Through an “Indiana Access to Public Records Act” request, I have confirmed the following 24 deaths at Indiana Grand in 2014. Please note that the Racing Commission redacted “identifying information about the horses,” claiming it to be a matter of law.
unnamed, April 11, Indiana, training
“pastern fracture”
unnamed, May 7, Indiana, racing
“suspensory rupture/sesamoid fracture”
5-year-old Looks Like a Saint, May 9, Indiana 6
“canon bone fracture”
unnamed, May 14, Indiana, training
“EIPH – collapsed/died during training”
unnamed, May 29, Indiana, training
“fractured sesamoids”
unnamed, June 7, Indiana, training
“ruptured suspensory”
unnamed – probably 3-year-old Tricky Ricardo, June 7, Indiana 5
“fractured sesamoids”
unnamed – probably 5-year-old Dakota’s Court, June 10, Indiana 2
“fractured elbow”
unnamed, July 13
“chronic liver disease”
unnamed, July 28
“cast in stall/ankle”
unnamed, July 31, Indiana, training
“fractured knee”
unnamed, August 22
“shoulder injury – got down in the gate”
unnamed – probably 4-year-old Unbridled Blossom, August 29, Indiana 4
“knee fracture”
unnamed, September 3
“diarrhea” – last race August 26
unnamed, September 18, Indiana, training
“sesamoid/suspensory”
unnamed, September 25, Indiana, racing
“sudden death/EIPH”
unnamed, October 2, Indiana, racing
“pastern fracture”
unnamed, October 3, Indiana, training
“fractured canon bone”
unnamed – probably 3-year-old Eagle Illusion, October 11, Indiana 9
“fractured canon, carpal and medial splint”
unnamed, October 14
“cecal colitis”
4-year-old Platitude, October 14, Indiana 8
“elbow or canon fracture”
4-year-old Masaru, October 14, Indiana 8
“elbow or canon fracture”
unnamed, October 23, Indiana, racing
“fracture right knee”
unnamed, November 1, Indiana, racing
“aortic rupture?”
Oh Patrick this beggars belief!
Indiana Racing Commission’s excuse for its willful and deliberate failure to identify and give information about these dead racehorses SURE IS A MATTER OF LAW! Umhh….. methinks that the Indiana Racing Commission might well be in breach of the transparency and disclosure laws, especially given that this is A PUBLIC INDUSTRY.
“71 Thoroughbred racehorses euthanized at Florida tracks from September 2011 to March 2013. Eighteen suffered catastrophic fetlock fractures, and 53 were euthanized for other reasons (the comparison or control horses).”
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/35740/mri-to-predict-catastrophic-fetlock-fractures-in-racehorses?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=health-news&utm_campaign=05-05-2015
71 HORSES DIED IN 18 MONTHS! – CARNAGE!