3-year-old Santa Baby is dead after breaking down in the 9th Sunday at Yonkers. The Jordan Hope-trained filly was being raced for a piece of a $16,000 racino-jacked purse. She is the 8th NY Standardbred killed in action this year,…
Virtually without exception, “broke down” is racing-speak for dead; “vanned off” translates to a better-than-even chance of dead. Broke Down: Chappstick, Nov 11, Zia 3 Knockher Off, Nov 12, Aqueduct 5 Lies N Disguise, Nov 13, Evangeline 2 Midnight Music,…
Through a reliable source, I have confirmed that the two horses listed as broke down Friday at Woodbine are dead. 3-year-old Tomtom Drum, coming off a 10th-place finish two weeks prior, went down in the 2nd. He was trained by…
Per the annual necropsy report by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, in 2013 60 racehorses died or were euthanized (well, they all died) at the three Oklahoma tracks: 28 at Remington, 18 at Will Rogers, and 14 at Fair Meadows.…
As a rule, the only dead horses reported in the media – including and most glaringly, the beat publications – come coupled with injured jockeys. Friday afternoon at Laurel Park, jockey Alex Cintron suffered a possible broken jaw in a…
I have confirmed that 4-year-old Lies N Disguise was euthanized after breaking down last night at Evangeline. In four career starts beginning in June – all under trainer Francis Melancon and owner Chase Melancon – the filly finished last of…
4-year-old Knockher Off “fell heavily to the track shortly after the finish [of yesterday’s 5th at Aqueduct] and was reported to have expired from neck trauma.” Dead in the dirt. On a more positive note, the gelding placed, winning over…
3-year-old QuarterHorse Chappstick broke down (and can be presumed dead) Tuesday afternoon at Zia Park. Follows is the video from that race. Watch as the whipped Chappstick crumples then flips – repeatedly – on the dirt (around :30 mark). …
The NYS Gaming Commission has confirmed the death of 5-year-old Alison’s Wyn at Finger Lakes – cause undisclosed. The old/young mare had been whip-raced 29 times, the last time in August. This is trainer James Acquilano’s 3rd dead horse at…
The Paulick Report (11/7) says that Oaklawn Park has received a record number of stall applications for the upcoming meet (Jan 9th). The reason: a record amount of available purse money ($23 million). On the surface, all seems rosy in…
I have confirmed that 5-year-old Next Right Thing is dead after breaking down in the 6th Saturday at Thistledown. He was trained by Richard Rettele and owned by Thomas Barnes. This is horseracing.
Virtually without exception, “broke down” is racing-speak for dead; “vanned off” translates to a better-than-even chance of dead. Broke Down: Antone Suavey, Nov 3, Finger Lakes 2 Unabiding Citizen, Nov 5, Thistledown 6 Next Right Thing, Nov 8, Thistledown 6…
