A bit of good news from steeplechase world… For the first time in almost 50 years, the Winterthur Steeplechase in Delaware will not be run this spring. Using the 75th anniversary of the onsite museum as a reason (pretext?), the organizers said this: “[The steeplechase] has been a tradition for many, and we understand this…

With the Kentucky Derby just a few weeks away, a reminder: Even if you only watch or wager on one race a year, you are a part of it – the it being the everyday abuse and constant killing of horses at American racetracks. What follows is the carnage at just KY tracks in 2025.…

The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and, unless otherwise noted, had to be removed from the track by “equine ambulance.” Please know that we will eventually get death confirmations on many, if not most, through our FOIA reporting. Chileno at Parx Holy Bullet at Sunland Msblue at Turf Last Chance Dance…

An amendment to this year’s federal “farm bill” would end dogracing in all of America (currently, it only exists at two hellholes in West Virginia). The legislation is actually far more comprehensive, as it would not only ban racing here but also gambling by Americans on foreign races and prohibit the export of our dogs…