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11 Days at Churchill: No Less Than 3 "Post-Race Heatstrokes" – and 66 Other Injured/Sick Horses
Over the course of just 11 days (Jun 7-21) at Churchill, 17 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 40 by private vets for being “injured” or “ill,” and 5 horses who were “claimed” (bought) prior to races…
Good News: Hawthorne on the Brink; Emerald May Follow
From the Good News Department: The Washington Racing Commission met Monday to discuss Emerald’s request to drop the four Friday race cards in August. Why the request? Here is Emerald President Phil Ziegler in the TDN: “I was told at the beginning of the season that filling three days a week of racing was going…
3-Year-Old "Flips Over" Training at Saratoga, Dead
The NY Commission reports that No Doubt About It “flipped over” while training at Saratoga Monday and “the horse was euthanized.” He was three years old and coming off his first race. Wesley Ward, trainer.
Are Welts Not Evidence of Animal Cruelty?
Among the several (harness) whipping violations last week, these (emphases mine): Cumberland, Jun 14: “Driver James Doucette was in violation of using his whip on a horse [Monaco Hanover] that was not visibly responding when the horse was not in contention during the race [and] using the whip without giving the horse time to respond…
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