The NYS Gaming Commission has just recently relayed this for Wicked Improbable at Belmont last Friday: “horse collapsed near the 1/2 mile pole…euthanized at [hospital].” The horse in question was but three years old. Of note, the Commission describes the…
Bullville Terror, says the NYS Gaming Commission, “broke down” in the 1st race at Monticello yesterday and is dead. He was eight years old. A few other notes… According to Equibase, in 2025 wagering on U.S. races was down 2.1%…
The CHRB has confirmed two more kills (that makes three) from over the weekend: Angelic Appeal, in the 7th race at Santa Anita Saturday; Cornhuskerchris, during morning training at that same track yesterday. The former is no surprise, given the…
Imm Relentless, a “fell, ambulanced” at Los Alamitos Saturday, is dead. We know this because, and only because, the jockey was injured in what the Daily Racing Form called a “spill.” (The racing rags – DRF, Paulick, etc. – only…
The just-concluded 4th race at Mahoning: “Wonderful Justice off slow…suffered an injury after passing the 7/16 pole, pulled up, and was subsequently euthanized on the track.” Wonderful was five years old, and this was his 22nd time under the whip.…
This from the Kentucky Racing Commission, Turfway, Jan 2: “Stowe was pulled up abruptly near the 3/8 pole and required the assistance of the horse ambulance. It was [later] reported that the horse had suffered a catastrophic injury to his…
Yesterday, the Daily Racing Form reported that Free Like a Girl “recently had to be euthanized due to a severe hind-leg injury sustained in a trailer accident.” This poor girl was six and, according to the piece, had been “retired”…
Damazio was killed in the 2nd race at Santa Anita yesterday. He was six, and this was his 13th time under the whip. His is the second death at this hallowed track in five days. Also, the CHRB reports that…
NY recorded its first official kill of the new year yesterday. This from the Gaming Commission for 2-year-old True Kew: “unraced horse sustained an injury while galloping at Belmont; horse was vanned by ambulance to Cornell [and] subsequently euthanized.” Killing…
The CHRB says Mo Town Gal died at Santa Anita Wednesday – “musculoskeletal,” for now. She was five years old and being prepped for her 24th turn under the whip.
The chart note for American Silver in the 7th at Mahoning yesterday afternoon: “was racing in mid-pack, suffered a catastrophic injury past the 3/4 pole, and was euthanized.” And that’s that. American was six years old, and this was his…
Brody, said the chartwriter at Turfway Dec 20, “suffered an injury and was transported off the track in an ambulance.” We now have this followup from the Racing Commission: “The horse [was] transported to a Lexington clinic for further evaluation…
