The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and had to be removed from the track by “equine ambulance.” While fates remain unknown at this time, we will eventually get death confirmations on many, if not most, through our FOIA reporting. Note, also, that “bled” is shorthand for pulmonary hemorrhage – bleeding in the lungs.
Stay Funny at Parx
Southern Dream at Parx
Celtic Dawn at Saratoga
Kake’s Arrow at Colonial
Catherine Wheel at Saratoga
Just Licorice at Saratoga
No Body Likes Me at Charles Town
Lil Heza Blue at Delta (also “bled”)
Tap Tap Russ at Monmouth
Black Empire at Colonial (“went bad”)
Spirit of Makena at Del Mar
Wyattsflyingimperial at Delta
The Fiscal Flyer at Delta (also “bled”)
De la Calles at Gulfstream (also “bled”)
Ful of Shenanigans at Timonium (“pulled up lame”)
Oh So Valiant at Prairie
Our Bet at Prairie (also “fell”; announcer said not a word about it)
And then there were these, not reported as ambulanced off, but…
Gonnabeagoodday “bled” at Remington
The racing industry people “love” their horses so much that they would much rather force the horses into the injured state first of all.
Secondly, they would much rather force the horses to suffer further horrendously and unimaginable continuous pain by using them as guinea pigs in surgery because there is money in that as well for the people at Rood & Riddle.
Thirdly, they would much rather create the false illusion for the record that racing doesn’t kill as many horses as racing actually does kill and all this while the horses suffer.
What horsemen! Bullshit!!!!
Me neither, Marie. “Surgery” is more often than not a way to pad their stats (less reportable kills).
Spirit of Makena and Celtic Dawn both underwent surgeries to repair their legs. Wonder if their racing connections will give them loving, forever homes, or dump them, crippled, onto rescues and unsuspecting folks to deal with their infirmities the rest of their lives?? And that is if they even survive the recovery period. Call me cynical, but I don’t have high hopes for them.