Yesterday, I reported that a third horse has been confirmed killed racing at Parx Tuesday. Having been doing this a long time, I can’t recall ever reporting more than two racing kills at one track on the same day. (It’s possible it’s happened before, but, alas, I’d have to go through 13 years and 13,000 kills to find out.)
Tuesday and Wednesday at Horseshoe this week, three horses “returned home in the equine ambulance.” And now, updates from the stewards:
Tuesday, race 2: “The winner of the race, Solo Venturi, suffered an injury to the RF leg. The rider, Axel Conception, pulled up the horse right after the injury occurred but still ended up winning the race. Horse was vanned off and was humanely euthanized in the barn area.” Solo was four. The complicit (among others): William Walden and Concepcion – who, as mentioned, made damn sure the mortally-injured Solo “still ended up winning the race,” a “win,” incidentally, that was worth almost $22K. Vile.
Wednesday, race 6: “Dark Rye suffered an injury, was vanned off, and was humanely euthanized in the barn area.” Dark Rye was three; in his only other three races, he finished a combined 35 lengths back. Chief exploiters: Barr Inman, Michelle Lovell, Jane Elliott.
Wednesday, race 8: “Speightsy Rival pulled up at the 1/2 pole, was vanned off, and was humanely euthanized in the barn area.” Speightsy, too, was three. Her primary exploiters: Dr. Steve Conboy, Lacy Pierce, Orlando Mojica.
So, to recap: Three horses killed at Parx Tue. Three horses killed at Horseshoe Tue/Wed. And those are just racing kills; others may have died training or back in the stalls on those days. Importantly, both tracks are covered under the “Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority,” which back in the spring boasted that (several years into its reign) “strong, consistent national standards [are making] racing safer.”
Horse Racing: Where horses run for their lives.
Horseracing: Where horses go to die.
Medaglia D’oro lived a long life …wtf did he even do? I’m worried about the horses who are here now being abused and dying.
Medaglia D ‘Oro dead at 27 today
Jonabell Farms
Imagine winning the race but losing your life over a crummy $22,000 purse which will be of no good to the dead horse! Sad,sad,sad. This industry of the “Crooked,Crummy,Gamboling Game” can`t disappear fast enough! This industry IS going down as is exhibited by the declining #s of foals being born & the declining #`s of breeding stock participation as shown by the Jockey Club`s own data in their individual states analysis.
To profit from the abuse and torture of horses is morally depraved.
This egregious cruelty to horses must be broadcast on the evening news at some point because it is so egregious.