Everyday Obituaries

Browwn Sugar, says the CHRB, died at Los Alamitos Tuesday – no details other than “musculoskeletal.” He was two and coming off his first race, at this same track, Apr 26.

The CHRB reports that two horses were killed training at Santa Anita Sunday: Made Perfect Cents and Crimson Sea. The former had just turned two (and was being prepped for her debut); the latter was but three. That’s two kills…

The full recap of Montego Bay’s outing in the 7th at Presque Isle yesterday, in the cold, terse telling of the chartwriter: “Montego Bay was racing in contention along the rail into the turn, pulled up when she took a…

This for Oaxacan Dream N in the 11th race at Buffalo last night, according to the NYS Gaming Commission: “compound [broke the skin], comminuted [several pieces] pastern fracture…euthanized.” She was nine years old.

The CHRB reports that El Vigilante died at Los Alamitos yesterday, no details yet. El was two years old and coming off his first ever race, Apr 26 at this same track.

On May 9, Mustique, as we previously reported, was transported off the Churchill track in an ambulance. We now know she is dead. This from the Racing Commission: “filly suffered a catastrophic injury to her right foreleg and was humanely…

This for Ticket Worthy at Finger Lakes Saturday, in the words of the Gaming Commission: “Horse fractured right shoulder during a.m. exercise, vanned home, euthanized due to poor prognosis.” Ticket was two years old; he was being prepped for his…

As I wrote earlier this month, we have been completely shut out in the states of Arkansas and Florida – the racing commissions there claiming that while they are still the ostensible regulatory bodies at the state level, they no…

“Under Tack” events are speed trials for horses who are so young they don’t even have names yet; the trials allow prospective buyers to assess the new “talent” prior to bidding. Thursday, at a Fasig-Tipton event in Maryland, one of…

Recent kill confirmations from the NYS Gaming Commission: Run With Honor at Finger Lakes May 12: “While racing in the 8th, the #6 horse received biaxial [multiple] sesamoid fractures to the RF fetlock necessitating euthanasia on the track.” Yes, folks,…