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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
A sport? Finger Lakes, Tuesday: 2nd race – “BROADWAY MUSIC GAL [who won]…was never in jeopardy while never letting up with whip – whipped to wire.” 3rd race – “DOMER…opened up daylight and then was under the whip for the…
I have previously written on Shamrock Road twice (here, here). Well, Sunday he was raced – again. That’s 12 times in a little over 18 weeks. Edward Charles Sexton continues as primary exploiter. This is horseracing.
On January 11, 2007 at Delta Downs, a 2-year-old horse named Wajir On Me was raced for the first time. Since, there is this: Charles Town 5/20/2015 Penn National 5/2/2015 Fair Grounds 3/29/2015 Fair Grounds 3/15/2015 Fair Grounds 2/13/2015 Fair…
An update on Hear Me Purr: Yesterday, the 4-year-old was raced for the 6th time in a little over 5 weeks – 11th time in 13 weeks. And the result was no different than the rest: 7th of 8, 25+…
A week ago, I highlighted an abused horse named Shamrock Road. Well, his ordeal continues: Tuesday, Shamrock was put to the whip yet again – 7th of 8, 16+ back. This morning, we turn our attention to 4-year-old Hear Me…
