The 4-year-old Pop’s Irish Rose in the 9th at Gulfstream yesterday, as relayed by Equibase: “POP’S IRISH ROSE began to make move around far turn, quickly pulled up in distress and euthanized on track.” ‘Twas her 23rd time under the…
While Santa Anita scrambles to contain its current killing crisis, closing the track Tuesday while, as the Daily News put it, “staff tested the soil to seek environmental factors that could have contributed to the deaths of 19 horses since…
Zoomin Effort, in the 4th race at Louisiana Downs yesterday afternoon, as succinctly and dispassionately relayed by the Equibase writer there: “ZOOMIN EFFORT reared start, fell, euthanized.” Zoomin Effort was three; ’twas his 19th time under the whip. From NY…
And another… As the hand-wringing ratchets up out at Santa Anita, after three kills in two days (16 hours, actually), including the high-profile Battle of Midway, word comes of another training kill there this morning. Charmer John, two (I use…
Another day, two more kills at much-celebrated Santa Anita Park. Yesterday morning during training hours, death came to Battle of Midway, a stakes-winning (multiple times), $1.5 million “earner,” and Just Forget It, a 4-year-old being prepped for his debut. On…
In yesterday’s finale at Santa Anita, this for 3-year-old Hot American: “…took a bad step and suffered a catastrophic injury to the right front” (Equibase). Dead. Reflecting on this latest Santa Anita kill, BloodHorse’s Jeremy Balan tweeted this: “Covering this…
This from the NYS Gaming Commission at Monticello Sunday: “Celebrity Tsipras euthanized following injury due to fall.” The 5-year-old was last raced January 9.
Tracey’s Desire in the 7th at Yonkers Thursday: “horse lost all speed near the half and subsequently collapsed on track…” Collapsed. Dead. At five. But fret not, for the Gaming Commission assures an “investigation” is under way. The most recent…
From the NYS Gaming Commission: Sunday, training at Belmont, Miss Marion “sustained cannon bone injury and fell at the 1/8 pole…euthanized on track.” Miss Marion was six. Same day, same track, Chronos “fracture[d] his right front leg” (also training) –…
Kid Cantina’s run in the 6th at Santa Anita yesterday (Equibase): “KID CANTINA…dueled along the rail, stalked into the backstretch, took a bad step early on the backstretch and was pulled up in distress and vanned off.” The “bad step,”…
Equibase’s account of the 4th at Laurel yesterday: “SHE’S STUNNING was pulled up in the opening furlong, sustained a catastrophic injury and was euthanized on the track.” Gone. Dead. She’s Stunning was four; she was under the whip for the…
From the most recent Stewards Minutes at Santa Anita: January 18, 1st race – “#6 NOISE MANDATE ambulance removed post-race – euthanized.” Noise Mandate was two and under the whip for the very first time. January 20, 8th race –…
