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,…
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…
