Death at Los Alamitos; Injuries at Churchill
Cyber Warfare, says the CHRB, died at Los Alamitos Nov 21, no details. He was two and had last been raced Oct 6. He is the 36th beautiful animal to perish at this track this year. From the stewards at…
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Onemorandthecheck Killed at Mahoning
Onemorandthecheck’s outing at Mahoning yesterday, in the words of the chartwriter: “Onemorandthecheck gained a narrow lead, battled to the furlong marker, suffered a catastrophic injury, pulled up and was euthanized.” And that’s that. Just another beautiful, intelligent, sensitive life snuffed…
Training Kill at Del Mar
Elector was euthanized after suffering an “inoperable injury” while training at Del Mar Saturday. The 6-year-old becomes the 8th kill at Del Mar, the self-styled safest track in America, this year and 95th (that we know about) in California overall.
2-Year-Old Snuffed at Laurel
The 4th at Laurel yesterday, in the words of the chartwriter: “Calle de Oro suffered a catastrophic injury near the three-furlong pole, pulled up shortly soon after then was euthanized on the track.” It also came with this addendum: “There…
Another Death in Cal; An “Out-of-Control” Horse at Evangeline
Lila At the Beach died at Pleasanton yesterday, no details from the CHRB. She was six years old and had been put to the whip 33 times, most recently Oct 27 at that same track. She becomes the 94th kill…
Kills on Back-to-Back Days at Churchill Downs
This past Monday, I reported on two ambulanced-off horses at Churchill last week. We now have further information from the Racing Commission: “After being transported to a clinic for evaluation Nov 6, Splattered was humanely euthanized due to a catastrophic…
Extended Suffering for Six Months, Dead
Because this increasingly-desperate industry is doing all it can to reduce horse deaths through ill-conceived and (mostly) ill-fated surgeries, I keep a rather large watch list. (The industry is also outright concealing kills: see Florida.) One horse I was periodically…
With Latest 2, Cal at 93 Kills This Year
Goldcoin was killed training at Pleasanton Saturday. He was three and being prepped for his first race. Same day, Kawara perished at Santa Anita. The Brazilian-born Kawara was 11 and (after being “retired” from racing in 2019) was being used…
“Then Had to Be Euthanized” at Gulfstream; Three Kills in One Day at “Safe” Woodbine
The 1st race at Gulfstream yesterday, in the words of the chartwriter: “A Gillion Points chased in the four path, sustained an injury to her left front leg, stumbled, and lost the rider midway around the far turn, then had…
Death in NY, “Brutal Use of Whip” in KY, Electric Shockers in LA
This for Grandpa’s Kid at Belmont Nov 3, according to the Gaming Commission: “horse experienced inoperable colic…euthanized.” He was four years old and had been put to the whip 26 times, most recently Oct 3. And from last week’s harness…
Pleasanton, Santa Anita, Saratoga…
The CHRB has reported two more dead racehorses: Half Throttle at Pleasanton today, and Tazmanian Devil at Santa Anita yesterday. The former was three and had been raced five days ago at that same track (being that the death is…
A “Bad Step” Kill at Mountaineer Last Night
The 3rd at Mountaineer last night, in the cold, terse telling of the chartwriter: “Simply Jack took a bad step inside the 8th pole, pulled up, euthanized on the track.” In the race that immediately preceded this one (same track,…