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Two Kills in NY – One a Cherie DeVaux-Trained 3-Year-Old Who Dropped Dead at Saratoga
Yesterday, the New York Racing Association recorded a pair of training kills. The first was Stirring Words at Saratoga: “was warming up to breeze when he staggered, collapsed on the track, and expired” – a “cardiac event,” they’re calling it. A reminder: Horses do not fully mature till the age of six. This poor boy…
"[After] galloping, horse seized, collapsed, and died in stall: pulmonary artery branch rupture."
Through a FOIA request to the Kentucky Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in the first half of 2026. Because of the volume, I will be posting in installments (previous ones here). (It goes without saying that almost all the victims died with stomach ulcers.) Fitzpatrick, Feb 7, Turfway…
2-Year-Old at Keeneland Broke All Four Legs While Training
Through a FOIA request to the Kentucky Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in the first half of 2026. Because of the volume, I will be posting in installments (previous ones here). (It goes without saying that almost all the victims died with stomach ulcers.) Bruhn, Mar 2, Turfway…
No Less Than 5 "Sudden Deaths" in West Virginia; Oh, and Mountaineer Does Not Have a Full-Time Regulatory Vet
Through a FOIA request to the West Virginia Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s two tracks in the first half of the year. Two notes: As you will see, detail was woefully lacking. More important, we did not get all the Mountaineer deaths. Initially, I was told all the paperwork…
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