We have confirmed three recent deaths at Charles Town: 5-year-old Intimate Storm, July 30th, race 6, trainer Charles Frock 3-year-old Bullwhip, August 14th, race 1, trainer Jeff Runco 3-year-old Deputy Gulch, August 14th, race 2, trainer James Dean Locklear Also,…
3-year-old Bayview Drive, trained by Jeff Mullins and owned by Cellist Racing, is dead after breaking down in yesterday’s 10th race at Del Mar. He is the 13th horse to die at that storied track in the past month. In…
4-year-old Serious, who broke down (“on her own”) in the 7th race at Del Mar on July 31st, was (finally) euthanized yesterday (Steve Andersen, DRF). At the time of her break, you might remember, the state vet supposedly recommended death,…
3-year-old Steppingood, trained by Patrick Biancone and owned by Robert Trussell Jr, became the 11th victim of Del Mar’s current meet when he broke down in yesterday’s 8th race and was subsequently euthanized. The 10 previous kills: 4-year-old Corlett Drive,…
According to the NYS Gaming Commission, Standardbred Genaro died Monday at Tioga Downs of an undisclosed cause. The Stacy McLenaghan-trained horse was last raced on August 1st. Genaro is the 71st racehorse to die at a NY track this year.
4-year-old Regretless, merely reported as “vanned off” in Equibase’s retelling of Saratoga’s 4th yesterday, actually collapsed and died about halfway through the race. Cause of death presently unknown. The colt was being raced for the second time this Saratoga summer,…
A Standardbred named Superbe Rulah died Wednesday at Monticello of an undisclosed cause. Apparently, Superbe Rulah was scheduled to race at a fair in Honesdale, Pennsylvania on that same day but was scratched. According to the Gaming Commission, “[the] investigation…
Parx Racing – a racino track – lost two horses in a half-hour span this afternoon: In the 6th race, 4-year-old De Rage Girl “broke down in her right front leaving the furlong grounds and was humanely euthanized.” The filly…
3-year-old Western Sword broke down in last night’s 8th race at Penn National and is dead. This was the gelding’s fourth start, all under trainer Edward Allard and owner/breeder Gilbert Campbell. In a short two months, his value – as…
7-year-old Maji Moto, trained and owned by Dennis Waite, “took a bad step” and broke down Monday night at Mountaineer (race 7); he can be presumed dead. Follows are seven of the gelding’s last eight finishes (all under Waite): 6/30/14,…
Trainer Eric Guillot’s reaction to his fortunes at Saratoga Saturday serves as the perfect microcosm for horseracing. That day, Mr. Guillot had two horses running: One, Moreno, won the Grade 1 Whitney, taking home $800,000 for his connections, probably 10%…
Yesterday afternoon in the 3rd race at Del Mar, 3-year-old Chattering Gambler, four races into his “career,” collapsed and died prior to crossing the finish line. Before receiving confirmation, the DRF’s Jay Privman described it thus: “Chattering Gambler collapsed. Heart…
