Chart notes from U.S. Thoroughbred and Quarterhorse races last week.
Salute to America “lame, vanned off” at Parx
Box of Chocolates “vanned off” at Parx
Ima Rascal “went wrong, vanned off” at Turf
Uncle Yudi “returned bleeding from the nostrils” at Parx
Magic Storm “vanned off” at Turf
Sailing Away “vanned off” at Turf
Our Bet “vanned off” at Will Rogers
Apollo Rising “fell, vanned off” at Aqueduct
Keep It Texas Royal “vanned off” at Louisiana
She’s a Joker “fell, DNF” at Santa Anita
Empyreal Shadow “vanned off” at Oaklawn
Buymyladyacorona “vanned off” at Sunland
“Vanned Off”: Horse required equine ambulance to get off the track; while not all end up dead, most do, as borne out by our subsequent reporting. “Bled”: pulmonary hemorrhage.
Terminate the government subsidies to horse racing and put the die-hard horse-killers in jail for Animal Cruelty.