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Pulmonary Hemorrhage Aplenty Last Week
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. Note: “bled,” “bleeding from nostrils” – pulmonary hemorrhage. Grand Deception…
Video of 2-Year-Old Going Down at Sam Houston
Trumps Train in the 8th at Sam Houston yesterday. We won’t know if the 2-year-old survived until our FOIA, but… https://youtu.be/sl_FOVbejAs
Prominent Owner: "The industry is thriving in Kentucky and surviving in other places solely because of subsidies."
While New York has the most tracks, I think it fair to call Kentucky the heart and soul of American horseracing. From breeding to tracks like Churchill and Keeneland to the Kentucky Derby itself, KY is ground zero. In fact, the title of a Louisville Public Media piece just ahead of this year’s Derby laid…
Another Canadian Track Shuttered
From the Good News Department… Coming on the heels of Hastings’ permanent shuttering this past December (and Fraser Downs’ a few months prior to that), news comes that Rideau Carleton Raceway, a harness track in Ottawa, has followed suit. In a press release, track operator Hard Rock Hotel & Casino said: “Despite investing millions of…
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