Today is Opening Day at Mahoning, and nothing says Opening Day like a kill. In the 2nd – yes, 2nd – race, this for Tuned to the Moon: “pressed the early pace before taking a bad step at the 3/16 pole and was injured, being euthanized on track.” Clunky grammar aside, the chartwriter tells us…

The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and had to be removed from the track by “equine ambulance.” While fates remain unknown at this time, please know we will eventually get kill confirmations on many if not most via our FOIA reporting. Mm Flying Eagle at Will Rogers In the Queue at…

(Note: I like to re-post this every couple of years as a reminder.) Up until very recently, knowledge and appreciation of the equine mind has been noticeably lacking. Sure, we’ve learned rudimentary things about horses through the years, but only enough to breed and maintain pliability. Now, though, scientific curiosity is leading some to dig…

Yesterday, I reported that a third horse has been confirmed killed racing at Parx Tuesday. Having been doing this a long time, I can’t recall ever reporting more than two racing kills at one track on the same day. (It’s possible it’s happened before, but, alas, I’d have to go through 13 years and 13,000…