122 racehorses lost their lives at NYS tracks in 2013. 122 intelligent, sensitive beings sacrificed for $2 bets. The breakdown: 40 dead at Finger Lakes; 38 dead at Belmont; 23 dead at Aqueduct; 9 dead at Saratoga; 4 dead at…
Blonde for Ever, a 2-year-old filly, was killed in yesterday’s 3rd race at Parx. She was ridden by Jose Flores, trained by Robert Swentkowski, and owned by Burton Butker and Anita Hicken. Also Monday, 4-year-old Clodhopper “broke down” while running…
Horseracing Wrongs is honored to introduce a new guest contributor, Mary Johnson. Mary has been involved with Thoroughbreds for 50 years, including four as a volunteer at CANTER. Currently, she concentrates her efforts on rescuing the industry’s refuse. Shedrow Secrets:…
The following, unless otherwise noted, were “vanned off” American tracks last week. Monday: Kuro, Turf, race 2 (“broke down”) Sevenytwo, Turfway, race 2 Tuesday: Cindykat, Fair Grounds, race 10 (“went wrong early”) Wednesday: Holy Simone, Delta, race 9 Aunt Meanie,…
Yesterday afternoon at Gulfstream, 2-year-old Side Street broke down running the Grade 3 “Old Hat” Stakes and was subsequently killed. The filly was ridden by Jesus Castanon, trained by Elizabeth Gray, and owned by Andrew Farm. Two other horses also…
A head-on collision claimed the lives of two racehorses at Belmont yesterday morning, a story receiving mainstream coverage because one, 9-year-old Caixa Eletronica (below), was a star. Apparently, 4-year-old Six Drivers, the claimer afterthought part of this tale, became unnerved…
Aqueduct (and NY) didn’t waste any time in recording its first victim of the new year when 5-year-old Uncle Smokey “broke down approaching the end of the backstretch and got euthanized” after yesterday’s 7th race (the replay shows him pulling…
11-year-old Silver Train, winner of the Grade 1 BC Sprint in 2005, has died of colic “while shuttling back to the United States from Brazil.” As per usual, disingenuous garbage flows forth from connections’ mouths: Majority shareholder Hank Nothhaft says,…
The 2-year-old filly Mia Missile, initially listed as vanned off (“fell heavily”) after Saturday’s 4th race at Aqueduct, is indeed dead, euthanized on the track after fracturing her humerus. She was ridden by Angel Arroyo, trained by Laura Perillo, and…
The following, unless otherwise noted, were “vanned off” American tracks last week. Thursday: Hey Paulie, Charles Town, race 7 (“broke down”) Music Appeal, Golden Gate, race 6 Linguini, Hawthorne, race 1 (“fell”) Sharp Trip, Hawthorne, race 3 Iron Stone Ridge,…
Running in a maiden claiming race yesterday at Aqueduct, 3-year-old Coronate suffered the following calamity: “Coronate unseated his rider after the finish of the race and ran loose through the harrow yard and then jumped the rail leading to the…
The following, unless otherwise noted, were “vanned off” American tracks last week. Monday: Tommie Two Toes, Beulah, race 8 Lonesome Kitten, Mountaineer, race 5 Silver N Sassy, Turf, race 6 Tuesday: Spring Rocks, Sunland, race 4 Wednesday: Driven by Solar,…
