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…
In the 1st at Churchill today, Kimberley Dream “went wrong,” which, regular readers of this site know, is Kentucky Racing-speak for dead. And she is. At seven. This current kill cluster at Churchill Downs is officially one month old today.…
The following are chart notes from Remington, Ruidoso, and Sam Houston yesterday. Bear in mind that all of these horses are children. I don’t believe it to be anthropomorphizing when I say they all felt stress, even fear, before/during their…
According to the chart for the 7th at Churchill yesterday, Lost in Limbo “dropped his rider pre-race and ran loose, was gathered [and] remounted…took minor contact from rivals on both sides at the start…weakened in upper stretch, but fell inside…
The NYS Gaming Commission has disclosed the death of Bustin Lulu at Belmont May 23. While no details were given, I can tell you Bustin had been raced just three days prior. For her exploiters – Roddy Valente, Bruce Levine…
I believe that people like Joe Drape are in many ways more dangerous (to horses, that is) than the Bob Bafferts of the world. Drape is an unabashed racing fan who also happens to be an accomplished journalist covering racing…
Another excellent piece on NY Racing finances by Sam Mellins of New York Focus. Please read and then share this quality journalism. “Half a Billion in the Bank — And Next to No One in the Stands” “At Belmont Park’s…
The following was issued as a press release yesterday: “The Jockeys’ Guild and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) hosted a symposium at Keeneland today in order to bring the critical issue of jockey mental health to the forefront…
Details (from the Racing Commission) on three already-reported Kentucky deaths. 5-year-old Caramelito, killed at Turfway Feb 10: “severe, extensive tearing of the superficial digital flexor tendon, with rupture of the tendon near the level of fetlock joint; distal portion of…
Just one of the many media pieces on our Preakness protest Saturday. ABC Baltimore: Also, one of our tweets Saturday was picked up by the New York Post:
