old’s final exploiters: Barry Schwartz and Andrew Rosen (who also bred her), Michael Ferraro, Luis Pena. Schwartz/Rosen also had her “For Sale” at the bargain-basement price of…
2-Year-Old's Death: "Horse collided with another horse during training and then collapsed on the track."
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Dept. of Gaming, I have confirmed the following kills at Turf Paradise thus far this year. (Turf is the only currently running track in Arizona. Because of the amount of detail, I am posting in installments – previous here.) Raging Pulpit, Jan 7, Turf T “Horse collided with…
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