Last week in U.S. Thoroughbred and Quarterhorse races
TBird Encore “fell, DNF” at Indiana
Peekachika “fell, DNF” at Indiana
Moondance Joy “vanned off” at Aqueduct
Blushing Owen “fell and was euthanized on the track” at Charles Town
Reffine “[bled] from the nostrils, vanned off” at Del Mar
Zyanara “vanned off” at Delta
Twirling Tiger “vanned off” at Del Mar
Cajun Star “pulled up in distress…euthanized” at Delta
First True Heart “bad step, pulled up” at Lone Star
Coincidentally “injured past the wire” at Mahoning
Fleet Warrior “vanned off” at Aqueduct
Royal Mesa “bled” at Churchill
Princess Dorian “vanned off” at Del Mar
Ghost Street “vanned off” at Del Mar – subsequently confirmed dead
Prayer Warrior “vanned off” at Del Mar – subsequently confirmed dead
McT War Zone “vanned off” at Los Alamitos
Eva’s Classy Baby “vanned off” at Turf
“Vanned Off”: unable to walk off course under own power; many of these horses will resurface on my FOIA kill-reports
“Bled,” “Returned Bleeding From Nostrils”: usually indicates pulmonary hemorrhage
(source: Equibase)
WTF!!! So Wrong, it makes me sick !! What can we do ??