The final report is in on Splendid Song, killed at Delaware Park Jul 4. From the stewards: “Splendid Song appeared to have a cardiac episode just past the finish and expired on track.” So she was not, as the chart…
Some noteworthy scratches at Horseshoe in June (there were plenty of others for the usual “injured/unsound/sick”): “Cloudy Star flipped in starting gate.” “Bobby’s Workout loose before loading, hit rail.” “Dame’s Rocket flipped in paddock.” Also: The claim (sale) of Mr.…
Below is video (not from NYRA, by the way, as the cowards there scrubbed it) of what the TDN called a “four-horse spill” at Saratoga Friday. Three of the four – names here – are supposedly okay, but I Love…
Over the course of just 11 days (Jun 7-21) at Churchill, 17 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 40 by private vets…
Among the several (harness) whipping violations last week, these (emphases mine): Cumberland, Jun 14: “Driver James Doucette was in violation of using his whip on a horse [Monaco Hanover] that was not visibly responding when the horse was not in…
3-year-old T Flying Whicha in the 7th at Delta yesterday. Note not only the announcer’s utter silence on the fall but also his gleeful call of the finish. These people are disgusting. And here is 3-year-old Higher Performance after the…
Jezebel going down in the 4th at Evangeline last night. The full chart note said, “Jezebel was hard to load, fell and was transported off the track via an equine ambulance.” Wonder if the “hard to load” was the 5-year-old…
The video of Candys Cartel going down at Grants Pass yesterday. The chart merely said the 2-year-old “clipped heels, fell,” but I have confirmed that he is indeed dead.
Recent rulings from the stewards at Laurel Park (all emphases mine): “On March 8, stable employee Fernando Garcia’s urine sample tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine.” License temporarily suspended. “On March 21, stable employee Emmanuel Sepulveda’s urine sample tested positive…
This ruling at Running Aces Jun 4: “Fiftyshadesofcray was sent to the test barn for post-race testing and it was noted by the State Vet that numerous welts appeared on the right and left rear hindquarters. Driver Scott Cisco is…
According to the chart for the 9th at Albuquerque Sunday, Nine Degrees “lost rider, fell.” But, as you will see, ’twas a lot worse than what that curt description conveys. Nine Degrees is (was?) two years old. That poor, poor…
Over the course of just 11 days (May 23-Jun 6) at Churchill, 29 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 39 by private…
