Turns out that the outrider who manhandled Derby winner Rich Strike yesterday is Greg Blasi – that’s Blasi, as in the brother of Scott, Steve Asmussen’s assistant trainer caught saying the following in a 2013 PETA investigation: “Fuck these horses.…
All this happened yesterday, Kentucky Derby Day – and remember, this is just racing (no training included): Abscond “bled” at Churchill Kentucky Ghost “vanned off” at Churchill Madison Joy “fell while injured, vanned off” at Evangeline Dare Felix “vanned off”…
It’s not nearly the worst of it, folks (for that, see my posts from earlier today, or simply read this site every day for a week), but that doesn’t change the fact that Rich Strike, winner of today’s Kentucky Derby,…
At the Maryland Hunt Cup (steeplechase) held this past Saturday, both Preseli Rock and Sideling Hill were fallers (at the same fence) in the 1st race, with neither finishing. Preseli, the stewards report, fractured a patella and was placed on…
The following occurred earlier this month at San Isidro in Argentina. The jockey, William Pereyra, can be seen hitting his horse (on the head) well after the race was over. For this, he was reportedly suspended for four days. Four…
It didn’t take long. Yesterday was “Opening Day” for Belmont Park’s “Spring Meet” – which will include the third leg of the “Triple Crown” – and a kill to get things started. In the 8th, Baby I’m Perfect was to…
The “My Lady’s Manor” steeplechase was held Saturday in Monkton, Maryland. Prior to the 3rd, report the stewards, “Our Legend was scratched on recommendation of the examining vet during the pre-race vet check. The vet reported that the horse was…
As those of you with a decent knowledge of this industry well know, Lasix is a controversial issue. There are those, the so-called reformers, who hold that the drug is but a performance-enhancer: A diuretic, Lasix helps shed water weight…
The following videos first surfaced on social media last week and have since been confirmed by various outlets. They show multiple graded stakes-winning trainer Rodolfo Sanchez beating a downed horse (one report has the horse’s name as Guapa) at the…
I first reported on the ungodly abuse of Fox Rox back in February. At the time, he had been raced 113 times. Two more races since, and now Fox, who will turn 11 on May 27 (if he makes it,…
Yesterday, from the Equibase charts: In the 8th at Mahoning, Rum Chaser “pulled up [and] collapsed on the track.” It’s a safe bet he’s dead (I will of course follow up). In his (only) 3 previous races, the 2-year-old finished…
Three horses were ambulanced off the Tampa Bay track today (all within the first six races): 5-year-old Doctor D J in the 1st; 3-year-old Adrianna’s Rocket in the 3rd (this was her debut); and 4-year-old Eagle Keeper in the 6th.…
