Marfa was killed in the 10th race at Horseshoe Thursday after she “hit the rail” while apparently trying to jump it. The poor girl was just two, and this was her very first race – facts, no doubt, that played…
War Anthem in the 9th at Aqueduct yesterday: “dropped back in upper stretch and tired, then suffered an injury [Commission said, ‘broke down’] in the final 16th and was euthanized on the course.” He was three years old. Complicit in…
Follows is a guest post by longtime contributor Mary Johnson. “Big Sky Girl: Foaled, Raced, Bred, and Dumped – With Intent” by Mary Johnson This is the story about the exploitation of a Thoroughbred mare who labored within the racing…
Jezebel going down in the 4th at Evangeline last night. The full chart note said, “Jezebel was hard to load, fell and was transported off the track via an equine ambulance.” Wonder if the “hard to load” was the 5-year-old…
A horse was killed – “suffered injury, euthanized” – training at Belmont yesterday. I’d give you his name, but he was so young – two at most – he hadn’t even been christened yet. The Commission also (just now) reports…
This morning, I offer a couple excerpts from The Voice Of Those Who Raced: What They Would Have To Say, a new book of poetry on racehorses – or more specifically, a series that follows the life of one racehorse,…
The chart note for Leilauni Sue in the 1st at Parx yesterday: “Leilauni Sue suffered injury near 9/16 pole…and was subsequently euthanized.” Leilauni was five; ’twas her 16th time under the whip. Her final exploiters: Eagle’s Look Stable, Jorge Diaz,…
At the risk of stating the obvious, horseracing is at its core a gambling business. For decades, the proverbial $2 bet funded this industry. As competition – lotteries, casinos, sports betting – began to arise at the end of the…
The CHRB has confirmed that two horses who made our Monday List are indeed dead: Johnny Lightning in the 5th at Los Alamitos Sunday. Just Deal in the 4th at that same track the day before. Johnny was two, and…
The video of Candys Cartel going down at Grants Pass yesterday. The chart merely said the 2-year-old “clipped heels, fell,” but I have confirmed that he is indeed dead.
The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and were unable to walk off the track under their own power – i.e., they needed the “equine ambulance.” While fates remain unknown at this time, please know we will…
Crabcakes N Beer, I have confirmed, was killed in the 3rd race at Delaware last Thursday. He was four years old, and this was his 23rd time under the whip. To add insult to death, his loving people also had…
