Southwind Tabor Dead at Yonkers
Just before midnight this past Monday, Standardbred Southwind Tabor died after breaking a fetlock in the 12th race at Yonkers. He was driven by Brian Sears and trained by Michael Sorentino. NY’s 2014 Death Toll: 26.
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New Book Exposes Horseracing
Facts, as the great John Adams once said, are stubborn things; J.R. Anderson’s new book, The Fancy Hat Veneer, is teeming with stubborn things, none of which are good for the industry at the heart of her probe – horseracing.…
More Abuse
Abuse arrives in various forms: On January 10th at Turfway in Kentucky, trainer David Hunt (for Wanda Ward) took his 6-year-old mare Pass Me a Drink into battle, battle, in this case, being a horserace worth $7,500. Four days later…
An Advocate on Why We Do What We Do
This comment from Joy Aten, one of our “Shedrow Secrets” contributors, was so poignant that I felt it needed to stand as a post. “Believe it or not, I am by nature not someone who likes to argue…in fact, I…
Finger Lakes Is Complicit in Wayne County Cruelty Case
From Wayne County, NY comes word of an animal cruelty seizure involving, among others, 16 horses in various debased conditions. Wayne County Investigator Tom Littlefield (WHAM): “Faced with that [bad hay and moldy corn] the horses have nothing left to…
Casualties, 4/14/14-4/20/14
The following racehorses were casualties on American tracks last week: Monday Smokin Armadillo, Will Rogers, race 8, “collapsed after the race,” vanned off Tuesday Shes a Silvertrain, Charles Town, race 2, bled Here Comes Drz, Charles Town, race 6, confirmed…
Here Comes Drz Dead at Charles Town
I was able to confirm that 5-year-old Here Comes Drz was euthanized after breaking down Tuesday at Charles Town. Here is the career claimer’s recent history: On September 14th of last year, Here Comes Drz is sold by Our Sugar…
Recovered Dies on Day 1 at Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes Racetrack wasted little time in recording its first victim of the brand-new 2014 meet: 3-year-old Recovered suffered a slab fracture in the 3rd race yesterday and was subsequently killed. The thing is, if not for NY’s unique database,…
American Iron Dead at Finger Lakes
On Tuesday, 4-year-old American Iron perished while practicing at Finger Lakes. The Stephen Ubbink-trained filly had been under the whip six times, all in 2013, and had earned but $4,300. To racing, no great loss. NY’s 2014 Death Toll: 24.
Sicard’s Sensation Killed at Evangeline
3-year-old Sicard’s Sensation was killed in the 10th race at Evangeline last night. Sicard’s connections – trainer Kelly Broussard and owner KB Racing – were chasing a purse of $13,000 in a $7,500 maiden-claiming race. Coby Bourque was aboard. To…
Casualties, 4/7/14-4/13/14
The following racehorses were casualties on American tracks last week: Monday Stormin Warlord, Turf, race 9, vanned off Tuesday Twobyfour, Beulah, race 8, vanned off Are We There Yet, Mountaineer, race 3, vanned off Revvy, Sunland, race 2, bled Una…
Ivebeensaved Dead at Parx
The summary of 2-year-old Ivebeensaved’s fatal ride yesterday afternoon at Parx: “…clipped the heels of Over My Head and fell heavily to the ground. Despite immediate and prolonged intervention on the part of track veterinarians, [her] injuries were obviously catastrophic…