The end for a horse named Tommy T, yesterday, Aqueduct: “placed to a brisk hand ride springing from the gate, bobbled shortly afterwards, was switched to a rating hold and allowed to ease back, departed the backstretch from between opponents,…
2-year-old Tripwire in the 4th yesterday at Gulfstream, according to Equibase: “stopped entering the turn, and collapsed fatally near the quarter-pole.” Again, two years old – collapsed and died. Vile. Horseracing.
From the NYS Gaming Commission, Monticello, yesterday: “Regal Delight euthanized following fracture of pastern in 5th race.” He was nine years old.
“For the second consecutive day, a turf stakes was marred by a fatal breakdown” – and so begins the Daily Racing Form’s coverage of “the [$100,000] Megahertz Stakes for fillies and mares” at Santa Anita yesterday. “Marred,” again. And, again,…
A pair of kills from the West Coast yesterday… In the 6th at Golden Gate, Big Ceas “went wrong,” says Equibase, and was subsequently euthanized. ‘Twas the 2-year-old’s 10th time under the whip. In the 8th at Santa Anita, Amboseli…
Speke, three, was killed training at Belmont yesterday, says the Gaming Commission – “suffered a fracture to his right shoulder…euthanized on the track.” He is the fourth dead racehorse at NY tracks on the young year.
In the most recent Stewards Minutes from Los Alamitos, two “equine deaths due to racing injuries” are disclosed for Jan 4-Jan 6. One, we know, is Adroit; the other, as California prefers to keep these as closely-guarded secrets, remains anonymous.…
The 7th at Aqueduct yesterday, as described by Equibase: “WESTERDALE took up the chase from path two during the opening half, backed away suddenly leaving the half mile pole after suffering a fatal injury, got pulled up, then after being…
A reader sent me this video of the Laurel race I posted about this morning. It speaks for itself.
Yesterday… The 6th race at Laurel, as described by Equibase: “TUFFY’S WAY…fell when sustaining a catastrophic injury soon past the quarter pole then was euthanized on the track. KIMBERLY B….sustained a catastrophic injury after striking a rival inside the quarter…
The Stewards Minutes for Los Alamitos (Thoroughbred) report one “fatality” for the week Dec 3-Dec 9; the dead horse is almost assuredly Miss Dialed from December 7. In that race, Equibase reported the 2-year-old as “pulled up,” then “fell, vanned…
The 10th at Parx yesterday afternoon, as relayed by Equibase: “LONDIE LOU…made a bold run while wide on the turn and into stretch, took the lead leaving furlong grounds, opened a clear lead with a sixteenth to go but then…
