Through a FOIA request to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Prairie Meadows in 2022. yet-to-be-named 2-year-old, Jun 11, training – “sudden death” (again, two years old) Gfr Gone N Dun It, Jun…
Through a FOIA request to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Prairie Meadows in 2021 (this is part 2; part 1 here): Bodacious Wagon, Aug 1, Prairie S – “pneumonia” Come On Rico,…
Through a FOIA request to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Prairie Meadows thus far this year: E’s Beauty, May 13, training – “fractured carpus” Heros R Cowboys, Jun 2, stall – “colic”…
Through a FOIA request to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Prairie Meadows in 2020. She’sagraciouslady, Jun 17, Prairie S – “chondritis” Realbird, Jun 19, Prairie T – “fractured carpus” Mucho Macho Dan,…
Through a FOIA request to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Prairie Meadows in 2019. (Please note: The Commission did not forward any stall deaths – e.g., colic, laminitis – though surely there…
Through a FOIA request to the Iowa Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Prairie Meadows in 2018. Glendo, April 25, Prairie T “humerus fracture” Oh My Gravy, April 29, Prairie R “pastern and cannon fractures” Raegen Harper,…
Through a FOIA request to the Iowa Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Prairie Meadows in 2017. Please note, however, that the Commission did not forward any training deaths, so this, surely, is but a partial reckoning.…
Through a FOIA request to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Prairie Meadows in 2016. (Notably, the Commission did not forward any training fatalities, though surely there were some.) Tagged, April 30, Prairie…
Through a FOIA request to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, I have confirmed the following track-related kills at Prairie Meadows in 2015: 3-year-old Sab Vision, April 24, race 3 “catastrophic musculoskeletal injury” 4-year-old Afleet’s Hot Copy, May 10, race…
Through an “Open Records” request to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, I was able to confirm the deaths of the following racehorses at Prairie Meadows in 2014. All suffered what the Commission refers to as “catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries” while…
