Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills last year (previous installments here).
Nermansa, Oct 6, Santa Anita T
“Horse displayed lameness following workout; when exiting ambulance, horse collapsed, hind limbs abducted…euthanized.” The cause: “[multiple: I counted six] complete, displaced pelvis fractures; severe hemorrhage.” And, as an “incidental finding”: stomach ulcers. Then this: “Pelvis fractures are commonly triggered by stress fractures caused by repetitive overloading – like in this case.” Nermansa was two years old – a baby – and as a bonus cruelty had just been shipped to the U.S. from Europe in June.
Elmer John, Oct 17, Pleasanton T
“[Multiple] complete, displaced, comminuted scapular fractures; severe, extensive hemorrhage with complete tear of vessels and muscle fibers.” And, of course: “chronic stomach ulcer.” Elmer was three years old.
Rhythmical, Oct 26, Santa Anita S
“Gross findings are compatible with a colonic volvulus, one of the gravest causes of colic in horses. In cases where the rotation exceeds 360 degrees [like here], there is obstruction of the lumen of the colon and the efferent veins, with subsequent ischemia and eventual endotoxemia.” Rhythmical, also, was two years old – a baby.
Horse Racing Nation listed her odds at 20/1 and MINI AGAIN was 30/1. QUEEN OF JAZZ was last on the list of Also Rans so that was what made me think she was the horse you mentioned. In the past, I’ve noticed the ones that are dead are the ones that are listed last on the list of ‘Also Rans’ on Horse Racing Nation.
HRN is all about the horses as gambling chips.
I suspect her owner/trainer injected her with everything he could get away with.
Queen of Jazz was an extreme Longshot.
Was sent out way too fast for an early 3 length lead.
She had nothing left in the tank at the top of the stretch and stayed on her left lead as the rest of the field came on.
The Jockey went to a heavy right handed whip in spite of the fact that she was next to the rail and on her left lead.
She made a desperate attempt to stop the pain by jumping over the rail and paid with her life.
Or as the California horse racing board would say “she caused her own problems”
The chartnotes say some details about QUEEN OF JAZZ during Race 5, Los Alamitos, and the stewards determined that she caused her own problems and that nothing would be changed. In other words, no animal abusing a****** has to go to jail. None of them, stewards included, are taking any responsibility for abusing her to the point of most likely death. She ducked into the rail and lost the whip-wielding Erick Garcia in the stretch. On her racing history on Equibase, the chart is available but not the video. She was a DNF and ambulanced off the track.
@Wanda, that’s correct, you can watch with a free tvg account.
Jdoe, was her name QUEEN OF JAZZ?
Watch the replay of the los alamitos 5th race today!
Jockey pummels a horse that is clearly done, and she tries to jump over the rail. She Appears to be dead on the track.
Yes Nancy, I just saw that- it was horrible!
RIP
Churchill Downs race 6 just now..horse #4 Kinetic Control at the finish does not look good at all.
That shipping a two-year-old away from everything he or she is familiar with is a real cruelty. The racing industry people suck.
Separating foals from their mothers at shortly after being born and putting them on nurse mares and weaning them at four or five months of age is only the beginning of the endless trauma that these die-hard horse abusing thugs put horses through.
Northern California breeders should be looking for a real job and stop whining about the fact that nobody wants to support their abuse of horses.