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. Accredit at Horseshoe Bonita Vida at Mountaineer Tapcon at Horseshoe…

This from the Gaming Commission on Top Shelf at Saratoga yesterday: “suffered a RF injury during her morning workout; was transported to Rood & Riddle where she was euthanized due to the extent of her injury.” Top Shelf was two and being prepped for her first race. She becomes the 9th kill at Saratoga this…

Following in the footsteps of The Stronach Group’s much-ballyhooed “surgical intervention” program, this year HISA created one of its own – “The HISA Equine Recovery Foundation,” or HERF. HERF, says its website, “is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Thoroughbred racehorses injured during racing and training, addressing a critical gap in equine welfare. HERF provides essential…

This just disclosed for Marvelous Madison in the 9th at Saratoga Aug 30: “became lame in LH [after] returning to barn; evaluation revealed displaced ileal fracture – euthanized.” Marvelous was four; this was her 7th time under the whip. Her final exploiters: Lawrence Goichman, Jorge Abreu, Jose Lezcano. As an aside, at present the Commission…