Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Dept. of Gaming, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks thus far this year. (I will be posting in installments.) Raagheb, Jan 14, Turf R (nine years old, 61st race)…
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Dept. of Gaming, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in 2021 (this is part 3; part 1 here; part 2 here). (Not all necropsies were in yet, hence the…
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Dept. of Gaming, I have confirmed the following kills at Arizona Downs thus far this year. (I previously filed a request for Turf that covered Jan-Apr.) (For three of the horses below –…
On April 16, the Paulick Report quoted from an Arizona Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association email to members: “Due to the current events at Turf Paradise which have seen an unacceptable rise in horse injuries and euthanizations, the HBPA is…
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Department of Gaming, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in 2020. notes: Words in brackets and italics are mine. Throughout, the Department refers to the horses as “its,” further…
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks from May 1-Dec 31, 2019 (the first four months of the year can be found here). La Reina Del Rancho, May…
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills on that state’s tracks through April 30: Popyhowuspelcupcak, Jan 1, Turf R – “fracture left front leg” Tribal Hero, Jan 5, Turf T – “fracture…
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Department of Gaming, I have confirmed the following kills on that state’s tracks in 2018. Unless otherwise noted, immediate cause of death was a break of one kind or another; underlying cause –…
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Department of Racing, I have confirmed the following kills on that state’s tracks in 2017. Running for Annie, January 3, Turf, race 1 “open fracture fetlock” With Love Too, January 8, Turf, race…
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Department of Racing, I have confirmed the following deaths at Arizona tracks in 2016: The Blue Mercedes, January 3, Turf training, “fractured shoulder” Little But Lucky, January 23, Turf 4, “carpal slab fracture”…
After several requests, I finally received documentation on Rillito Park’s dead from last year. The response, however, strains credibility – but two horses killed in a spring meet that spanned three months. That said, here they are: 6-year-old Praise a…
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Department of Racing, I have confirmed the following kills at Turf Paradise in 2015. (Unless otherwise noted, fatal injury was a leg fracture of one kind or another.) 11-year-old Tejano Trouble, January 6,…
