Exactly two weeks ago today, 12-year-old Mo Dont No was on the eve of going under the whip for the 92nd time. That happened (on the 7th at Thistledown). And now, this poor boy – currently under the yoke of Samuel Klein and Jeffrey Radosevich – is slated for race #93, tomorrow at Mahoning. As I wrote then, there’s the inherent, everyday cruelty, and then there’s the cruelty that just goes a notch or two above. Let Mahoning and the Ohio Racing Commission hear you. Tell them enough’s enough; release Mo from his servitude.
State Racing Steward: 330-505-8810
Mahoning Racing Secretary: 330-505-8814
Mahoning Race Office: 330-505-8813
Mahoning VP Racing Operations: 330-505-8801
Ohio Racing Commission: 614-466-2757; contact form
Executive Director Chris Dragone: 614-466-2758; chris.dragone@racing.ohio.gov
Asst. ED Holly Chandler: 614-779-0268; holly.chandler@racing.ohio.gov
Investigator Greg Thomas: gregory.thomas@racing.ohio.gov
Investigator Christy Kernik: christy.kernik@racing.ohio.gov
Wanda, we have handled Standardbreds in Washington. The stallion at the farm & the herd of horses were some of the kindest & most gentle horses we have handled! They had all raced in California or the East coast. We wish we could save him as well.
Even though there are laws regarding this or that, they are ignored or disregarded. Where racehorses go to retire is the slaughter pipeline for way too many horses. Today there is a Standardbred stallion foaled in 2001 on the list to be shipped if not purchased for $975 from the Stroud Oklahoma Kill Pen Horses ASAP. I wish I could save him. It makes me sick.
Some horses are just tougher than others and the reward for that is more abuse for longer. Racing never had any rules to protect the horses and never will.
And if he is “retired” there is no guarantee for the decent life he has earned. In fact there is no guarantees he would not just “disappear”…
Yes! Free Mo before it’s too late!
According to entries and results,he came in second today.
MO DON’T NO is listed as “Med: L” which stands for Lasix:
1) a diuretic that causes the horse to urinate enough to lose 20 to 30 pounds before the race,
2) is said to prevent Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage, and
3) is controversial because it could be considered a Performance Enhancing Drug.
His claiming price is $10,000 in this race.
The frustrating and discouraging thing is that the people in any position of authority over the “racing rules” will tell you that there is no law or rule against racing 12-year-old Thoroughbreds.
I personally believe that certain individuals who could be there and see first-hand what condition the horse’s joints are in might be able to get more attention. If you could show that the horse is being passed to race even though he is on the verge of a breakdown, you might actually get noticed. They might not be quite so “polite” when they tell you that they are not doing anything wrong.
Sure, they can tell you to go away, but maybe they wouldn’t be polite about it.
After 92 races, that horse has already given more than enough. There’s nothing sporting or noble about running an exhausted animal into the ground. Mo deserves rest, care, and dignity not another round of exploitation. I hope people speak up and pressure Mahoning and the Ohio Racing Commission to finally do the right thing and retire him. Patrick and everyone at HW, thanks for staying on this.
Can we call Mr. or Mrs. Klein? Maybe Mrs. has a soul?
Today at Mahoning race 3 horse # 6 at 1:11 PM
This poor abused horse has earned more than we could in 2 lifetimes! Never enough for these participants in this Crooked,Crummy,Gamboling Game. Have seen many good tempered horses here in the NW raced until they broke down no matter how many $$ the horse had earned!
My understandings were many called to alert people in charge this was a travesty for him to run. Of course answered with the normal BS if at all and the horse ran anyway. The horse came in second in the Thistledown race. This in my opinion gives way to the horse being used until the enviable happens. Just another typical racing mentality we see so often and know the outcome.