Chart notes from U.S. Thoroughbred and Quarterhorse races last week.
Predecessor “stumbled over knees [on frozen track], DNF” at Mahoning
Flower Mound “injured after wire, transported off in ambulance” at Parx
R Doc “escorted off in ambulance” at Will Rogers
Mischief in Lisbon “hit rail, transported off in ambulance” at Turf
Prince James “transported on ambulance” at Delta
Dropline “fell, DNF” at Parx (replay “unavailable” on Parx site)
Roofer “transported off via ambulance” at Aqueduct
Summer Splash “escorted off in ambulance” at Fair Grounds
Playa Azul “vanned off” at Gulfstream
Too Good “transported off in ambulance” at Turf
Lemoncella Spritz “bled” at Charles Town
Nameless “transported off in ambulance” at Oaklawn
Space Force “fell, DNF” at Sunland
Mr Chicks Blazin “transported off via ambulance” at Sunland
Blue Slide Park “loaded onto ambulance” at Gulfstream
Cafe Au Lait “fell, transported from track via ambulance” at Sam Houston
Uncle Zeb “fell past wire” at Tampa Bay
Believe in Magic “transported off in ambulance” at Turfway
American Outlaw “transported off in ambulance” at Oaklawn
Cinco War Paint “transported from track in ambulance” at Sam Houston
Shame Them “transported off in ambulance” at Sunland
Love That Gal “left track in ambulance” at Tampa Bay
Notes: Horses who are injured so badly they require an ambulance to get off the track more often than not end up dead, as borne out by our subsequent FOIA reporting. “Bled”: indicates pulmonary hemorrhage. “DNF”: unable to finish the race. (For any new confirmed kills during the week, please see our running annual list.)
Fred and Joan, I agree with you on the name choices. It is logical that they pick names that are just rude as far as how much they care about the horses. They are not planning on giving the horses a decent life anyway. They are using the horse as a tool and a number in a ledger, a debit/credit, a liability or an asset, a profit or a loss. It is all about horses as a “business” AND who cares when the horse can no longer tolerate the abuse and the neglect that is inherent to this inhumane industry…? Certainly not these people who are participating in this Animal Cruelty as a tax write-off and cheap thrills when the horse they bet on wins.
What terrible names for horses! Nameless, Roofer,Dropline, etc. The small Thoroughbred breeders we have worked for always tried to provide their horses with good, meaningful names in regards to their pedigree histories or their owners histories. Looked up Will Rogers Downs website. Clearly a Racino with casino derived income supporting the track. Since it is a Cherokee owned & operated facility not likely anytime soon to have the abuse of horses stopped. Too bad the tribe just retain the casino & eliminate the horses racing.
RIP
NAMELESS, a Kentucky-bred Chestnut Thoroughbred Gelding born on May 4, 2021, was raced in Florida, California, Wyoming, back to California, and then to Arkansas to be exploited more. It appears that the human connections including Sean Williams, the “trainer”, sent him out to possibly die. If only there were such dire consequences for these HORSE-ABUSING thugs masquerading to the general public as “horsemen” in a sport of killing innocent sentient beings.