Last week in U.S. Horseracing (Thoroughbred and QuarterHorse only)
Confirmed Killed
Amada Rafaela, Santa Anita (“collapsed after being unsaddled”)
“Vanned Off” – many, if not most, will resurface on my year-end FOIA kill-reports
War Ready, Mountaineer
Simply Tizway, Parx (“went bad”)
The Gorilla Man, Belterra (“failed to make it back to the winner’s circle”)
Cheerz to Clare, Canterbury
Tendowningstreet, Gulfstream
Westwood, Belmont (“bad step”)
Custom Paint Job, Evangeline (“apparent distress”)
See Omega, Fair Meadows
Discreet Lover, Belmont
Just Whistle, Belmont
My Erin, Belterra (“went wrong”)
Going Noble, Delta
Oasis Wells, Emerald (“went wrong”)
Cuchito, Gulfstream
Little Avenger, Lone Star (“in distress”)
Kodianne, SunRay
Brahms Music, Golden Gate
Left Out, Ruidoso
“Bled,” “Returned Bleeding From Nostrils” – usually indicates pulmonary hemorrhage
Perceval, Penn
Jes Sayin, Delta (also vanned off)
Aquamarina, Suffolk
(source: Equibase)
“failed to make it back to the winner’s circle”
Well I guess that’s one way of putting it.