Over the course of just 5 days (Jul 4-10) at Ellis, 11 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 10 by private vets…
Through a FOIA request to the Ohio Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks thus far this year. Look to the Cross, Jan 5, Mahoning R “Pulled up lame – open [through the skin] fracture.”…
According to the chart for the 9th at Horseshoe Jul 6, Apollitical Mission’s run was uneventful: “tight early, even run,” finished 3rd. Then came this from the stewards: “Apollitical Mission was vanned off after the race. Dr. Hirschy called the…
Earlier this month, I relayed that bankrupt Hawthorne was given a deadline by the judge to find a “going concern” bid – one that would keep racing – to exceed one that had come in from a non-racing entity. That…
Through a FOIA request to the PA Dept. of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks thus far this year. As always, the packet came with this: “Your request is granted in part and denied in…
Coverage of the Saratoga Library’s craven cancellation of our talk. This comes from Times Union columnist Chris Churchill, the most widely read writer in the whole of New York’s Capital Region. Off this, we have already secured two more interviews.…
In May, I reached out to the Saratoga Springs Public Library about possibly sponsoring an HW talk. The key word is sponsoring, for another local library had offered to “rent” a room to us, but with no library involvement. There…
Follows is a post from longtime HW supporter Mary Johnson. “The Dumping of Macho Rocket” by Mary Johnson Two weeks ago, I wrote a story about Big Sky Girl, a 25-year-old TB mare who was dumped into the slaughter pipeline…
The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and had to be removed from the track by “equine ambulance.” While fates remain unknown at this time, please know we will eventually get kill confirmations on many if not…
A few recent harness rulings: Northfield, Jun 22: “During a search of Barn D, three needles attached to syringes were found in the tack room assigned to trainer Keith Kash Jr. [Kash] is hereby fined $1,000 and suspended 365 days.”…
Through a FOIA request to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Prairie Meadows thus far this year. Sammy Sam Sam, May 21, Prairie T “[Multiple] fractures.” Sammy was four. R Too Feisty, May…
Over the course of just 5 days (Jun 24-28) at Churchill, 9 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 7 by private vets…
