Another Belmont Training Kill
The NYS Gaming Commission has only just disclosed the training kill of Toga Dan at Belmont on Mar 7: “[multiple] LF fractures; due to poor prognosis, decision was made to euthanize.” Toga was three years old.
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Fell, Fell, Fell, Fell, Fell, Fell
More steeplechase madness this past Saturday… Combined, the Foxfield Spring Races (Virginia) – where “children 12 and under are free of charge”! – and the Maryland Hunt Cup – where you can enjoy “an afternoon of tailgating and picnicking on…
The Weekly Ambulance List
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…
The Utter Destruction (Including Degloving) of a Leg
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). Goatski, Oct 22, Santa Anita S “Acute sign of colic at racetrack; horse…
The Evil That Men (Women) Do: Former Racehorse Found Half Dead in Kentucky
During a routine welfare check last week, the Kentucky Humane Society found a former racehorse half dead at an old mine site in Kentucky. In addition to being “severely emaciated and covered in rain rot,” says KHS, 17-year-old Make It…
Death of a 2-Year-Old: “Multiple open fractures, multiple torn tendons and ligaments, rupture of joint capsule, extensive hemorrhage.”
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). She’s Quality, Nov 1, Del Mar R (euth Nov 2) “Broke down during…
32 Injured or Sick Horses at Keeneland Over Just 5 Racedays
Over the course of just 5 days (Apr 3-10) at Keeneland, 16 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 11 by private vets…
“Roughed,” Fell, Dead at Parx
The full chart note for Chase a Dream in the 3rd at Parx yesterday: “Chase a Dream was roughed at the start, rallied wide into the stretch, was soundly bumped causing him to fall and subsequently be euthanized.” “Roughed,” “soundly…
“Stumbled”? Please. And a slew of felled horses at Grand National.
The Remington chartwriter is notorious for giving nothing away, with the latest case in point Sunday’s 5th race. Corazon de Oro, according to the chart, “stumbled halfway” – that’s it. Here is the video of that “stumble.” Note also that…
The Ambulance List Begins to Grow Longer
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…
“We’ve had a spill at the back of the pack.”
According to the chart, 3-year-old Shake of the Reins “took a bad step, fell” and was eventually carted away in the 2nd at Evangeline last evening. Here is how it looked: “A spill at the back of the pack” –…
Another 2-Year-Old Killed at Keeneland; That’s 3 Dead Horses in 7 Days
For the second day in a row, and third time in a little over a week, a horse was killed racing at Keeneland. In the 2nd yesterday, Sing for Mo Money broke down and was “vanned off.” Then, in what…