The following horses were scratched by the regulatory vet (i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them) at Churchill Downs over just 10 days (May 24-Jun 6) for being “unsound”:
Martingale
Never Sway
Playa Del Mar
Sardis
Easy Red
Herchee
West Hollywood
Love a Little Mo
Lady Moscato
Cromwell
Putonahappyface
Lush Lips
La Norme de Jour
Phenomenal Dream
Watch Me Now
Committee of One
Fab Girl
Justtakethecannoli
Well Aware
Thatsalrightmama
Starina
Legend of Bobby C
Defiant Lass
And these horses were scratched by private vets for either “illness” or “injury”:
Game Runner
Outrageously
Diablo Shiraz
Nonstop Vino
Manta Rey
Protonic Power
Bebedouro
Cascade Cruiser
Cloud Without Rein
Show Time
Marshmallow Queen
Princess Is Olivia
Northern Chill
Higgins Boat
Noises Off
Son of a Birch
Tall Boy
What Say Thee
Nola Louise
Effortlesslyelgant
Bourbon Breeze
Marmalade Skye
Chillax
Araucano
Dirty Rich
Kid Twist
Forty Twenty
Emmanuel
Flicker
All About Alice
Elegant
Planet Clare
El Dandi
Guy Smiley
And the “claims” – that would be sales – of the following were voided when the horses in question finished their races physically compromised in one way or another:
Off Ramp
Secret Pocket (ambulance)
Crosstown Shootout
Troubler
Higher Standard (ambulance)
Colorado Cruiser
Dr. Niko
Pop Paul
Eerie’s Song
No No Joe
Battle School
Tres Soles
Tagliatelle
Suga Steve
And finally, these from the stewards:
“Juilliard was injured in the starting gate and scratched.”
“Both Lend It Tewmey and Sutherland [yes, same race] were injured in the starting gate and scratched.”
“Direct Chanel returned lame and required the assistance of the horse ambulance.” (The chart said nothing of this.)
“Skyler was injured in the starting gate and scratched.”
“Trouble Free suffered a post-race heatstroke and was placed on Vet List.” (The chart said nothing of this.)
In sum, that’s 77 different horses who were either injured, sick, or “unsound” at Churchill Downs over just 10 racedays. 77.
You are NOT imagining it Rose. Every day, this scumbags animal abuse just gets WORSE
That’s a lot of horses sick and injured in just 10 days!
Also, not long ago those claims would not have been voided.
In this business there is not even “honor among thieves ”.
More Thoroughbreds are produced in the State of Kentucky than any other state in the United States. It’s sick that they treat horses as expendable.
You know that these people who have every intention to force sick, unsound and injured horses to gallop under tack and carrying a whip-wielding rider are not true horsemen or horsewomen. You know they are horse-abusing thugs who have no intentions of being honest.