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A Kill on Belmont's Second Day
Well, it didn’t take long for what is now (based on the past five years’ data) the deadliest track in America to cart a dead “athlete” off the playing field. The “new and improved” Belmont Park, coming off all that pomp and circumstance of Opening Day Friday, hosted a kill yesterday, Day 2. Heat Missile,…
Six Horses Go Down in Same Race at Churchill Yesterday – One (For Now) Confirmed Killed
In the 2nd at Churchill yesterday, six horses went down, with three subsequently carted off by ambulance. From the chart: Lutkenhaus “injured, loaded into ambulance” Shacklebolt “fell over fallen rival, transported by ambulance” Industrious “fell over fallen rival, loaded into ambulance” Ritornello “fell over fallen rival, DNF” Midnight Rumble “fell over fallen rival, DNF” Steve…
Kill at Penn, Kill at Parx
I have confirmed the following two kills in Pennsylvania: Eddiemush, 4th race at Penn Jul 9; Union Express, 7th race at Parx Sep 2. Both victims were six years old. Among those responsible for Eddie’s death: Westbrook Stables, Positive Connection Stable, Jose Bobadilla, and Manuel Aguilar. And for Union’s: Dixiana Farms, Ricardo Alvarez, Jose Gonzalez-Milian,…
A Thank You Letter to Tripadvisor
I am writing today to convey my heartfelt appreciation for your Animal Welfare Policy in general, and more specifically, for your position on animal racing and the rodeo. It is enlightened, progressive, and without question on the right side of history. By way of introduction, Horseracing Wrongs, founded in 2013, is the leading advocacy voice for…
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