A Kill at Thistledown
The 2nd at Thistledown yesterday, as relayed by Equibase: “MAJOR HIT…fell past the quarter pole due to injury and was euthanized.” Just another young animal made, exploited, and killed for $2 bets. How profoundly sad, America.
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At Least 4 Horses Killed on U.S. Tracks Yesterday
At least four racehorses were killed on U.S. tracks Thursday… Mark My Style “suffered a soft tissue injury while breezing” at Belmont – “euthanized.” He was six and had been raced 33 times (but, curiously, nothing since last September). Awesome…
Kill “Mars” Under-Tack Show; Laminitis Death at Finger Lakes
“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. Sunday at a Fasig-Tipton show in Maryland, one of…
Dead Racehorses on Preakness Day
On one of Racing’s high holy days, this… In the 6th at Santa Anita, Fast Munny “fell near the finish” – officially (Equibase), “vanned off.” Multiple sources, however, have the 5-year-old dead from a “cardiac event.” That’s heart failure –…
Killed at Pimlico
Colonel Crawford’s run in the 6th at Pimlico yesterday, as relayed by Equibase: “lost his rider after sustaining an injury to his left front near the quarter pole and was euthanized.” The 4-year-old horse was being whip-raced for a share…
“Fell…and was euthanized”
Frazier Double’s run in the 6th at Evangeline last night, as described by the Equibase writer: “devoid of speed as well, fell just past the quarter mile marker and was euthanized.” And so, another life ends – for gambling. Horseracing…
Kills at Presque Isle, Finger Lakes
Presque Isle Downs in Pennsylvania celebrated its season opener yesterday – with a kill. In the 2nd, says the Equibase writer, “Prime Number was outrun, pulled up in the upper stretch and was put down.” “Put down” – another vile…
Two Racehorses Killed at Belmont
Yesterday at Belmont, this, according to the Equibase writer, befell 4-year-old Desert Affair in the 1st race: “took a bad step [after coming under ‘coaxing’] in the vicinity of the quarter pole…tragically broke down…and was humanely euthanized on track.” Also…
Kills at Buffalo, Golden Gate, Los Alamitos
From the NYS Gaming Commission: At Buffalo April 28, “Yosemite Camn took bad step out of gate…ambulanced off track and euthanized.” He was twelve. From the California Horse Racing Board: At Golden Gate April 20: “Native Jaylo was injured…vanned off…expired…
Bullards Alley Killed at Keeneland – Trainer Says He Was a “Cool Horse”; Ten Blessings Dead at Santa Anita
Dead Saturday: In the 9th at Keeneland, Bullards Alley “went wrong” and was subsequently euthanized. He was six; this was his 40th time under the whip. In the 5th at Santa Anita, Ten Blessings “took a bad step” and was…
Horse Killed in Collision at Santa Anita; Trainer: “It’s an inherent risk we all take every day”
Xten, three, was killed Friday during morning training at Santa Anita. According to Blood-Horse, the colt suffered “neurological issues” following a collision with another horse. Apparently, Xten remained on the track for some three hours as “[a] dozen or so…
Saturday Kills
Yesterday… At Parx, North Ocean, nine years old and under the whip for the 55th time, “went wrong leaving the backstretch [of the 2nd] and was euthanized” (Equibase). At Laurel, 5-year-old Tango Delta “took a bad step” in the 6th…