According to the chart, 3-year-old Shake of the Reins “took a bad step, fell” and was eventually carted away in the 2nd at Evangeline last evening. Here is how it looked: “A spill at the back of the pack” –…
For the second day in a row, and third time in a little over a week, a horse was killed racing at Keeneland. In the 2nd yesterday, Sing for Mo Money broke down and was “vanned off.” Then, in what…
There is, as we all know, the inherent, everyday abuse in horseracing. Occasionally, though, there comes along a case that practically defies description. The horse named Guanajibo just turned 13. 13. Tomorrow, at the hellhole nominally known as Camarero, Guanajibo…
The 2nd at Keeneland yesterday was Autism Honor G’s very first race – and her last. This, from the track: “Autism Honor G was pulled up in the stretch by jockey Agustin Gomez and immediately attended to on-track by veterinarians…and…
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). Dougs Moonshine, Mar 24, Cal Expo S “Persistently painful colic, marked large colon…
This for Last Chance Dance at Turfway Mar 25, according to the Kentucky Racing Commission: “Last Chance Dance was pulled up abruptly near the 3/16 pole and required the assistance of the horse ambulance. It was [then] determined that the…
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…
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). “open fracture”: bone broke through the skin “comminuted fracture”: bone shattered into multiple…
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). “open fracture”: bone broke through the skin “comminuted fracture”: bone shattered into multiple…
High Go was killed yesterday at Keeneland in what the track referred to as an “incident.” For its part, the chart said the 3-year-old fell after “bumping with rivals.” Worse yet, another horse, Tobin Lee, “trampled [his] fallen foe.” Imagine…
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025. “open fracture”: bone broke through the skin “comminuted fracture”: bone shattered into multiple pieces “displaced fracture”:…
Cheap Bar, said the chart, “fell after the wire” of the 9th at Los Alamitos Saturday and was ambulanced off. We now know (CHRB) he was later euthanized. Dead, at the age of three. This, every day, is horseracing.
