Every once in a while (Aqueduct ’12, Saratoga and Del Mar this summer), the industry and its mouthpieces are forced to address the giant elephant in the room: their dead horses. But even when discussing hard numbers – at least…
In a claiming race last Wednesday at Mahoning, Sky Kerridge “stumbled badly and went to his knees at the start, stopped on the turn then was eased to the wire.” Officially, a DNF. In most cases, this would have been…
Midway through the 4th race at Charles Town Saturday night, Winningaswespeak fell and began running the wrong way. Seconds later, the filly smashed into another horse, Frisky Dixie. The latter did not survive. With preliminary reports of at least one…
Last week’s U.S. horseracing casualties. Reported as Dead or “Broke Down” (racing-speak for dead): Sage Valley, Dec 10, Aqueduct 8 Matter of Truth, Dec 10, Charles Town 6 Lefty Closer, Dec 10, Mahoning 7 Kays Version, Dec 12, Sunland 3…
More often than not, a racehorse who cannot exit the course under his own power – is vanned off – ends up euthanized back in the barn or shortly thereafter. But confirmations are hard to come by, and we’re left…
2-year-old QuarterHorse Kays Version broke down in a stakes trial at Sunland yesterday afternoon. Replay here (Dec 12, race 3) – the filly crumples to the dirt at :30 mark. She was trained by Jaime Aldavaz and owned by Currie…
5-year-old Ludo Bagman is dead after breaking down (sesamoids) in the 1st yesterday at Aqueduct. In three years covering 24 races, the gelding endured five different trainers: Richard Dutrow, Rudy Rodriguez, Jeremiah Englehart, Naipaul Chatterpaul, and finally, David Jacobson. For…
I have confirmed the deaths of two broken horses from yesterday: 4-year-old Lefty Closer – trained and owned by Antonio Pizzurro – in the 7th at Mahoning; 6-year-old Matter of Truth – trained by David Walters, owned by Larry Brafman…
Shortly after coming “under urging,” 5-year-old Sage Valley died from an “apparent cardiac arrest” in the 8th yesterday at Aqueduct. To remind, 5-year-old equines – the rough equivalents of human teenagers – should not be dropping dead of heart failure.…
I have confirmed that 7-year-old Crazy Bear was euthanized after breaking down in last Thursday’s 4th at Charles Town. The Alex Correa-trained mare was being raced for the 62nd time. This is horseracing.
An update on the May 2014 American horseracing casualties. 99 horses were “vanned off”; 2 of whom were later confirmed dead: Reflective Glory, May 24, Emerald 6 Big Note, May 24, Santa Anita 2 Of the rest, 85 have not…
Last week’s U.S. horseracing casualties. Reported as Dead or “Broke Down” (racing-speak for dead): Princes On Thelake, Dec 3, Aqueduct 5 Precocious Kitty, Dec 3, Delta 8 Carla Sweetrevenge, Dec 3, Finger Lakes 7 Sweet Strider, Dec 3, Turf 1…
