Facts, as the great John Adams once said, are stubborn things; J.R. Anderson’s new book, The Fancy Hat Veneer, is teeming with stubborn things, none of which are good for the industry at the heart of her probe – horseracing.…
Abuse arrives in various forms: On January 10th at Turfway in Kentucky, trainer David Hunt (for Wanda Ward) took his 6-year-old mare Pass Me a Drink into battle, battle, in this case, being a horserace worth $7,500. Four days later…
This comment from Joy Aten, one of our “Shedrow Secrets” contributors, was so poignant that I felt it needed to stand as a post. “Believe it or not, I am by nature not someone who likes to argue…in fact, I…
From Wayne County, NY comes word of an animal cruelty seizure involving, among others, 16 horses in various debased conditions. Wayne County Investigator Tom Littlefield (WHAM): “Faced with that [bad hay and moldy corn] the horses have nothing left to…
The following racehorses were casualties on American tracks last week: Monday Smokin Armadillo, Will Rogers, race 8, “collapsed after the race,” vanned off Tuesday Shes a Silvertrain, Charles Town, race 2, bled Here Comes Drz, Charles Town, race 6, confirmed…
I was able to confirm that 5-year-old Here Comes Drz was euthanized after breaking down Tuesday at Charles Town. Here is the career claimer’s recent history: On September 14th of last year, Here Comes Drz is sold by Our Sugar…
Finger Lakes Racetrack wasted little time in recording its first victim of the brand-new 2014 meet: 3-year-old Recovered suffered a slab fracture in the 3rd race yesterday and was subsequently killed. The thing is, if not for NY’s unique database,…
On Tuesday, 4-year-old American Iron perished while practicing at Finger Lakes. The Stephen Ubbink-trained filly had been under the whip six times, all in 2013, and had earned but $4,300. To racing, no great loss. NY’s 2014 Death Toll: 24.
3-year-old Sicard’s Sensation was killed in the 10th race at Evangeline last night. Sicard’s connections – trainer Kelly Broussard and owner KB Racing – were chasing a purse of $13,000 in a $7,500 maiden-claiming race. Coby Bourque was aboard. To…
The following racehorses were casualties on American tracks last week: Monday Stormin Warlord, Turf, race 9, vanned off Tuesday Twobyfour, Beulah, race 8, vanned off Are We There Yet, Mountaineer, race 3, vanned off Revvy, Sunland, race 2, bled Una…
The summary of 2-year-old Ivebeensaved’s fatal ride yesterday afternoon at Parx: “…clipped the heels of Over My Head and fell heavily to the ground. Despite immediate and prolonged intervention on the part of track veterinarians, [her] injuries were obviously catastrophic…
Clawback, a 4-year-old colt, was euthanized today at Aqueduct after he was found lying in his stall unable to stand. For trainer David Jacobson (who claimed Clawback back in December), this makes 11 NY deaths since 2009. Clawback ran nine…
