Two more NY racehorses have died while in servitude: At Aqueduct on Sunday (7th race), 3-year-old Dixie Sparkle “tossed her head to the right just as the field was being sent on its way, making solid contact with the gate…galloped…
The following racehorses broke down this weekend: Electric Eddie, Saturday, Santa Anita, race 10 Dixie Sparkle, Sunday, Aqueduct, race 7 (confirmed dead) Silent Blessing, Sunday, Calder, race 2 Gimmenosass, Sunday, Turf, race 8 The following racehorses, unless otherwise noted, were…
The following were casualties at the Penn National racetrack during the 197-night 2013 meet. Equibase officially confirms 8 dead. Of the 45 horses listed as “broke down” or “vanned off,” 42 have not raced since. A former racing insider and…
Through a call to Penn National’s racing office, I have confirmed that 3-year-old The Mikester, listed as “broke down” during Thursday’s 1st race, did not survive. The gelding was trained by Steven Brown and owned by Michael Leach.
Through a phone call to the racing office, I have confirmed that Mystery Taste, listed as “broke down, vanned off” Tuesday at Beulah Park, is, in fact, dead. The 6-year-old career claimer was running her 53rd race, a $2,000 claiming…
St Nicholas Abbey, a much-celebrated former champion, has died from colic. As previously covered, the 6-year-old Irish Thoroughbred underwent several procedures – which included 20 screws, 2 plates, a steel pin, and a bone graft – after breaking his pastern…
Go Canes Go, a 3-year-old gelding who could not finish his last race on December 29th (and came in second-to-last, 15 1/2 lengths back the start before that), broke his leg yesterday while breezing at Belmont and was killed on-track.…
Two horses were killed last night at Delta Downs. In the 1st race, a maiden claiming, 2-year-old Casey Lynn “took a bad step mid stretch.” Dead before her third birthday. (Racing advances all ages on January 1st, but Casey Lynn…
122 racehorses lost their lives at NYS tracks in 2013. 122 intelligent, sensitive beings sacrificed for $2 bets. The breakdown: 40 dead at Finger Lakes; 38 dead at Belmont; 23 dead at Aqueduct; 9 dead at Saratoga; 4 dead at…
Blonde for Ever, a 2-year-old filly, was killed in yesterday’s 3rd race at Parx. She was ridden by Jose Flores, trained by Robert Swentkowski, and owned by Burton Butker and Anita Hicken. Also Monday, 4-year-old Clodhopper “broke down” while running…
Yesterday afternoon at Gulfstream, 2-year-old Side Street broke down running the Grade 3 “Old Hat” Stakes and was subsequently killed. The filly was ridden by Jesus Castanon, trained by Elizabeth Gray, and owned by Andrew Farm. Two other horses also…
A head-on collision claimed the lives of two racehorses at Belmont yesterday morning, a story receiving mainstream coverage because one, 9-year-old Caixa Eletronica (below), was a star. Apparently, 4-year-old Six Drivers, the claimer afterthought part of this tale, became unnerved…
