From the stewards at Turfway Park, last two weeks of January: “Claim of Spare a Dime voided when horse was placed on Vet’s List in Test Barn.” “Ineedagirllikeyou was injured in post parade, scratched.” “Start Class scratched by vet in…
Horses “scratched” at Golden Gate over just six days of racing in January: Sea Breeze Boy, injured Heredia Boxer, lame Sierra Melody, unsound Reservoir, sick Bobby’s Alibi, injured Heavenly Prince, injured Supersonic Flyer, sick Warm Summer, lame Runaway Princess, sick…
In addition to five horses vet-scratched at Gulfstream yesterday, there were these: Grace Candy “hit the starting gate” Tickle My Fancy “hit the starting gate” Lord Jaxston “hit the starting gate” (finished 33 lengths back) Chloe’s Toy “hit the starting…
According to the chart for the 1st at Delta yesterday, Last Native Cat “took a bad step, fell, and was vanned off.” While we won’t know for sure till my FOIA…
11-year-old King’s House was raced again yesterday at Parx. It came less than two weeks after his last race, and was his 111th overall. He came in last, but Parx being a racino flush with non-racing-related cash, pays first-last. So,…
From the stewards at Golden Gate, Jan 13-16: Laura Mars, scratched – “unsound” Moonlightnwine, scratched – “sick” Govenor’s Party, scratched – “sick” Autisms World, scratched – “unsound” Mistical Surprise, scratched – “sick” Dr Pescado, scratched – “sick” Damn the Torpedoes,…
Various chart notes from Santa Anita yesterday: Violent Storm “brushed the gate” Little Rachel “never responded to urging [whipping, that is]” Maven “bumped leaving the gate” Winding “bumped leaving the gate” Ted “clipped heels” Agree to Settle “bumped leaving the…
According to the chart, 3-year-old Pop Pop Susi “went bad” (the track announcer said, “amiss”) in the 1st at Penn Friday night. Here is what that looked like: Confirmation will have to wait for my FOIA, but…
The following horses were scratched by the track vet over just five days of racing (Jan 6-8, Jan 13, Jan 15) at Santa Anita: Wirly Girly, injured Niles Channel, injured Elusive Class, injured Rip City, sick Ring General, sick Classier,…
The following on the Hejazi pics from yesterday comes from a former racehorse owner with a lifetime of experience working with horses. (This person prefers to remain anonymous.) I’ve reposted the photos and another showing the bit in question. Again,…
