Death Reports, Illinois

Training Kill of a 4-Year-Old Mare at Hawthorne: “Exsanguination secondary to massive trauma of head, neck, and thorax. The laceration extends through the skin and underlying muscle, exposing the trachea.”

Through a FOIA request to the Illinois Racing Board, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks last year (this is part 2; part 1 here – 20 kills in total). Road Blue, Jul 12, Fairmount R “Catastrophic…

Read MoreTraining Kill of a 4-Year-Old Mare at Hawthorne: “Exsanguination secondary to massive trauma of head, neck, and thorax. The laceration extends through the skin and underlying muscle, exposing the trachea.”

Illinois: “Broke down at the end of a gallop: avulsion fracture of the left scapula, cartilage completely torn from the [bone].”

Through a FOIA request to the Illinois Racing Board, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks thus far this year. Peaceloverocknroll, Jan 18, Suburban R (euth Jan 20) “Pulled up lame, loaded on ambulance, euthanized.” Peace was…

Read MoreIllinois: “Broke down at the end of a gallop: avulsion fracture of the left scapula, cartilage completely torn from the [bone].”

3-Year-Old at Fairmount: “Sudden death, copious amount of dark red fluid and foam oozes from the nostrils and mouth.”

Through a FOIA request to the Illinois Racing Board, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks thus far this year. Alshujaa, Jan 16, Fairmount S“Severe, chronic laminitis – tip of P3 pointing to the sole.” Holy Smarty,…

Read More3-Year-Old at Fairmount: “Sudden death, copious amount of dark red fluid and foam oozes from the nostrils and mouth.”

Illinois: “horse broke down – fetlock shattered”; “yesterday the horse had profuse bloody diarrhea…found dead in stall this morning”; “collapsed on track dead with blood in nostrils” – and more…

Through a FOIA request to the Illinois Racing Board, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in 2021 (this is part 2; part 1 here). Classofsixtynine, Mar 2, Hawthorne S – “horse developed uveitis, [became] completely blind…

Read MoreIllinois: “horse broke down – fetlock shattered”; “yesterday the horse had profuse bloody diarrhea…found dead in stall this morning”; “collapsed on track dead with blood in nostrils” – and more…

“Horse Bled to Death”; “Complete Fracture of Neck”; “Rider Reported Hearing a Bone Break”; “Horse Dropped Dead” – Some of Illinois’ Dead This Year

Through a FOIA request to the Illinois Racing Board, I have confirmed the following deaths at that state’s tracks thus far this year: Gargoyle, Jan 2, Hawthorne T – “comminuted P1 fractures” Can’t Stop the Cat, Jan 11, Hawthorne T…

Read More“Horse Bled to Death”; “Complete Fracture of Neck”; “Rider Reported Hearing a Bone Break”; “Horse Dropped Dead” – Some of Illinois’ Dead This Year