This from Equibase’s account of the 2nd yesterday at Aqueduct: “HY BRASIL…took a bad step in deep stretch…stumbled…then was euthanized afterwards.” In fact, the 3-year-old colt was euthanized right there on the track. The Gaming Commission has filed this one…
The NYS Gaming Commission reports that Left the Galaxy was euthanized after suffering a catastrophic injury training at Finger Lakes Monday. He was six years old. The most recent Stewards Minutes at Santa Anita report one “fatality” for the week…
As I alluded to in my Saturday post, the keywords “kill breeders’ cup (derby, preakness, triple crown)” bring many – multiple thousands of – new visitors to this site. My hope is that after the big event has faded, they…
The first day of the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar brought (at least) one kill – 3-year-old Cheekaboomboom in the 2nd (this race, though worth $75,000, was not a BC race). While I could spend a couple extra lines on…
Yesterday at Delta, this in the 1st (Equibase): “CHARBONNET far back early, advanced outside through the second turn, fell, was euthanized and vanned off.” “Fell, was euthanized” – then “vanned off.” I suppose that would be the only way to…
From Equibase’s account of the 8th yesterday at Mahoning: “GRANITES PEAK was pulled up in distress at the top of the stretch and was euthanized.” ‘Tis the second kill (that we know of) at this Ohio track in the past…
From the most recently released Stewards Minutes in California (CHRB): Los Alamitos, October 13: “Following the fifth Favorite Check appeared to be injured while pulling up…[the vet] notified us that the gelding fractured his right knee and was euthanized.” Dead.…
Equibase reports this from the 3rd yesterday at Mahoning: “RUTH’S LOTUS went bad into turn and fell and subsequently euthanized on the track.” “Went bad.” Another horse, Angela’s Candy, “collided with stricken horse into the turn and went down” but,…
The chart (Equibase) line for 5-year-old Honest in the 3rd yesterday at Parx: “Honest was eased in the stretch then had to be euthanized.” A life – indubitably intelligent, feeling, sensitive – dispensed with just like that. In a related…
Another day, another kill at Belmont. 2-year-old Saratoga Swayz broke down, fell, and was euthanized (Gaming Commission) while training Thursday morning. The filly was being readied for her first race. To date, Belmont has notched 33 deaths in 2017. This…
The NYS Gaming Commission reports that 3-year-old filly Rip Loves Maize “collapsed in [her] stall” at Finger Lakes Tuesday and “expired.” “Collapsed and expired.” Yes I know, racing apologists, this kind of thing happens to adolescent horses everywhere, right? Vile.…
2-year-old Bourbonfuhrme was euthanized after being “vanned off” in the 6th at Belmont Saturday. This, says the witty chartwriter, after “cross[ing] the finish line for the final minor slice of the pot” ($830). According to the NYS Gaming Commission, 103…
