Last week in U.S. Horseracing (Thoroughbred and QuarterHorse only)
Confirmed Killed
My Giant, Delaware (“collapsed…and died of an apparent heart attack”)
Heartspoke, Saratoga (“appeared in distress…fell…euthanized”)
Macho Citizen, Saratoga (“vanned off” on chart, subsequently confirmed dead)
“Vanned Off” – many, if not most, will resurface on my year-end FOIA kill-reports
On the Crown, Arapahoe
Ark Flash, Fairmount (“fell…vanned off after being revived”)
Electric Cowgirl, Parx
Indygo Run, Presque Isle (“took a bad step”)
Daneking, Saratoga (“hit fence”)
Converge, Saratoga
Noti, Belterra
Hyperbolizer, Canterbury
Tahkodha Sky, Canterbury
Sparkle of Peace, Laurel
Battle Queen, Prairie
Van Zandt, Albuquerque
House of Cards B, Canterbury
Over Par, Del Mar
Emerald Candy, Emerald
Citi’s Barometer, Penn (“pulled up extremely lame”)
Desert Express, Sacramento
All About Ashley, Saratoga
Double Surprise, Albuquerque
Scoff, Charles Town (not listed as vanned, but “appeared in distress”)
Charitable Luck, Charles Town
Rb Wild Card, Delaware
Hear Bout It Later, Ellis
Calculated Chaos, Emerald
Colonel Don, Gulfstream
Dependable Phil, Gulfstream
Imperial Warrior, Gulfstream
Menorah Lora, Laurel
Amore Di La Mamma, Los Alamitos
Provodnikov, Los Alamitos
Favorite Dividend, Ruidoso
Olympic Express, Saratoga
Texas Jambalaya, Albuquerque
Enlisted Man, Ellis
Fior Cliste, Gulfstream
Malibu Treasure, Laurel
Dramatic Angel, Los Alamitos
Unusual Kiddy, Los Alamitos
Carry Your Heels, Saratoga
Moment of Triumph, Saratoga
“Bled,” “Returned Bleeding From Nostrils” – usually indicates pulmonary hemorrhage
Jewels Perry, Fairmount
The Ridge, Fairmount
(source: Equibase)
