According to the chart for the 5th at Horseshoe Jul 15, Oondiri “gave way in early stretch, then was transported home in the equine ambulance.” “Home,” here, means the pathologist’s table. From the stewards: “euthanized in the barn area.” Oondiri…
Magic Chuck, says the Gaming Commission, broke down training at Saratoga yesterday and is dead. This poor boy turned two on May 1 and was being prepped for his debut. The Commission also relays this for Ignition Time at Saratoga…
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…
Through a FOIA request to the Maryland Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Laurel Park thus far this year. (The MD reports offer about as much detail – including photos – as any in the nation. Here…
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…
