The most recent eight races for the 5-year-old mare Say No More: Oct 6, Meadowlands: last, 25.75 lengths backNov 14, Parx: last, 10.5 lengths backNov 21 (one week later), Parx: last, 19 lengths backDec 13, Parx: 5th, 10.5 lengths backJan…
According to the chart for the 6th at Ellis Aug 26, River Mischief “was reluctant to load, then hit the outer stall door while breaking slow, trailed in the four path, was eased through the final furlong and was taken…
Over the course of three days (Aug 24-26) at Ellis Park, the stewards report the following: “Know Who You Are finished 4th and required the horse ambulance. It was reported that the horse was treated for a post-race heatstroke and…
From the stewards at Ellis… Aug 10:“Foreseen returned lame; placed on See Vet [SV] List.” “Birthday Girl returned lame and required the horse ambulance; placed on SV List.” Aug 12:“Bourbon Flight returned lame and required the horse ambulance; placed on…
Last week, according to the stewards at Delaware, both 5-year-old Salagadoola and 4-year-old Thendara’s Lost were scratched for being “lame in the post parade.” That’s lame before the race, meaning – well, you know what that means. Also, the “claim”…
Yesterday at the races: The chart note for 3-year-old River Mischief in the 6th at Ellis: “River Mischief was reluctant to load, then hit the outer stall door while breaking slow, trailed in the four path, was eased through the…
By now, most of you have probably heard about Black Caviar’s horrible laminitis death on Aug 17. While she never raced in the U.S., Black Caviar was an internationally-famous racehorse. After a “career” of 25 “wins” in 25 races, she…
A couple of recent harness rulings… Ocean Downs, Aug 11: “Justin Vincent is suspended from driving for three days for causing visible whip marks while driving Oodles of Gold.” Scioto Downs, Aug 21: “While driving Charleyinthebox during the last half…
In addition to Ova Charged “suffering a catastrophic injury” and being “humanely euthanized on the course” Aug 3, here are some other notes from the stewards at Ellis: Jul 28:“Bayou Magic, the winner, suffered a post-race heatstroke and required the…
Xpensive, says the CHRB, was killed at Los Alamitos Thursday. For now, all we have is “musculoskeletal.” He was three years old and had been put to the whip nine times. In the final race at Delaware Wednesday, 4-year-old Wicked…
This, according to the Gaming Commission, at Saratoga Harness Saturday: “Dark Matter fell at 3/4 pole causing two other horses [Quagmire Bluechip, Coalford Bet Aline] to go down.” While the incident is still being filed as merely an “accident,” it…
Yesterday, according to the chart (and as reported on our weekly list), 6-year-old Medalla Match was a “went wrong, transported off via ambulance” at Colonial. She has now been confirmed dead by her trainer, Cherie DeVaux: “After exploring all options…
