The chart note for Lewis the Robber in the 2nd race at Penn last night: “Lewis the Robber faltered leaving the far turn, lost his rider while sustaining a catastrophic injury then was euthanized on the course.” And that’s that. Dead, at three. His final exploiters: Wagon Wheel Farm (also the breeder), Erin McClellan, and Inoel Beato.
Also, here is video of Sergeant Sinatra going down at Parx Wednesday. Although Sergeant bounced up, he was eventually “sent off in [the] ambulance.” The outcome of that will have to wait till our FOIA. This fall, by the way, illustrates one of the inherent dangers of horse races – the tightly-packed, anxious, stressed (remember horses are prey animals), artificial herd being compelled to run at a breakneck speed. A recipe for disaster.
