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,…
7-year-old Driven by Solar was killed at Aqueduct yesterday after fracturing a leg in the 8th race. He was ridden by Manuel Franco, trained by John Toscano Jr, and owned by Joseph Forrest. Also at Aqueduct, while training this past…
Yesterday, the Breeders’ Cup announced the results of a Lasix study conducted on juveniles at last month’s event, and the apologists surely won’t be happy. In two non-BC races, 2-year-olds were allowed to compete with the drug. Of those 14…
The following, unless otherwise noted, were “vanned off” American tracks last week. Monday: 5-year-old My Two Roses, Beulah, race 7 Tuesday: 2-year-old Arbuckle Road, Beulah, race 1 (confirmed dead) 8-year-old Shoe Freak Marlene (67th start), Beulah, race 5 (confirmed dead)…
Three Quarter Horses were vanned off at Sunland Park yesterday afternoon after running stakes trials: Mrs James (race 1), Swiss Fame (race 2), and Cartier N Capris (race 6). All three are but two years old. A reminder from equine…
Nasib Rahim-trained Dina’s Touch was killed in the 7th race at Penn National last night. She was six. The mare was ridden by Santos Noe Chavez and owned by Rudy Davidson, who, by the way, had her for sale at…
Two horses – 2-year-old Arbuckle Road and 8-year-old Shoe Freak Marlene – forced to run on a snowy, slippery track at Beulah yesterday broke down and are, according to a source there, dead. Apparently, Shoe Freak Marlene “snapped his leg…
This afternoon at snowy Monticello Raceway, two Standardbreds suffered fatal breakdowns in the 8th race. Benns Superman, driven by Jim Marohn Jr and trained by Rob Harmon, “choked up at stretch, fractured left front leg, [was] ambulanced off [and] euthanized”;…
Jwala (pictured below), a 4-year-old filly, suffered a catastrophic collapse at Hong Kong’s Sha Tin on Sunday and was subsequently killed. She was ridden by Steven Drowne, trained by Robert Cowell, and owned by Manor Farm. Said Cowell in a…
Pro football is perhaps the most brutal of professional sports, with laid-out players a familiar Sunday scene. Yesterday, there were 14 NFL games, yet even with violent collisions too many to enumerate, not one athlete died. In fact, over its…
The following, unless otherwise noted, were “vanned off” American tracks last week. Monday: 6-year-old Believeinyoursong, Beulah, race 8 4-year-old Iron Choo Choo, Turf, race 7 6-year-old Whata Wild Woody, Zia, race 1 4-year-old Foundaflyer, Zia, race 1 Tuesday: 3-year-old Dixie…
