Over the course of just 9 days at Turfway (Dec 3-18), 20 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 28 by private vets…
The morally-challenged track announcer at Evangeline described what happened to Auntie Row Thursday as a “tumble” – and he actually doubled-down on that word: Then, this week’s batch of whipping (read: cruelty) “violations” from harness world… Hawthorne, Dec 7: “Driver…
Two days ago, we asked you to speak in behalf of Mo Dont No, who was slated to go under the whip for the 96th time, and so many of you did. Thank you. As it turned out, Mo’s race…
In October, I posted about Mo Dont No twice – here, and here. At the time of the second, the 12-year-old was about to be raced for the 93rd time. That race, at Mahoning, happened – and two more followed…
2-year-old Sizzling Hottie, said the chart for Evangeline Friday, “fell leaving the gate” and was eventually ambulanced off. Here is how that looked… Also, here is HW Board Member and Maryland Organizer Jen Sully on MD kills in 2025:
Over the course of just 6 days at Churchill (Nov 23-30), 12 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet (i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them) for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 17 by private vets for “illness”…
A clip of 4-year-old Awesome Harry at Penn Thursday. The chart said, “sustained injury, transported off in ambulance.” Dead? Probably. We’ll know for sure in short time.
Over the course of just 10 days at Churchill (Nov 9-22), 29 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet (i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them) for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 36 by private vets for “illness”…
The chart note for Ten Reflect in the final race at Mahoning yesterday said, “fell just before the wire…escorted off in ambulance.” Those words, however, hardly do what happened justice. There is the inherent, matter-of-course animal cruelty of horseracing, and…
The following speaks for itself. While reading, keep in mind that the writer, Gail Ruffu, is (as she points out) in horseracing – i.e., no animal-rights activist is she.
Over the course of just 10 days at Churchill (Oct 26-Nov 8), 11 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet (i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them) for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 28 by private vets for…
The following LTE was published in the Des Moines Register yesterday. It serves to remind that no matter who or where you are, you can be a voice for the horses. (If you think you need help putting a letter…
