Crabcakes N Beer, I have confirmed, was killed in the 3rd race at Delaware last Thursday. He was four years old, and this was his 23rd time under the whip. To add insult to death, his loving people also had him “For Sale” (cheap: $5,000) the day he died. Among the complicit: Charles Blanford, Victor…

Every time these mass-killing barn fires occur – here, here, here, here – what makes me most sick (besides the obvious, of course) is the rhetoric that immediately flows from industry exploiters and fans alike. Case in point, this from ex-trainer Amy Dowd: “Oh, Robyn’s [one of the two affected trainers] phenomenal, takes great care…

Recent rulings from the stewards at Laurel Park (all emphases mine): “On March 8, stable employee Fernando Garcia’s urine sample tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine.” License temporarily suspended. “On March 21, stable employee Emmanuel Sepulveda’s urine sample tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine.” Although his license was temporarily suspended, Sepulveda was subsequently “reinstated to…

Zvi Kriple is a vile man who doubles as a racehorse trainer. Here is our post on him from November. Please read to the bottom. A recent HISA ruling on trainer Zvi Kriple. (I have made slight edits in the interest of brevity and clarity, including substituting Kriple for “covered person” and Royal Honey for…