Over the course of just 7 days (Sep 10-18) at Churchill, 15 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 24 by private vets for being “injured” or “ill,” and 9 horses who were “claimed” (bought) prior to races were subsequently returned to their sellers because they finished said races physically compromised in one way or another.
In addition, say the stewards:
“Speightful Moon flipped behind the gate and was scratched.”
“Cat On Time returned lame.”
“Blessed Flyer flipped on the track, [was injured], and scratched.”
“Extra Benefits fell while pulling up and required the horse ambulance.” (The chart said nothing of this.)
“Ski Bum finished 7th and suffered a post-race heatstroke.”
“No Bien Ni Mal, the winner, bled and required the horse ambulance.”
The horse-abusing exploiters had every intention of sending their injured, unsound, and/or sick horses out to the racetrack to die, to breakdown catastrophically, to suffer most egregious cruelty!