This, according to the NY Commission, during morning training at Saratoga yesterday: “Horse was galloped on the main track this morning; the exercise rider noted she felt sluggish; rider started to pull her up and as he was doing so…
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on some of that state’s kills in 2025 (previous ones here). Hidden Speed, Aug 24, Los Alamitos R “Complete, displaced, comminuted fracture of third…
The Thoroughbred Daily News has been asking industry insiders what racing’s biggest problem is. Here is HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus’ response: “Racing’s biggest problem is the perception – and at times the reality – that our industry treats horses as…
The following tracks canceled racing yesterday due to extreme heat: Belterra, Colonial, Delaware, Ellis, Monmouth. (Several had also canceled the day before.) Who was racing? Among others, Saratoga. When the 1st race kicked off there at 1:12, says the chart,…
A follow-up to a post I did a month ago… In my estimation, the very worst we humans do to animals is lock them in tiny spaces – cages, crates, etc. – spaces so small they are unable to turn…
Over the course of just 11 days (Jun 7-21) at Churchill, 17 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 40 by private vets…
From the Good News Department: The Washington Racing Commission met Monday to discuss Emerald’s request to drop the four Friday race cards in August. Why the request? Here is Emerald President Phil Ziegler in the TDN: “I was told at…
The NY Commission reports that No Doubt About It “flipped over” while training at Saratoga Monday and “the horse was euthanized.” He was three years old and coming off his first race. Wesley Ward, trainer.
Among the several (harness) whipping violations last week, these (emphases mine): Cumberland, Jun 14: “Driver James Doucette was in violation of using his whip on a horse [Monaco Hanover] that was not visibly responding when the horse was not in…
According to the chart for the 5th at Churchill Jun 19, it was a banner day for the exploiters of Bourbon Town (Rey Hernandez, Luis Saez, Nick Jacoby, Bruce Ferguson, et al.), for you see, the 2-year-old colt “won” his…
Notwithstanding the (at least) two horses killed on its final weekend, Aqueduct Racetrack was given a happy sendoff Sunday. The final race was dubbed, “It Was a Good Run,” and NYRA CEO David O’Rourke told the TDN: “It’s been a…
Our allies in Australia, Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, published the following letter, jointly signed by 12 prominent veterinarians, on “tongue ties” (here is one of our own posts on this awful device). “If ever the ethics of Australian…
