CTV News (Vancouver) reports that 2-year-old Shadesofriogrande died at Hastings Sep 15 after suffering “blunt-force trauma and blood loss from crashing into the wall.” This, according to the piece, is the 5th confirmed kill at Hastings since Jul 16, illustrating…
As previously relayed, the NYS Gaming Commission is, at a minimum, not firing on all cylinders when it comes to reporting deaths. Now, one of the horses I was suspicious about has been confirmed dead. For months, Mikibytheseaside was merely…
According to the Gaming Commission, Bowl of Cherries collapsed immediately after the 2nd at Aqueduct yesterday: “pronounced dead, unknown cause at this time.” She was five. Seemingly ever in damage-control mode these days, NYRA spokesperson Patrick McKenna said this: “NYRA…
This morning, I reported on kill #11 at Golden Gate; this evening, kill #12. Weeping Willows, says the CHRB, was felled training today. As the Board has, for now, classified this as “non-musculoskeletal,” we can assume she simply collapsed and…
Great Story, a “vanned off” in the 8th at Golden Gate Monday, has been confirmed dead by the CHRB. He was five years old, and this was his 25th time under the whip. He was also “For Sale” the day…
More details have emerged on the trailer death of Nobody Listens Sunday. His trainer, Tim Eggleston, told BloodHorse that Nobody got scared by a loud noise from a nearby truck and this followed: “He got kind of upside down in…
The 6th at Aqueduct yesterday, according to the chart: “Perfect Senorita suffered a catastrophic injury to her left foreleg at the 3/16 and fell…euthanized on the course.” The replay, of course, has been expunged from NYRA’s website, but a reader…
According to Equibase, the 7th race at Delaware Thursday was “Canceled – Management Decision.” Now we know why. This from the Stewards’ Report: “Race 7 was declared a No-Contest when #10 Trumpence clipped heals [sic] past the finish…horse and rider…
Moon Frolic was injured and vanned off in the 1st at Aqueduct Sunday. I subsequently received a tip that he was euthanized, and indeed he was, as finally confirmed by the not-so-diligent NYS Gaming Commission. Moon was four, and this…
Here is the chart note for 3-year-old Hip Hop Hooray in the 1st at Parx yesterday: “raced just behind the pacesetters then collapsed and died after the finish.” The comment next to all the relevant betting information was even more…
The CHRB says that Noisey Burglar died at Los Alamitos Sunday, no other details provided. She was four years old and had been put to the whip 15 times, most recently Jul 23. She becomes the 15th (that we know…
The latest evidence of incompetence and/or malfeasance at the NYS Gaming Commission (Hoosier Shooter still hasn’t been officially classified as a fatality; more here). David Jacobson’s La Aguililla was reported by Equibase as being injured and “vanned off” at Saratoga…
