The details (from the Racing Commission) on three more Kentucky kills: Vezpa was killed at Turfway Mar 25: “This mare pulled up near 1/4 pole with injury to RF fetlock. [She] was sedated and loaded onto the ambulance. She was…
As mentioned in this morning’s post, I have been working closely with CNN over the past couple weeks. While a larger piece is still to come, yesterday I was asked for a response to HISA’s statement announcing an “Emergency Veterinary…
The media coverage of, and the national conversation on, horseracing is the most intense and sustained that I have seen in my nine years of doing this. And I know with certainty that horse deaths have never received this level…
Details (from the Racing Commission) on a pair of previously-reported Kentucky kills… 3-year-old Joy Enamorada was killed at Turfway Mar 9: “This filly pulled up near the 5/8 pole with an injury to the RF fetlock. The filly was sedated,…
From the stewards at Churchill Downs… May 11:“Callin My Name was scratched when he unseated his rider behind the starting gate and attempted to jump the railing, ultimately running through it. Placed on See Vet List.” May 13:“Bosque Redondo finished…
Ivory Senator has been confirmed (Racing Commission) dead after breaking down in the 7th at Ruidoso Sunday. The 3-year-old was one of six horses reported as “vanned off” the Ruidoso track last week, with another listed as “bled.” So surely…
Battle Station broke down while training yesterday at Belmont and, says the Gaming Commission, was euthanized. He is the 14th (confirmed) kill at Belmont this year, 23rd for the New York Racing Association. He was eight years old and had…
This for Mach West at Tioga yesterday, in the words of the Gaming Commission: “After running in 10th race, horse returned to paddock, collapsed and deemed expired by [vets].” “collapsed and deemed expired” According to the chart, Mach did not…
Chart notes from U.S. Thoroughbred and Quarterhorse races last week. Arneis “vanned off” at FairmountEnchantedly “vanned off” at HorseshoeSeamialaugh “injured in gate” at ParxBlunt Force “[injured] in gate” at ParxAll Our Munny “vanned off” at Presque IsleAcasha’s Intuition “vanned off”…
If what’s been happening at Churchill – 12 kills in 31 days – has taught us anything, it’s that death in the American horseracing industry doesn’t discriminate – not among the various levels of horses, not among trainers, and most…
