As a rule, the “Comments” next to the order of finish on the Equibase charts provide the relevant information, with the “Footnotes” section at the bottom of the page typically just a rehash. But not, often, with the Penn National…
The California Horse Racing Board reports that 5-year-old Diamond Flush is dead from a raceday injury – “ruptured suspensories” – sustained at Golden Gate on April 16. Connections on death day: Robert Hess Sr, Bert Lane, Agustin Orendain, and Schroeder…
I have confirmed that Lia’s Miracle is dead after breaking down at Mahoning Saturday. She was four years and one day old. The chart reads: “broke down nearing the wire but completed the course.” “Completed the course” – while fatally…
The following horses were raceday casualties on American tracks last week: Reported as died, euthanized, or “broke down” – racing-speak for dead Dirty Diamond Jim, Turf Elda, Penn Tiz B the One, Pimlico Eddie’sinthewoods, Penn Muniz, Pimlico Lia’s Miracle, Mahoning…
A quick glance at the official Equibase chart from Friday’s 1st at Penn reveals nothing out of the ordinary – all finished, with the winner, 3-year-old Eddie’sinthewoods, “clear [in the] stretch, driving” to a 3 1/4 length triumph. But a…
Through a “New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act,” I have confirmed the following 28 deaths at Ruidoso Downs in 2014: 2-year-old Secretly Dreaming, May 3, training “scapula – mid-body fracture” 3-year-old Dontchacallnomo, May 3, training “medial sesamoid fracture” 8-year-old…
Another day, another kill: 4-year-old American Hero is dead after breaking down while “practicing” at Belmont yesterday. He is the 24th horse to die on or at a NYS track this year. The complicit connections: Patrick Quick, Dream Team One…
While this page quite obviously focuses on the abuse and killing of active racehorses, when opportunity presents, I do report on “the others.” Wednesday, Blood-Horse carried the obituaries – in separate articles – of a pair of “star” broodmares: 12-year-old…
4-year-old Elda is dead – “humanely euthanized,” says Equibase – after breaking down in the 2nd last night at Penn. In all, Elda was put to the whip 17 times; she endured five different trainers in less than 18 months:…
The case of a horse named Tyeste illustrates, again, how easily Racing has been able to conceal its awfulness these so many decades. Tyeste, a 5-year-old mare, was raced for the 25th time – all at the claiming level –…
From Parx yesterday afternoon (Equibase charts): In the 1st, Seeking the Palace, who was “For Sale” prior to the race, finished last – 75+ lengths back. But Parx being a racino track, his connections still won some cash. In the…
2-year-old Uninfluenced was euthanized Sunday after breaking a leg while “breezing” at Belmont. The Todd Pletcher-trained colt was last put to the whip at Aqueduct in March. He is the 23rd horse to die on or at NYS tracks since…
