The Ambulance Report
The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and had to be removed from the track by “equine ambulance.” While fates remain unknown at this time, please know we will eventually get kill confirmations on many if not…
Patrick Battuello
Animal Abuser (Caught on Video) Brevin Lupton Is Welcomed Back in Ohio
Three years ago today, I posted the following ruling on Brevin Lupton in Oct 2023: “A video was sent to the office of the Ohio Racing Commission which shows Mr. Lupton engaging in an act of cruelty to a horse.…
Reckless Equicide
Silk Road Smash broke down at Saratoga Harness yesterday and is dead. If a criminal charge were to be filed here (wouldn’t that be nice?), at a minimum we’d be looking at reckless equicide. Why? The conditions for this race…
Stormin the Beach Confirmed Killed at Churchill Wednesday
According to the chartwriter for the 7th at Churchill Wednesday, Stormin the Beach “went wrong when suffering an injury to his left hind leg at the 5/16 [and was] transported off of the track via an equine ambulance.” That combination,…
Animal Cruelty at Horseshoe, Keeneland
At Horseshoe in October: In addition to the 4 confirmed kills – Favorite Lady 123, Solo Venturi, Dark Rye, Speightsy Rival – and the 7 “vanned off,” 21 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had…
What Do You See?
Our own Jennifer Sully took these photos at Parx a week ago Sunday (which was also “Exotic Animal Races Day”). They speak for themselves. And these were taken at Timonium in Sep:
Oxymorphone; “Cruelty to a Horse”; and More Jobs Where a Track Once Stood
Scarborough Downs, a harness track in Maine, shuttered in 2020. As I previously relayed, the site has been transformed into a diverse walkable community: businesses, boutiques, restaurants, housing, walking trails, recreational greenspace. And now there’s even more. The grocer Market…
New Poem: “The Betting Station”
In June, I excerpted from a new book of poetry by Kaaviya Elangkumarabahu (who was but 12 years old when she published!). Kaaviya followed that up with two other poems written exclusively for HW. And now, a third. Thank you,…
Pine Run Confirmed Killed at Los Alamitos
Pine Run appeared on our Weekly Report for being ambulanced off at Los Alamitos Saturday, and now he can be added to our 2026 Killed List – dead, as confirmed by the CHRB. Among those who profited off him and…
Lucky Lu Lu Killed at Parx Saturday; Calisa, Highly Potent Also Dead
I have confirmed that Lucky Lu Lu is dead after “suffering an injury to left front leg” in the 2nd at Parx Saturday. She was three years old, and this was her 5th time under the whip. Chief exploiters: Louis…
The Injured (Some Surely Dead) From Last Week
The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and had to be removed from the track by “equine ambulance.” While fates remain unknown at this time, please know we will eventually get kill confirmations on many if not…
Pro-Racing Equine Scientist on Tongue Ties: “The welfare cost is well documented.”
This week, Dr. David Marlin, a leading equine scientist, published an article on tongue ties: “Lack of Evidence for Tongue Ties – Time to BAN!” (full piece here). Here are some of the more relevant passages. While reading, please bear…