Dina’s Touch Dead at Penn National
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…
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Two Horses Dead at Beulah; Rest of Card Canceled
Two horses – 2-year-old Arbuckle Road and 8-year-old Shoe Freak Marlene – forced to run on a snowy, slippery track at Beulah yesterday broke down and are, according to a source there, dead. Apparently, Shoe Freak Marlene “snapped his leg…
Two Horses Die in Same Race at Monticello
This afternoon at snowy Monticello Raceway, two Standardbreds suffered fatal breakdowns in the 8th race. Benns Superman, driven by Jim Marohn Jr and trained by Rob Harmon, “choked up at stretch, fractured left front leg, [was] ambulanced off [and] euthanized”;…
Jwala Dead at Sha Tin
Jwala (pictured below), a 4-year-old filly, suffered a catastrophic collapse at Hong Kong’s Sha Tin on Sunday and was subsequently killed. She was ridden by Steven Drowne, trained by Robert Cowell, and owned by Manor Farm. Said Cowell in a…
Full Sail Ahead and Colour Portrait Dead at Parx
Pro football is perhaps the most brutal of professional sports, with laid-out players a familiar Sunday scene. Yesterday, there were 14 NFL games, yet even with violent collisions too many to enumerate, not one athlete died. In fact, over its…
Dec 2nd-Dec 8th: 30 Horses Down
The following, unless otherwise noted, were “vanned off” American tracks last week. Monday: 6-year-old Believeinyoursong, Beulah, race 8 4-year-old Iron Choo Choo, Turf, race 7 6-year-old Whata Wild Woody, Zia, race 1 4-year-old Foundaflyer, Zia, race 1 Tuesday: 3-year-old Dixie…
Lrs Last Patriot Destroyed at Evangeline
After finishing second in the 5th race at Evangeline last night, 3-year-old Lrs Last Patriot “fell after [the] wire” and was killed. He was ridden by Danny Lavergne, trained by Edwin Ladner, and owned by Judith Ladner. Yet another pubescent…
Shedrow Secrets: Celtic Trick
Shedrow Secrets, Installment 8 Celtic Trick By Joy Aten and Jo Anne Normile (author of “Saving Baby”) I was out of town one Saturday morning in August of 2006, so a couple of my volunteers made the usual track visit…
My Lovers Eyes Killed at Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack logged 2013 victim number 40 yesterday when 5-year-old My Lovers Eyes “broke [his] right knee while switching leads [and was] euthanized on track” (curiously, Equibase had him as pulled up and vanned off). The gelding…
Thursday: A Breakdown and Some Blood
Yesterday afternoon at Laurel Park (race 9), 6-year-old Blues Heir broke down in her 45th start. Later in the day at Delta Downs (race 3), 2-year-old Andrew’s Rose, running for the first time, “bolted on the turn then stopped badly…
2-Year-Old Dead at Aqueduct
Saturday at Aqueduct, 2-year-old Long Island Lee fractured a leg and was killed back at the barn. The filly was trained by Rick Violette Jr. Mr. Violette has now lost eight horses in NY since 2009; at the times of…
Sir Jock, Lucky Guess, Allthatjazz Dead
Saturday, in Charles Town’s 4th race, 8-year-old Sir Jock broke down and died. (Although Equibase stopped at “broke down,” I confirmed his death with the West Virginia vet’s office.) It was the gelding’s 82nd outing. 82nd. Here is how he…