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Chart notes from U.S. Thoroughbred and QuarterHorse races last week.

“Vanned Off”
Princess Lenny at Belterra
Irish Contessa at Prairie
Actualize at Aqueduct
Mr Fantasy at Delaware
Code Name Lise at Gulfstream
Hodgepodge Hocks at Lone Star
Legacy Slew at Remington
Pd El Rayo at Albuquerque
Entrepenewer at Albuquerque
Cairo King at Albuquerque
Manifest Destiny at Aqueduct
Justlyrewarded at Gulfstream
Suspect at Hawthorne
Teddy’s Barino at Santa Anita (also bled)
Kona Coast at Sweetwater

While not all the horses who need an ambulance to get off the track are euthanized, most are, as borne out by our FOIA reports and Killed Lists.

Other “Incidents” (“Bled,” “Returned Bleeding From Nostrils”: pulmonary hemorrhage)
Golazo “fell, DNF” at Foxfield
Fiddlyn “pulled up, DNF” at Foxfield
Fits the Jill “fell, DNF” at Foxfield
Beat Le Bon “fell, DNF” at Foxfield

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Some details (Kentucky Racing Commission) on a pair of previously-reported kills at Churchill Downs.

Sticky Issue, Jul 1: “biaxial comminuted sesamoid fractures; distal limb expanded by large amount of hemorrhage”

Enid, Jul 4: “biaxial sesamoid fractures with extensive soft tissue damage, including tearing of the medial digital vein”

Here is Enid getting whipped immediately before breaking down…

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At first blush, the result for Rocket’s Red Glare (below) in the 2nd at Aqueduct yesterday was a “good” one – 2nd place, $19K for his people. But then this: “took a bad step in the gallop out, suffered a catastrophic injury, euthanasia on track.”

Including yesterday, Rocket “earned” over $46,000 for his people (Linda Rice et al.) – over just three career races. He was also a colt, meaning there was money to be made on the back end. So, do you think these facts fairly explain the following lament from one of his owners (Zilla Racing)?