Good Times at Penn National
Wednesday at Penn National (from Equibase charts): race 2: Stand by Your Man – “vanned off” race 4: Arrest in Pieces – “ran off when he got to the gate, reluctant to load once they got him back”; finished last,…
Everyday Cruelty
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Halos and Angels – Again
I have posted twice previously on Halos and Angels: 11/18/14, “Halos and Angels: Dead Horse Walking” 10/19/15, “Halos and Angels’ Hell Continues…” After that last horrible race on October 17, nothing (again) for over 2 1/2 months. And then (again),…
After 114 Starts, a Cheap Horse Named Threewisemen Simply Disappears
Back in August 2014, I reported on an in-the-process-of-being-beaten-into-the-dirt 9-year-old, 99-start gelding named Threewisemen. In that post, I besought trainer/owner Russell Polichena to release the long-abused horse from his servitude. That plea (of course) went unanswered. After my initial exposure,…
109 Races and Counting – The Abuse of 10-Year-Old Face the Fire
The ugly bio of a racehorse known as Face the Fire: 10 years old, will turn 11 in February. 109 times under the whip. 109. Very much active: Thus far in 2015, has been raced 15 times – among them,…
Abuse at Parx: “In Distress,” “Inexplicably” Whipped Some More, Returned “Lame,” “Vanned Off”
Monday afternoon at Parx, a 3-year-old horse named Rye Frost was raced in the 2nd. This is how Equibase described his day: “RYE FROST, wide and just off pace, began to drop back after a quarter mile, appeared to be…
The Ongoing Abuse of a Horse Named Disco Dancer
Disco Dancer: 7 years old, active for 4 1/2 years, 35 times under the whip, all at the claiming level. His last 11 (“connections” noted): May 22 (2014) Evangeline – last of 11, 22 lengths back (“steadily faded”), Louis Huval/Helen…
Halloween Ugliness
From American horseracing tracks yesterday (Equibase): In the 2nd at Del Mar, “W. GILES reared and fell backward in the gate at the start and unseated the rider. The stewards conducted an inquiry into the start before ruling W. GILES…
Weekend Ugliness
From the weekend: In a $4,500 claiming race Saturday at Laurel, 6-year-old Valley Stream finished last of 11, some 40 lengths back. Equibase said he “was under the whip nearing the turn and faltered.” This, by the way, was his…
Halos and Angels’ Hell Continues…
On November 18, 2014, I posted this on a horse named Halos and Angels: “(Please note: This was originally published October 7th. At the request of a group working to rescue the horse, I took it down in hopes of…
“Slammed, Slammed, Bumped Hard”
Equibase’s description of yesterday’s 3rd race at Fresno: “TWO EYESA SPECIAL slammed soon after leaving the gates” “IM FLYIN slammed, rider lost irons” “BUILDING WEALTH bumped hard, taken up” Entertainment in 21st Century America.