A head-on collision claimed the lives of two racehorses at Belmont yesterday morning, a story receiving mainstream coverage because one, 9-year-old Caixa Eletronica (below), was a star. Apparently, 4-year-old Six Drivers, the claimer afterthought part of this tale, became unnerved…
Aqueduct (and NY) didn’t waste any time in recording its first victim of the new year when 5-year-old Uncle Smokey “broke down approaching the end of the backstretch and got euthanized” after yesterday’s 7th race (the replay shows him pulling…
11-year-old Silver Train, winner of the Grade 1 BC Sprint in 2005, has died of colic “while shuttling back to the United States from Brazil.” As per usual, disingenuous garbage flows forth from connections’ mouths: Majority shareholder Hank Nothhaft says,…
The 2-year-old filly Mia Missile, initially listed as vanned off (“fell heavily”) after Saturday’s 4th race at Aqueduct, is indeed dead, euthanized on the track after fracturing her humerus. She was ridden by Angel Arroyo, trained by Laura Perillo, and…
The following, unless otherwise noted, were “vanned off” American tracks last week. Thursday: Hey Paulie, Charles Town, race 7 (“broke down”) Music Appeal, Golden Gate, race 6 Linguini, Hawthorne, race 1 (“fell”) Sharp Trip, Hawthorne, race 3 Iron Stone Ridge,…
Running in a maiden claiming race yesterday at Aqueduct, 3-year-old Coronate suffered the following calamity: “Coronate unseated his rider after the finish of the race and ran loose through the harrow yard and then jumped the rail leading to the…
The following, unless otherwise noted, were “vanned off” American tracks last week. Monday: Tommie Two Toes, Beulah, race 8 Lonesome Kitten, Mountaineer, race 5 Silver N Sassy, Turf, race 6 Tuesday: Spring Rocks, Sunland, race 4 Wednesday: Driven by Solar,…
7-year-old Driven by Solar was killed at Aqueduct yesterday after fracturing a leg in the 8th race. He was ridden by Manuel Franco, trained by John Toscano Jr, and owned by Joseph Forrest. Also at Aqueduct, while training this past…
Yesterday, the Breeders’ Cup announced the results of a Lasix study conducted on juveniles at last month’s event, and the apologists surely won’t be happy. In two non-BC races, 2-year-olds were allowed to compete with the drug. Of those 14…
The following, unless otherwise noted, were “vanned off” American tracks last week. Monday: 5-year-old My Two Roses, Beulah, race 7 Tuesday: 2-year-old Arbuckle Road, Beulah, race 1 (confirmed dead) 8-year-old Shoe Freak Marlene (67th start), Beulah, race 5 (confirmed dead)…
Three Quarter Horses were vanned off at Sunland Park yesterday afternoon after running stakes trials: Mrs James (race 1), Swiss Fame (race 2), and Cartier N Capris (race 6). All three are but two years old. A reminder from equine…
Nasib Rahim-trained Dina’s Touch was killed in the 7th race at Penn National last night. She was six. The mare was ridden by Santos Noe Chavez and owned by Rudy Davidson, who, by the way, had her for sale at…
