Originally reported as a mere “van-off” Friday at Aqueduct, 9-year-old Cherokee Artist is in fact dead from a broken leg. For trainer/owner David Jacobson, this makes six dead horses in NY since August of last year. For NY 2014, 113…
3-year-old Puckleberry Finn has been raced 13 times this year – all claiming: Jan 1st, 5th of 8 (18+ lengths back) Jan 12th, 6th of 7, (26+ lengths back) Apr 14th, 4th of 7 May 3rd, 5th of 7 May…
As I often remind, my casualty/kill lists are incomplete – not through lack of effort, but because Racing ensures that some (many) fall through the cracks, disappear. Witness 5-year-old Threetimes a Saint’s line from yesterday’s 2nd at Finger Lakes: “THREETIMES…
5-year-old Igotitdad was reported as vanned off after finishing “evenly” in a race at Gulfstream West on November 8th. Coupled with a middle-of-the-pack result, this didn’t seem overly ominous. And that’s where it would have stayed if not for a…
Last week’s U.S. horseracing casualties. “Broke Down” – racing-speak for dead: Tip It On Back, Nov 19, Laurel 4 Madelynsheabadgirl, Nov 21, Charles Town 3 Infant Gold, Nov 22, Parx 9 Pb El Chiltepin, Nov 23, Turf 1 “Vanned Off”…
3-year-old Infant Gold is dead after breaking down in the 9th yesterday at Parx. He was first raced in February (when he was two). Follows are his trainer/owner teams and transaction history: James Cullen/Jay Young, 2 races, sold to Lewis…
I have confirmed that 4-year-old Madelynsheabadgirl was euthanized after breaking down at the wire of last night’s 3rd at Charles Town. Curiously, the Lori Bourne-trained (and owned) gelding had only seen the track one other time – way back in…
Surviving Kandy, an unraced 2-year-old colt, fractured a shoulder while training at Golden Gate Sunday and was subsequently euthanized. Trainer, Vod Farris. Just five days prior at that same track, 3-year-old Mr. Franco (two career starts: last, second-to-last) got loose…
To date, 122 Thoroughbreds/QuarterHorses have died at California tracks this year: Del Mar, 16 dead Golden Gate, 31 dead Los Alamitos, 16 dead Santa Anita, 48 dead Alameda County Fair, 2 dead Humboldt County Fair, 1 dead Los Angeles County…
A week ago yesterday (a delay because the Gaming Commission had it listed wrong), 3-year-old Pete broke down during morning practice at Finger Lakes and was euthanized. In the last five weeks of his young life, Pete was raced four…
The claiming game, as anyone at all familiar with horseracing can attest, is the worst this odious industry offers – a place where cheap horses eke out meager livings for bottom-of-the-barrel trainers and owners. “For Sale” prior to every race,…
(Please note: This was originally published October 7th. At the request of a group working to rescue the horse, I took it down in hopes of currying favor with the connections. According to a source, though, that rescue attempt failed.)…