After being tipped off yesterday, I immediately sent the following email to the executive secretary of the Montana Board of Horse Racing. I have yet to hear a response and fear I may not until Monday. That said, I encourage…
The NYS Gaming Commission says Mcbardle “collapsed after crossing the wire [last] in the 6th” at Buffalo Friday, and died. “Driver,” they add, “reported that just prior to collapsing the horse started to wobble.” His exploiters: Tammy and Kyle Cummings.
Ahead of today’s Preakness Stakes, the 27 (disclosed) kills at Maryland tracks last year: Trophy Boy, Jan 14, Laurel S “Showed signs of illness Dec 26. Condition deteriorated and connections could not financially afford to send the colt to a…
In the first of the two biggest days on the Maryland racing calendar, a kill. In race 1 at Laurel today – “Black-Eyed Susan Day” – Hit Zero, says the Thoroughbred Daily News, “succumbed to an apparent cardiac event following…
For anyone with even a modicum of compassion, cockfighting is abhorrent (if unfamiliar, here’s an overview). In fact, animal fighting of any kind is so generally reviled it is banned both federally and in every U.S. state and, importantly, in…
I have been able to confirm (Indiana Commission) the following kills at Horseshoe: Mister Kelly, Apr 8: “Incurred a catastrophic injury – bilateral sesamoid fractures – near the 5/16 pole, was vanned off and humanely euthanized in the barn area.”…
The NYS Gaming Commission says 5-year-old Renaldo N was killed in the 7th race at Yonkers Monday. The dead horse’s exploiters: Shane Tritton, Lauren Tritton. In the weekly harness rulings, this for driver Justin Vincent at Shenandoah Downs May 2:…
The chart note for Kingdom’s Spirit in the 2nd at Mountaineer last night: “Kingdom’s Spirit took a bad step, falling at the half-mile pole, and was euthanized on track.” This poor, poor girl was eight years old. Her scumbag owner/trainer,…
The Yonkers Times recently published an article on how to bet the Belmont Stakes; the article had nary a word on the treatment of the horses. So, I wrote this LTE in response. Also: Friday, Kentucky Sports Radio ran a…
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…
Trumps Train in the 8th at Sam Houston yesterday. We won’t know if the 2-year-old survived until our FOIA, but…
While New York has the most tracks, I think it fair to call Kentucky the heart and soul of American horseracing. From breeding to tracks like Churchill and Keeneland to the Kentucky Derby itself, KY is ground zero. In fact,…
