The chart note for Rostovsky in the 7th at Del Mar yesterday: “sustained an injury in upper stretch and was transported off the track via equine ambulance.” As I’ve said, that wording (“injury…ambulance”) more often than not ends in death, and indeed it has here. Rostovsky was five. His exploiters from miserable beginning to horrible end: breeder Bridlewood Farm, owner Muir Hut Stables, trainer Mark Glatt. Jockey, Umberto Rispoli.
Replay..he was last for better part of the oval. The finish closing in on the 7 running he is pushed to the brink and comes up third. Almost at the finish he disappears from the replay. Poof..now there are 6 and the poor horse has disappeared . Sad sad sad
It’s highly doubtful that any of these connections will walk away from racing horses to painful injuries and death. Who knows if they are ever repulsed by what they did or if they ever feel any guilt at all?
I don’t think they have any empathy for the horses at all to do what they do. I can’t imagine being so cold and callous that they don’t think twice about keeping horses as prisoners in 12′ x 12′ stalls and then causing physical injuries to the horses by forcing them to gallop under saddle at an age that any true horseman would never do.