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The List Grows: 3 Kills in Ohio, 1 in NY, 1 in Oregon
I have confirmed the following racing kills in Ohio: I’m the Devil, Thistledown, Jul 29. She was three; this was her first time under the whip. The responsible: Raimonde Farms, Elias Del Val, Richard Genovese, McKenna Anderson. Celestial Harmony, Belterra, Aug 5. She also was three; this was her 15th time under the whip. The…
One of Four Kills in Four Days at This Seedy Oregon Fair: "That was just sort of a weird one."
Four. That’s the number of days the Tillamook County Fair in Oregon races horses each August. Four. That, according to the Racing Commission, is the number of horses who died during this year’s edition. That’s horrific enough: The lives of four beautiful, intelligent, sensitive beings snuffed out for lousy $2 bets and cheap entertainment at…
Third Training Kill in Eight Days at Santa Anita; Two Kills on Same Day at Horseshoe
Eye of the Smiley, says the CHRB, was killed training at Santa Anita Saturday. He was three and had been put to the whip five times, all in California. Chief exploiter: trainer Brian Koriner. Smiley is the third training kill (Scam Alert, Single Vision) in an eight-day period at Santa Anita, one of the most…
Last Week…
The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and had to be removed from the track by “equine ambulance.” While fates remain unknown at this time, please know we will eventually get kill confirmations on many if not most via our FOIA reporting. Campaign Promises at Horseshoe Hot Gamer at Presque Isle Kerness…
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