According to the Equine Welfare Alliance, last year 146,548 American horses were slaughtered in foreign abattoirs. A “Wild for Life Foundation” study (2002-2010) found that on average 19% of the slaughterbound are Thoroughbreds. Even if we were to use a…
Two more racehorses are dead in NY: After being “vanned off” in a race at Finger Lakes on May 18, 4-year-old Sunshine Bliss was, according to the Gaming Commission, “in obvious distress” overnight (leg injury). She was euthanized the following…
In addition to the 99 racing/training kills, there were 27 other horses who perished at NYS tracks last year. While the Gaming Commission terms these “non-racing,” it is our unequivocal position that Racing bears full responsibility for these deaths. (Note…
A recent press release (Paulick Report): “Famous jockeys and a host of other sports celebrities will gather at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino on Saturday, May 30 to honor five severely injured former riders and raise funds for the Permanently…
The Daily Racing Form reports that 4-year-old Moonlit Stroll is dead after breaking down (“badly”) while training at Churchill on May 23. This, of course, is only newsworthy because Moonlit Stroll was a successful horse (placed in a Grade 1…
The following horses were raceday casualties on American tracks last week: Reported as died, euthanized, or “broke down” – racing-speak for dead Elite Corona, Les Bois Exceedingly, Monmouth Reported as “vanned off” – left via ambulance, a better-than-even chance of…
The NYS Gaming Commission has disclosed the deaths of two horses at Finger Lakes: 5-year-old Sin Banderas, May 19 4-year-old Prime Time City, May 22 Before dying, Sin Banderas was put to the whip 23 times, most recently at Tampa…
The following 99 horses lost their lives racing or training on NYS tracks last year. (An additional 27 “non-racing” deaths will be addressed in a separate post.) The notes come directly from the NYS Gaming Commission. 5-year-old Uncle Smokey, January…
The NYS Gaming Commission has posted the following deaths: This morning, 4-year-old Zzaj “sustained [a] tibial fracture while breezing” at Saratoga. Euthanized on the track. Yesterday, 7-year-old Clever King, who had been undergoing treatment for colic, was “found deceased in…
Through a Wyoming “Sunshine Law” request, I have confirmed the death of 7-year-old First Down Man in the 4th race at Wyoming Downs last June 22. On the charts, First Down Man was merely said to have “clipped heels, vanned…
Opening lines from a May 16 Cleveland.com article: “Hiram trainer Jeff Radosevich had a heavy heart as he prepared Culpepper Creek…for Saturday’s…Michael F. Rowland Memorial Handicap… Radosevich took his outstanding stakes mare Caviar N Champagne out on the ThistleDown track…
While reviewing the Equibase charts for yesterday’s races, I came across this note on the 9th at Finger Lakes: Stop Sign, the winner, “whppd to wire” (actually, both other top finishers endured the same). So I found the replay: …
