For some who’ve long been immersed in the horseracing culture, objectivity has all but vanished. As the Suffolk Downs era draws to an end, Ray Paulick offers this: “It took the sweat and hard work of more than 4,000 workers…
Virtually without exception, “broke down” is racing-speak for dead; “vanned off” translates to a better-than-even chance of dead. Broke Down: Jackson Station, Sep 18, Remington 2 (reported euthanized) Kiwi Ruler, Sep 19, Penn 6 (reported euthanized) Hearts n’ Diamonds, Sep…
To the objective and reasonable among us, the almost universal use (95% of starters) of raceday Lasix in America is bad for horses. So, it would appear that The Jockey Club’s opposition to Lasix – indeed, to all raceday medication…
4-year-old Kiwi Ruler is dead after breaking down in the 6th at Penn last night. This was the colt’s fourth race in 46 days – including two races a week apart in August – all under the caring tutelage of…
3-year-old Jackson Station was killed in the 2nd race last night at Remington Park. In a mere nine races, all this year, he was handled by three different men: Anthony Dutrow, Jon Arnett, and Robertino Diodoro – his trainer on…
5-year-old Paul Ford is dead after fracturing his pelvic while “working” at Pleasanton (California) Sunday. The unraced gelding was trained by Josh Stein.
A day after learning that the new Boston-area casino will not go to Suffolk Downs, that track’s COO, Chip Tuttle, announced September 29th as the final day of live racing. Suffolk, a losing proposition since 2006, will close for good…
A pair of equine children being raced for the very first time broke down over the weekend: Saturday at Thistledown, 3-year-old Matched Ruler crumpled in the 8th; Sunday at Monmouth, 2-year-old Souper Arch dropped in the 4th. The former was…
Sunday, the Paulick Report published a press-release announcing the retirement-to-stud (to a farm called “Country Life”) of 4-year-old Graded Stakes Winner Super Ninety Nine. It’s the type of story that racing apologists love – a career celebrated, an idyllic retirement,…
Like Mulheb before him, 4-year-old DJ’s Hope was reported (by Equibase) to have been vanned off a NY track – Finger Lakes, Saturday – only to later turn up dead on the Gaming Commission website. This time, however, we learn…
Virtually without exception, “broke down” is racing-speak for dead; “vanned off” translates to a better-than-even chance of dead. Broke Down: Frat Man, Sep 10, Charles Town 7 I Love Penny, Sep 10, Penn 3 Funnys Man Dream, Sep 11, Belterra…
6-year-old (44 races) Tale of Lucknfame – trained and owned by Rebecca Johnston – broke down Friday at Belterra, bringing that track’s two-day fallen-horse total to three (Funnysman Dream, Kingliest). What’s more, Penn National also lost three horses in a…
