The following horses were casualties on American tracks last week. This list, however, includes only raceday victims, for while I’d prefer a more complete reckoning, the training carnage, with but two exceptions (NY, Cal), is almost entirely covered up. Reported…
In the 7th race June 1st at Thistledown, Reno Star “returned bleeding from the nostrils.” At that same track three weeks later, the Joshua Faulkner-trained mare once again “returned bleeding from the nostrils.” She has not been heard from since.…
Dead horses numbers 15 and 16 have been recorded at Aqueduct’s Fall/Winter Meet: 2-year-old filly Channel of Love – last raced on New Year’s Eve (finished last) – broke a leg while galloping in morning practice yesterday and was euthanized.…
From the website Horse Racing Nation: “Horses like Eltoninadress are the heart and soul of Thoroughbred racing, venerable campaigners who love to win. The 5-year-old mare won for the ninth time from 31 starts… It was only a lowly claiming…
5-year-old Warren’s Assassin is dead after breaking down in the 3rd yesterday at Santa Anita. She was trained by Jorge Gutierrez. Drayden Van Dyke was aboard.
9-year-old Standardbred Reminic was euthanized today after breaking down in yesterday’s 4th at Monticello. He was trained by Elisha Lafreniere and driven by Jason Ryan. Reminic becomes the 3rd equine athlete to die at a NYS track in the first…
Although I harbor no illusions about compassion in racing circles, sometimes the chart notes are so strikingly callous they practically leap off the page. The line for 2-year-old Good Problem in the 6th at Delta last night: “finished well [4th…
The only two states to publicly disclose dead racehorses are New York and California (though with the latter, names are not always given). Last year, the two combined for 273 killed. But remember, both states count only those who die…
An update on the June 2014 U.S. horseracing casualties. 119 horses were “vanned off”; 2 of whom were later confirmed dead: Mel’s Game, Santa Anita Tough Orphan, Oak Tree Of the rest, 91 have not been heard from since: Permit,…
Shewreckstheplace, making her 36th maiden start (all but 4, claiming), broke down and was euthanized Sunday at Aqueduct (5th race). She was a few weeks shy of her 6th birthday – or about the end of an equine’s puberty. Trainer,…
The following horses were casualties on American tracks last week. This list, however, includes only raceday victims, for while I’d prefer a more complete reckoning, the training carnage, with but two exceptions (NY, Cal), is covered up. Reported as Dead,…
Horseracing, as presently practiced in America, is a dying industry. All the economic indicators bear this out: Number of races, racedates, starters per race, and, of course, total handle have been in steady decline for years. (The harness industry is…
