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,…
This from the stewards at Keeneland, for the 6th race Apr 18: “Splash Master finished 3rd and required the assistance of the horse ambulance [the race chart, by the way, said nothing of this]. The filly was [then] transported to…
Cal Expo officially shuttered its doors after the last race Friday. It – and with it, harness racing in California – is no more. A day to celebrate. Not all, of course, think so, with local news reports replete with…
Using HISA as an excuse, 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 longer…
Pretty Wicked was killed while training at Los Alamitos yesterday. She was three years old and being prepped for her first race.
Three recently confirmed kills from the NYS Gaming Commission… Find Your Joy: “Horse sustained abrasions to pelvis region and head during transportation on Apr 9. [Subsequently] severe laminitis was found in RH legs and horse was euthanized Apr 19.” More…
Tap That Magic training at Finger Lakes yesterday, in the words of the Gaming Commission: “During a.m. exercise, horse received fracture to the right front shoulder necessitating euthanasia.” Indeed, he received that fracture. Disgusting. Tap was three years old.
The chart note for Beachfront Breeze in the 2nd at Laurel yesterday: “Beachfront Breeze bumped at the break, dueled to the inside of Dwelling Legacy, drifted out a couple paths while inside a pair of foes into the stretch, failed…
I have learned that Little Hot Mess broke down training at Delaware Park Thursday and is dead. She was five years old and had been put to the whip 16 times. This, every day, is horseracing.
The CHRB says that Coulair died at Santa Anita yesterday. While there are currently no details (“pending”), I can tell you Coulair had a “timed workout” at that same track four days prior. He was three years old. The NYS…
