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Horse Kills at U.S. Tracks
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Last Week's Injured (Some Surely Dead) – With Video
Last week, the following horses were injured so badly they required the “equine ambulance” to get off the track. While fates remain unknown at this time, we will eventually get death confirmations on many, if not most, through our FOIA reporting. (Note: “bled” indicates pulmonary hemorrhage.) Secession at Charles Town (race replay scrubbed) Cool Lester…
11-Year-Old: "Horse fell; within minutes of falling, horse passed away – severe, acute pulmonary hemorrhage."
Through a FOIA request to the Maine Dept. of Agriculture, I was able to confirm the following deaths at that state’s harness tracks last year (there is no Thoroughbred racing left in the whole of New England). Bet on Success, May 17, Cumberland R “Horse broke down on the track – both sesamoids broken. Horse…
Death at Penn, Death at Santa Anita
According to the chart, Hay Hay Paula was “pulled up and departed in an ambulance” in the 1st at Penn Wednesday. In fact, I have learned, she is dead. She would have turned eight next month, and this was her 45th turn under the whip. Her loving caretaker, owner/trainer Steven Chircop, also had her For…
"The distal portion of the limb was attached to the proximal portion only by skin and tendons. Environmental debris contaminated the fracture site and was compacted in the cavity."
Through a FOIA request to the New Jersey Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s two remaining tracks last year (this is part 2; part 1 here). One caveat: According to the Commission, only one harness horse died in all of 2025; the Meadowlands is open year-round with over 100 racedays.…
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