Excited Beau “hit rail, DNF” at Arapahoe
Poverty Flats “roughed at the start, hit rail, DNF” at Canterbury
Enid “vanned off” at Churchill
Emerald Magic “vanned off” at Pleasanton
Gehrig “returned bleeding from the nostrils” at Thistledown
Flint Corn “returned bleeding from the nostrils” at Thistledown
Love You Goodbye “went wrong” at Belterra
Bonnie’s the Best “vanned off in distress” at Belterra
Cottonpickintrain “fell, vanned off” at Delta
Loco Lucy “vanned off” at Evangeline
Sip’n Dip “hit the rail, fell, vanned off” at Monmouth
Top Gunner “slammed into the rail” at Prairie
Eye Caramba “vanned off” at Ruidoso
Mr C Jess Curves “vanned off” at Ruidoso
Friday Night Fire “vanned off” at Ruidoso
Fly Back With Joy “vanned off” at Ruidoso
Ghost Witha Fire “vanned off” at Ruidoso
Chef “vanned off” at Arizona
Blazing Summer “vanned off” at Ellis
Chivalry “bled” at Los Alamitos
One Racy Corona “vanned off” at Ruidoso
Cheetin Heart “vanned off” at Ruidoso
Cytation “vanned off” at Ruidoso
Cash Driven “vanned off” at Wyoming
Denis “vanned off” at Belmont

While not all the “vanned” end up dead, most do, as borne out by our year-end FOIA reports. But even if death is not the ultimate result, the above are victims nonetheless, suffering painful injuries – in the case of the bleeders, pulmonary hemorrhage – so that some men may gamble, others chase pots of gold. (For any new confirmed deaths during the week, please see our running annual list.)