Earlier this month, word came that “Light Up Racing,” a grassroots org launched in 2024 to “drive positive change” in the horseracing industry, is shutting down for good this fall due to a lack of funding and an “alignment” problem…
Claret Beret collapsed and died from an “apparent cardiac event” following a training session at Palm Meadows yesterday. She was five – “cardiac event.” This one was widely covered in the racing rags because Claret was a million-dollar-plus earner who…
Oaklawn Park in Arkansas is – in terms of money, history and all that – one of the top tracks in America. It is also, at least in the first three months of 2026, one of the deadliest. According to…
Over the course of just 11 days (Apr 25-May 10) at Churchill, 35 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 28 by private…
According to the chart for the 2nd at Finger Lakes Tuesday, Diamondinthedark “dropped back suddenly, appeared in distress, pulled up and was vanned off.” In fact, the 3-year-old is dead, as confirmed by the Gaming Commission. Her exploiters: Dennis and…
Led by our indomitable Maryland coordinator (and board member) Jen Sully, HW was out in force for the Preakness Saturday. What’s more, we garnered great coverage – which, of course, amplifies our message exponentially – starting on Friday with the…
The following video was put out last week by Canadian nonprofit Animal Justice. It speaks for itself. (Although the incident took place in Jul 2023, a whistleblower just recently came forward.) At the time, the victim, Scarlett’s Flower, was but…
Minister Shane, a “sustained injury, transported off via ambulance” in the 5th at Santa Anita Sunday, is in fact dead. He was eight years old. George Lopez, trainer.
Despite our best efforts (thanks to all who took the action), Big Hearted Factor was indeed put to the whip last night at Miles City – two days after his most recent race, his fourth race this month (that would…
Recent rulings from the Maryland Racing Commission: “Trainer Darren Ferrell was the trainer of the horse Torrone Hanover in the 4th race at Rosecroft Jan 22. Post-race analysis of urine sample taken from [horse] identified the presence of O-desmethyltramadol, an…
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…
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…
