6-year-old Quotable is dead – “humanely euthanized,” says Equibase – after breaking down in the 4th yesterday afternoon at Parx. The pitiful animal had been exclusively a claimer for the past three-plus years; in the last five months of his…
As a rule, the only deaths deemed newsworthy are those of star horses and/or ones occurring in rich races. In other words, with but a few exceptions, the hundreds and hundreds of dead horses on my site – 2014, 2015…
The NY Gaming Commission reports that two 5-year-old Standardbred mares were euthanized yesterday: Country Delight, Batavia Downs – undisclosed reason. CD was slated to be raced Wednesday but was a vet scratch. Delightfully Mine, Saratoga Raceway – colic. DM was…
I have confirmed that 3-year-old Beil Beil is dead at Charles Town – “broke down” in yesterday’s 8th race, euthanized on the track. This is horseracing.
Finger Lakes yesterday afternoon (all “winners”)… race 2: Channel Boy “under the whip proved best” race 3: Sunshine Heat “under steady pressure proved best” race 5: Mail Order Bride “took the lead and under the whip outran Di Lisa to…
Bam Bam, a 4-year-old colt born and first raced in Brazil, is dead after breaking down in the 4th at Belmont Friday. If not for the NY database, we’d be left with this decidedly (and intentionally) ambiguous, open-ended line from…
Last night at a football game in Dallas, Seattle Seahawk Ricardo Lockette was injured after colliding with another player on a punt return. As he lay motionless on the turf, a deafening hush fell over the stadium, with players from…
From American horseracing tracks yesterday (Equibase): In the 2nd at Del Mar, “W. GILES reared and fell backward in the gate at the start and unseated the rider. The stewards conducted an inquiry into the start before ruling W. GILES…
Yesterday morning, 5-year-old In Haste met the following end at Belmont: “collapsed and died on horse path after jogging on training track.” “Cardiovascular,” says the Gaming Commission. And oh yes, “the investigation continues.” Yesterday afternoon at Parx, 3-year-old Star Actor…
From Santa Anita’s most recent Stewards Minutes: October 18 – “4th Race #10 SURFCUP – pulled up, dropped rider post race, euthanized on horse ambulance.” October 23 – “Jockey ALONSO QUINONEZ is fined FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for violation of California…
By now the obscenity in calling horseracing a sport has been well established. But should there be any holdouts among friends and acquaintances, refer them to yesterday’s action at Delta Downs, where, in addition to the general awfulness of whipping…
7-year-old Blue Sixty Four died at Belmont Monday from… well, allow the Gaming Commission to explain: “crashed into rail and fell while training; sedated and stood up; ambulanced to barn; treated for head trauma; seized in afternoon – euthanized.” “Crashed…
