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"Horse went down, couldn't stand back up – [multiple] displaced vertebral fractures, hemorrhage within spinal canal, compression of spinal cord."
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). “open fracture”: bone broke through the skin “comminuted fracture”: bone shattered into multiple pieces “displaced fracture”: bone snapped out of place Back Row Attack, Jan 29, Los Alamitos…
Fell, "Trampled," Dead at Keeneland; Video of Horse Going Down at Horseshoe
High Go was killed yesterday at Keeneland in what the track referred to as an “incident.” For its part, the chart said the 3-year-old fell after “bumping with rivals.” Worse yet, another horse, Tobin Lee, “trampled [his] fallen foe.” Imagine that. Tuesday, 4-year-old The Kid Pataky fell at Horseshoe and was subsequently “transported home in…
2-Year-Old: "[multiple] fractured vertebrae, torn disc, compression of the spinal cord."
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025. “open fracture”: bone broke through the skin “comminuted fracture”: bone shattered into multiple pieces “displaced fracture”: bone snapped out of place Acceleray, Jan 4, Los Alamitos R “Complete, displaced, open fractures…
Cheap Bar Confirmed Killed at Los Alamitos
Cheap Bar, said the chart, “fell after the wire” of the 9th at Los Alamitos Saturday and was ambulanced off. We now know (CHRB) he was later euthanized. Dead, at the age of three. This, every day, is horseracing.
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