Death Reports, Michigan

“Cardiovascular Collapse Warming Up” – Because This Happens to “Athletes” All the Time

Through a FOIA request to the Michigan Gaming Control Board, I have confirmed the following kill at Northville Downs last year. Please note that Northville (harness) is Michigan’s only surviving racetrack; since 2000, seven – yes, seven – Michigan tracks…

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A Kill at Northville Downs – But the Good News Is That Michigan Racing Is Hanging by a Thread

Through a FOIA request to the Michigan Gaming Control Board, I have confirmed the following kill at Northville Downs July 21: Ounce Hanover – “fractured front leg” Please note that Michigan is down to a solitary racetrack – a harness…

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“Suspensory Rupture”; “Carpus Fracture”; “Epistaxis” – Hazel Park’s Dead, 2017

Through a FOIA request to the Michigan Gaming Control Board, I have confirmed the following kills at Hazel Park in 2017. Please note, however, that the Board did not forward any training deaths (though surely there were some); in addition,…

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