According to the chartwriter for the 7th at Churchill Wednesday, Stormin the Beach “went wrong when suffering an injury to his left hind leg at the 5/16 [and was] transported off of the track via an equine ambulance.” That combination, “went wrong/ambulance,” almost always translates to death – and indeed it has here. Stormin was…

At Horseshoe in October: In addition to the 4 confirmed kills – Favorite Lady 123, Solo Venturi, Dark Rye, Speightsy Rival – and the 7 “vanned off,” 21 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” and another 5 by…

Our own Jennifer Sully took these photos at Parx a week ago Sunday (which was also “Exotic Animal Races Day”). They speak for themselves. And these were taken at Timonium in Sep:

Scarborough Downs, a harness track in Maine, shuttered in 2020. As I previously relayed, the site has been transformed into a diverse walkable community: businesses, boutiques, restaurants, housing, walking trails, recreational greenspace. And now there’s even more. The grocer Market Basket is set to open at “The Downs” this week, and here’s the headline: The…