The 2nd at Saratoga this afternoon, in the (complete) words of the (amoral) chartwriter:
“Catchy settled at the rear of the field, moved in inside the 3/4 pole, advanced closer near the 9/16, saved ground while waiting behind horses on the turn, was asked in the two path at the 1/4 pole, came between horses at the 3/16 pole, chased under a drive into the final furlong, drifted in some coming to the 16th pole, willingly earned the show then suffered a catastrophic injury to her left foreleg and fell after the wire then was euthanized on track.”
Updates all along on the 2-year-old’s “performance” – including the “willingly earned the show” – then closes with dead. It’s sick. It’s wicked. It’s horseracing.
Catchy, who was under the whip for the very first time, is kill 17 at Saratoga ’25. What more is there to say?
Racine, Jun 2 – “developed 104 fever May 29, euthanized Jun 2” (two years old)
Term Structure, Jun 4 (euth Jun 14) – “euthanized due to a training injury”
Whatlovelookslike, Jun 4 (euth Jun 5) – “severe fractures”
Blameitonthestones, Jun 5 – “progressive neurologic deficits” (three years old)
Starting Rumors, Jun 9 – “suffered LF injury…euthanized” (two years old)
A. P. Kid, Jun 27 – “suffered irreparable fracture”
Al’s Munny, Jul 13 – “euthanized due to colic” (had a timed workout three days prior)
National Secret, Jul 19 – “suffered severe injury to its RF knee”
Data Capture, Jul 20 (euth Aug 13) – “leg fracture resulting in laminitis”
Stop Giggling, Jul 25 (euth Jul 31) – “injured training…euthanized [six days later]”
Aterradora, Jul 26 (euth Jul 28) – “[suffered] fracture, transported off, euthanized”
Dazzle d’Oro, Jul 28 – “sustained catastrophic injury: [multiple] open fractures”
Saipan, Aug 4 – “collapsed and died [during] pre-race treatment” (three years old)
Setting Sun, Aug 6 – “severe fractures to left knee” (first ever race)
State of Readiness, Aug 15 – “multiple inoperable fractures”
St. Addie, Aug 16 – “suffered injury…euthanized on track”
Catchy, Aug 29 – “suffered catastrophic injury, fell, euthanized on track”
I have stated fir tears the tr a ing at 1 1/2 years racing as a two year old and training on tender legs not developed just breaks them down
Western English racing cows cutting driving all the same
Young horses die.
Sad for the 17
That sounds very questionable saying that she willingly earned the show/third place. I don’t go the extra mile to download the videos myself so I have not seen how many times the jockey WHIPPED her to gallop faster and faster even though she was giving it her all as it was. It should be obvious to the “fans of racing” that this daily routine mistreatment of horses is abuse; it is not love for the horse and it is not horsemanship. This whole ugly horse-killing industry is toxic abuse of horses.
There has NEVER been Anything special about corny scumshit saratoga. Like I’ve ALWAYS said….you’ll just pay more money to eat food there…and stuff your fat face with.