Everyday Cruelty

Trumps Train in the 8th at Sam Houston yesterday. We won’t know if the 2-year-old survived until our FOIA, but…

Yesterday, as reported, Morlock was killed at Aqueduct. But surely, the 4-year-old cardiac victim was not the only “athlete” killed on Kentucky Derby Day. In fact, no fewer than six horses were so badly injured yesterday they needed an ambulance…

Over the course of just 9 days (Apr 11-23) at Keeneland, 34 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 25 by private vets…

More steeplechase madness this past Saturday… Combined, the Foxfield Spring Races (Virginia) – where “children 12 and under are free of charge”! – and the Maryland Hunt Cup – where you can enjoy “an afternoon of tailgating and picnicking on…

During a routine welfare check last week, the Kentucky Humane Society found a former racehorse half dead at an old mine site in Kentucky. In addition to being “severely emaciated and covered in rain rot,” says KHS, 17-year-old Make It…

Over the course of just 5 days (Apr 3-10) at Keeneland, 16 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 11 by private vets…

The Remington chartwriter is notorious for giving nothing away, with the latest case in point Sunday’s 5th race. Corazon de Oro, according to the chart, “stumbled halfway” – that’s it. Here is the video of that “stumble.” Note also that…

According to the chart, 3-year-old Shake of the Reins “took a bad step, fell” and was eventually carted away in the 2nd at Evangeline last evening. Here is how it looked: “A spill at the back of the pack” –…

There is, as we all know, the inherent, everyday abuse in horseracing. Occasionally, though, there comes along a case that practically defies description. The horse named Guanajibo just turned 13. 13. Tomorrow, at the hellhole nominally known as Camarero, Guanajibo…

Over the course of just 6 days at Turfway (Mar 6-14), 23 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” another 31 by private vets…

Over the course of just 10 days at Turfway (Feb 18-Mar 5), 30 horses were scratched by the regulatory vet – i.e., their exploiters had every intention of racing them – for being “injured” or “unsound,” and another 34 by…