Killed: El Chato at Gulfstream, Handsome Red at Del Mar

The full “box score” note for 3-year-old El Chato in the 10th at Gulfstream yesterday: “El Chato tracked in the three path, sustained an injury approaching the quarter, pulled up turning into the stretch, and was euthanized.” Just another sporting result. The complicit: breeder Harper Ridge Thoroughbreds, owner/trainer Armando De La Cerda, jockey Miguel Vasquez, and all those who support the U.S. horseracing industry in any way – betting, attending, watching, working in, etc.

Also, Handsome Red, an “injured, transported off via ambulance” at Del Mar Saturday, has been confirmed dead. Curiously, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Handsome was euthanized on the track. No matter, he is gone, at three. The complicit: breeders/owners Rainmaker Racing and Bret Lewis, trainer Craig Lewis, jockey Kazushi Kimura, and all those who support the U.S. horseracing industry in any way.

Handsome is the third kill at Del Mar in the first two weeks of its summer meet. The track’s response? “Over the last five years, Del Mar has been among the safest racetracks in the country and California’s safety protocols have become a model for other jurisdictions. We are committed to maintaining the safest environment possible for racing and training here.” They are disgusting, aren’t they?

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6 Comments

  1. Whatever says it all has to be said over and over and over in different ways to many different people because if these people have an ounce of empathy at all, they’re not getting the message.
    Not everyone follows the stats and all this stuff like you do, Nancy.

  2. You don’t have to say a peep. The stats and eye witness accounts tell it all.

  3. I was there protesting at Del Mar and the counter protesters were there with their union rep who consistently says to people walking in that Delmar is the safest track. We always counter back.

  5. I was there and it was horrific, we left after that and I will never attend another horse race, EVER.

  6. These people are not horsemen and they belong in prison.
    The California Horse Racing Board members including Jeff Blea among others belong in jail for a long time.
    All the people who enable the liars and cheaters belong in jail. If justice were served, these horse-killing cowards would be in jail for a long time.

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