From the Golden Gate Stewards Minutes: April 7 – “Impossible Timing went wrong…euthanized on the track.” “Went wrong” and died – for $2 bets. April 16 – “Fightin Mean Mad foundered at Alameda County Fairgrounds-Pleasanton and was euthanized at barn.”…
The Equibase line for 6-year-old Fancy Hat in the 8th Wednesday at Keeneland was, to those familiar with Racing’s euphemisms, bleak: “went bad…vanned off.” While confirmations on Kentucky kills are usually difficult to come by (their response to my FOIA…
The NYS Gaming Commission has belatedly disclosed the kill (“fractured cannon”) of Richard Banca-trained Fool To Cry in the 4th at Yonkers March 31 – “investigation continues.” To date, 23 racehorses have died on or at NY tracks this year.
The entire career of the athlete known as Hewearsthefoxhat: March 13, Golden Gate – 9th of 10 April 3, Golden Gate – last of 8 Yesterday, Golden Gate – “broke down in deep stretch…euthanized” (Equibase) Dead at three. The people:…
The California Horse Racing Board has confirmed that Bully Pulpit, who was a “took an awkward step, vanned off” in the 10th Saturday at Santa Anita, is in fact dead. His people: Craig Anthony Lewis, Six-S Racing Stable, Larry Stein,…
Yesterday afternoon at Aqueduct, 4-year-old Cuantos broke down in the 1st – dead where he lay. The ugly kill can be seen here (Race Replays, Wednesday, Race 1 – pick video up around 1:00 mark – Cuantos was out in…
In the first week of April, two horses were, according to the Equibase charts, “injured, vanned off” at Los Alamitos – Apollitical Chic April 1, Shellbell April 3. Turns out, both perished, with one even euthanized on track. From the…
More dead… For the second consecutive day, Evangeline Downs recorded a kill: 5-year-old French Celebrity was a “pulled up, euthanized” (Equibase) in the 7th last night. The dead horse’s people: trainer, Samuel Breaux; owner, James Richard Daigle; breeders, Tom Curtis…
Friday at the races. I have confirmed two deaths at Charles Town. 7-year-old Ace the Limit went down in the 2nd, was “vanned off,” and euthanized back in the barn. He was raced 26 times and was “For Sale” prior…
In general, Santa Anita does not identify its dead on the weekly Stewards’ reports – preferring, instead, the sanitized “number of deceased.” Similarly, the California Horse Racing Board, citing confidentiality, has refused my FOIA request (for names of dead) two…
From the Golden Gate Stewards Minutes: Catherine’s Cause “fractured [her] pelvis during training” March 26. Dead. She was four days shy of her fourth birthday. Also, Santa Anita reports two “deceased” for the week 3 Identities withheld. Please stop betting…
I have confirmed that Mrs Loud Mouth was euthanized where she lay after breaking down at Charles Town Saturday (6th). She was four days shy of her sixth birthday. Jose Lopez, trainer/owner; Ivan Perez, jockey. Dead animals every day –…
