From the 7th at Turf yesterday: “Oh Yes I Did suffered a severe injury…then was euthanized” (Equibase). Oh Yes I Did was three; she was “For Sale” the day she died. From the most recent minutes (November 9-11) at Los…
“I think I’m going to build something on his legacy. We’re supposed to keep going. This horse came into our lives and touched us.” – owner Jim Thompson, Horse Racing Nation “God put that horse in my life for a…
In the 3rd at Finger Lakes last Thursday, Last Chant was said (by Equibase) to have “weakened” en route to a second-to-last, 14 lengths-back finish. Turns out, the 3-year-old suffered a break and, says the Gaming Commission, was euthanized. Dead.…
R Caan, a 9-year-old who was supposed to be raced in the 4th at Monticello Tuesday, is dead – euthanized, says the Gaming Commission, “following injury during shipment.” This, too, is horseracing.
Andesine, a 5-year-old mare under the whip for the 23rd time, “collapsed and died,” says the Gaming Commission, immediately after the 9th at Aqueduct yesterday. “Collapsed and died” – this is horseracing.
New York Harbor, a yet-to-be-raced 2-year-old, broke down – both front legs, says the Daily Racing Form – at Churchill this morning and is dead. The rider, Odanis Acuna, was also killed in the fall.
The 1st at Penn last night, as described by Equibase: “Mischievous Star chased the pace in the four path, went bad near the quarter pole and was injured as a result and later euthanized.” Mischievous Star was four; this was…
Yesterday morning at Finger Lakes, says the Gaming Commission, Tizz Hip broke while training and was subsequently euthanized. She was two and was being prepped for her first race. Later in the day, Love to Party “fell” in the 2nd…
The Gaming Commission reports that Buddy’s Tiz “collapsed and died” while training at Belmont Monday morning. Buddy’s Tiz was eight years old – or about the age of physical prime for the average horse. “Collapsed and died.” Santa Anita has…
Australia’s Melbourne Cup – “The Race That Stops a Nation” (and one of the richest on the planet) – has claimed its sixth (that we know about) victim in six years. Yesterday, Cliffs of Moher, four, broke a shoulder and,…
Gotcha Gabin is dead after breaking in morning practice Sunday at Aqueduct – euthanized, says the Gaming Commission, where she lay. The 3-year-old is the 80th dead racehorse at a New York track this year. End it, now.
The Equibase line for Very Elegant in the 8th yesterday at Mahoning: “VERY ELEGANT pulled up at the quarter pole, was badly injured and was euthanized.” Prior to being killed, the 5-year-old mare was “For Sale” at $7,500. This is…
