Through a FOIA request to the New Mexico Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Sunland Park thus far this year. The request, it should be noted, took months to fill – and we only got one track…
Through a FOIA request to the New Mexico Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in 2021 (this is part 2; part 1 here). Please note, however, that covid continued to have a major impact…
Through a FOIA request to the New Mexico Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Ruidoso and Sunray thus far this year: Lethal Glory, Apr 3, Ruidoso T – “broke neck” Willing to Resorce, Apr 6, Ruidoso S…
Through a FOIA request to the New Mexico Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in 2020. Please note, however, that among the four tracks that were active last year (SunRay did not run any…
Through a FOIA request to the New Mexico Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in 2019. Please note, however, that the Commission’s paperwork is, as always, a mess, so this is a work in…
Through a FOIA request to the New Mexico Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills on that state’s tracks thus far this year. Please note, however, that New Mexico is a work in progress: It is not clear whether…
Through a FOIA request to the New Mexico Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills on that state’s tracks in 2018. Please note, however, that this report is a work in progress: New Mexico’s records are a mess. Included…
Through a FOIA request to the New Mexico Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills on that state’s tracks in 2017. Unless otherwise noted, immediate cause of death was a limb fracture of one kind or another; underlying cause…
Through a FOIA request to the New Mexico Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following deaths at New Mexico tracks in 2016. (Notes: The Commission did not forward dates of death. There were a handful of horses on their lists…
Through a FOIA request to the New Mexico Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following 59 kills on New Mexico tracks in 2015. (Note: This list does not include horses killed at private farms or off-site training facilities.) 3-year-old Hiclass…
Through a “New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act,” I have confirmed the following 16 deaths at Zia Park in 2014. (In addition to these, the Commission sent reports for several horses who were “vanned off” and have since disappeared.…
“sudden death prior to race” – “dropped dead after race” – “fell down and died after race” – “flipped in paddock, cracked skull and died” Through a “New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act,” I have confirmed the following 17…
