The following horses were scratched by the regulatory vet (i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them) at Churchill over just 7 days (Jun 7-15) for being “unsound”:
Grey Matter
Stormtown
Caesarea
Zeca Diabo
C Mac Da Boss
C K Wonder
Belle Cherie
Malibu Smart
Girl’s Not Grey
Footprint
Next Level
Pace Yourself
Juilliard
And these horses were scratched by private vets for either “illness” or “injury”:
Hitherto
I Had That One Too
Mighty Mike
El Rey Dorado
Runwithheart
Swiss Slang
Low Key
Gold Luck
Buckeye Bombshell
Summer Adi
Amarth
Evening News
Neon Nights
Remi’s Moon
Lord Bullingdon
My Kentucky Lily
Master Controller
Iheartrainacomn
Sweet Chablis
Absinthe
Everyoneloveslinda
Miss Enchanted
Improbable Story
One Cool Dude
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:
We’ll Do It Live
Tinki Abarrio
Princess Is Olivia
Tempting Lady
Cape Trafalgar
Hasten
Box Office
Catamount
Ask Arthur
Django
Set About
Bette Davis
Appeal Denied
And finally, these from the stewards:
“Action Player was injured in the paddock and scratched.”
“Sweet Kaufy finished 4th and suffered a post-race heatstroke; placed on Vet List.”
“Itsallaboutmebaby was eased and suffered a post-race heatstroke; placed on Vet List.”
“She’s On a Roll finished 4th and suffered post-race heat exhaustion; placed on Vet List.”
This, too, is horseracing.
The list is long and the disgust runs longer.