Chart notes from U.S. Thoroughbred and Quarterhorse races last week.
Wolfe County “injured, vanned off, [euthanized]” at Keeneland
Cox Canyon “hit gate, pulled up, vanned off” at Tampa Bay
Reckless L J “returned bleeding from nostrils” at Thistledown
Tosh “vanned off” at Will Rogers
Fast N Fancee “bad step at wire” at Remington
Edge of Night “vanned off” at Thistledown
Perceived “injured past wire, euthanized on track” at Aqueduct
Five Bar Jess Cartel “vanned off” at Delta
Asano’s Back “bled” at Golden Gate
My Insanity “vanned off” at Gulfstream
Squillions “vanned off” at Oaklawn
Soramond “fell, DNF” at Charlotte
Finding Freedom “fell, DNF” at Charlotte
Parents Pride “went wrong, vanned off” at Churchill
Mister Tsunami “vanned off” at Delta
Whirlaway Party “vanned off” at Delta
Pretty Gita “vanned off” at Fairmount
Blackhall “fell, DNF” at Glyndon
Rocket Star Red “fell, DNF” at Glyndon
Crazy Dreams “bad step, fell, vanned off, [euthanized]” at Golden Gate
First Empress “went wrong, vanned off” at Oaklawn
Tyler’s Tribe “returned bleeding” at Oaklawn
Gone Prospecting “vanned off” at Sunray
Get My Point “bled” at Golden Gate
Little Ms Scarlet “bled” at Laurel
Flash of Mischief “vanned off” at Lone Star
Mamzooj “went wrong, vanned off” at Oaklawn
La Mexicana Perry “vanned off” at Sunray
While not all the “vanned” end up dead, most do, as borne out by our subsequent reporting. “Bled,” “Returned Bleeding From Nostrils”: pulmonary hemorrhage.
Well, this week’s list isn’t THAT long…
(Just imagine how much space it would take up if chartwriters actually reported ALL the kills and van-offs.)
I see this list as only the tip of the proverbial iceberg of horses fatally injured by this industry in one week. I imagine that any chartwriter who reported ALL the horses killed, vanned off or not, by racing, training or in their stalls in this egregiously cruel industry in one week would soon be out of a job for non-compliance to the wishes and demands of their bosses.