Three more equine youths died Saturday: 4-year-old Concept – who last raced August 2012, finishing last, 14 1/4 lengths back – fractured her left humerus training under Matthew Peebles at Aqueduct. 3-year-old Fardan, trained by Howard Zucker and ridden by…
The following racehorses were casualties on American tracks last week: Monday Ko Ko Fleur, Mountaineer, race 5, bled, vanned off Tawdry, Mountaineer, race 8, confirmed dead La Tonga, Turf, race 4, vanned off Tuesday Passport Denied, Mountaineer, race 9, vanned…
Yesterday, 7-year-old Jeremiah Englehart-trained Itsagoodtendollars “died from an apparent cardiovascular collapse while breezing on the Belmont training track.” This is Englehart’s 14th NY death since 2009. Also on Saturday, 2-year-old (actual age, not industry age) Onlyforyou (below) died at a…
The California Horse Racing Board is investigating the death of 5-year-old Standardbred Nutmegs Davey less than 24 hours after he won last Saturday’s 3rd race at Cal Expo. What’s more, owner Ormin Carrera and trainer Dario Solares are, at least…
According to a source at the track, 6-year-old Tawdry is dead after fracturing a pair of sesamoids in Monday’s 8th race at Mountaineer. This, but another example of racing trying mightily to conceal its odious underside – the chart merely…
Horses, the apologists say, are born to run, love to run; the modern Thoroughbred is the most exquisite of athletes, sleek and powerful, with, most importantly, an instinctive will to compete. Ignore, they continue, the diminutive humans perched atop, for…
The following racehorses were casualties on American tracks last week: Monday Aggressive Prize, Louisiana, race 5, confirmed dead Tuesday Sky of Grey, Mountaineer, race 3, bled Wednesday Thegallopingghost, Mountaineer, race 4, vanned off Thursday Jalouzi, Charles Town, race 2, “pulled…
2-year-old Miss Da Sunrise, trained and owned by Angel Montano Sr and ridden by Robbie Albarado, was killed in the 4th race yesterday at Fair Grounds, the second death there in as many days. This is horseracing.
6-year-old The Program, trained and owned by Ronny Werner, was killed in yesterday afternoon’s 8th race at Fair Grounds. This, after he “came under a drive [from jockey Brian Hernandez Jr] in [the] upper stretch.” The race was of the…
5-year-old Sound of Drums, reported as vanned off after Saturday’s 7th race at Aqueduct, in fact fractured two sesamoids and is dead. This is trainer Chris Englehart’s 24th (21 racing or training) NY death since 2009. Sound of Drums was…
The following racehorses were casualties on American tracks last week: Monday Campo’s Image, Parx, race 3, vanned off Tuesday Magical Stride, Sam Houston, race 6, “in distress after the race with heat exhaustion” Wednesday Giant Indian, Laurel, race 7, confirmed…
I was able to confirm that 5-year-old Giant Indian, listed as broke down in Wednesday’s 7th race at Laurel Park, was indeed killed. This was his second start under trainer Chris Englehart and owner Ralph Perrone, having recently (December) been…
