The following were casualties at the Penn National racetrack during the 197-night 2013 meet. Equibase officially confirms 8 dead. Of the 45 horses listed as “broke down” or “vanned off,” 42 have not raced since. A former racing insider and renowned industry expert told me that in her estimation, 90% of the vanned off are euthanized. 42 of 45 is roughly 93%. In other words, it’s a safe bet that Penn National claimed the lives of some 50 horses last year. Just one of the 100-odd tracks operating annually in the U.S.
race 6, 01/03/13: 5-year-old Bowmans Girl
race 2, 01/05/13: 5-year-old E Or, no races since
race 4, 02/15/13: 6-year-old Sharik, no races since
race 6, 02/15/13: 2-year-old Dashing for a Rose, no races since
race 2, 02/16/13: 2-year-old Ur Joshn Me, no races since
race 3, 02/22/13: 6-year-old Sugar Shark, no races since
race 4, 02/22/13: 6-year-old Solid d’Oro (last raced 8/11)
race 8, 02/28/13: 4-year-old Jennifer’s Romeo, no races since
race 7, 03/08/13: 3-year-old Aim for Love, no races since
race 4, 03/14/13: 4-year-old Two for One, no races since
race 1, 03/28/13: 3-year-old Aisle Three, no races since
race 4, 03/29/13: 3-year-old K K Pistol, confirmed dead
race 6, 04/06/13: 6-year-old Web Surfer, no races since
race 7, 04/13/13: 5-year-old Bess’ Dream, no races since
race 7, 05/04/13: 4-year-old Final Vindication, confirmed dead
race 5, 05/10/13: 5-year-old Dakota Sis, no races since
race 8, 05/10/13: 4-year-old K C’s Snowfoot, no races since
race 5, 05/22/13: 4-year-old Billet’s Baby, no races since
race 2, 05/24/13: 4-year-old Food Fightin, no races since
race 3, 05/24/13: 5-year-old Home at Six, confirmed dead
race 8, 06/01/13: 7-year-old Manito, confirmed dead
race 1, 06/12/13: 5-year-old Tennis Racket, no races since
race 1, 06/19/13: 5-year-old Stained Glass, no races since
race 5, 06/26/13: 4-year-old Music Man Stan, no races since
race 5, 07/10/13: 4-year-old Ever Alert, no races since
race 6, 07/10/13: 3-year-old Cowboy Cat, no races since
race 6, 07/20/13: 3-year-old Glenmary Lane, no races since
race 9, 07/31/13: 6-year-old Last Boot, no races since
race 6, 08/10/13: 3-year-old Quite Domestic, no races since
race 5, 08/22/13: 5-year-old Purely Awesome, no races since
race 4, 08/31/13: 3-year-old Sugar Mama, confirmed dead
race 2, 09/05/13: 4-year-old Come On Rose, no races since
race 9, 09/05/13: 3-year-old Nathan C, no races since
race 6, 09/13/13: 4-year-old Hard to Steal, no races since
race 4, 09/14/13: 4-year-old Macho Gris, no races since
race 9, 09/14/13: 6-year-old Satellite Beach, no races since
race 9, 09/20/13: 5-year-old Fast Stack, confirmed dead
race 4, 09/28/13: 7-year-old Gretsky, no races since
race 6, 10/02/13: 4-year-old Kentucky Hannah, confirmed dead
race 2, 10/12/13: 5-year-old Lov Tov, no races since
race 3, 10/12/13: 3-year-old Round of Applause, no races since
race 6, 10/12/13: 5-year-old Call Me Sweetheart, no races since
race 5, 10/17/13: 4-year-old Time for Wine, no races since
race 5, 10/17/13: 6-year-old Triple A Rating, no races since
race 7, 10/18/13: 4-year-old Proulette, no races since
race 9, 10/18/13: 3-year-old Chiquita Mala, no races since
race 5, 11/02/13: 4-year-old Maid of Dishonor
race 8, 11/13/13: 3-year-old Seeking Suki, no races since
race 9, 11/14/13: 3-year-old Prima Zip, no races since
race 5, 11/16/13: 6-year-old Modern Cowboy, no races since
race 9, 11/29/13: 3-year-old Lucky Guess, no races since
race 7, 12/12/13: 6-year-old Dina’s Touch, confirmed dead
race 7, 12/26/13: 4-year-old Iron Stone Ridge, no races since
And the carnage continues…For those that support this sinister industry, you are no friend of the horses because we, as stewards of the horses, must care for ALL horses, not just the ones in our barn.
Penn National, a hell hole of a track. Even the infamous Mike Gill was quoted in the TTimes, regarding the horses that run there…”They’re cheap horses” (the pot calling the kettle black). And of course, that is just how the folks at Penn view their horses…cheap, disposable. And every single horse at that dump deserves a life without pain and anxiety…and most, I fear, will wait for that life that will never come.
Bess’ Dream is alive. She was given away to a breeder.