On Pennsylvania Racing’s biggest day of the year – the $1M PA Derby at Parx – two horses were killed in lead-up races. In the 3rd, says the chartwriter, 3-year-old Freedom Eagle “was injured and vanned off”; two races later,…
A young horse perished at Belmont Thursday after suffering three days from colic, says the Gaming Commission. The poor horse was so young, in fact, he/she did not even have a name yet. This is the 52nd disclosed kill in…
It’s exceedingly rare for the stewards at Delaware Park to concede deaths there, and, as you’ll see, that goes double for the chartwriter(s). In the 7th Saturday, Samyaza, said the chart, “appeared to take a bad step, was pulled up,…
Saturday at Los Alamitos: Big Irene perished in her stall from undisclosed reasons; Tarzan in the Wagon died after falling in the 3rd race. Both of these fine “athletes” were but two years old. Cruelty, thy name is horseracing.
Belmont Park is being renovated (with taxpayer dollars, of course), and while racing is on hold, they are still training, stalling – and killing – horses there. Yesterday, according to the Gaming Commission, this for Veterans Beach: “During the conclusion…
Passarando, says the CHRB, died at San Luis Rey Monday, no cause as yet. In his final race, at Del Mar Aug 31, the 4-year-old finished 24+ lengths back. Immediately before that race, he was also sold. Just another piece…
The chart note for the 7th at Fairmount yesterday: “Euro Suprise contested the pace between horses on the backstretch, sustained a severe hind leg injury into the second turn, fell, was humanely euthanized and taken off the track via the…
The death of a beautiful, intelligent, feeling being at Mountaineer last night, in the cold, terse words of the chartwriter: “Bea Bea Kaz broke down on turn and was euthanized on the track.” As a PS – and almost as…
Blues City, says the NYS Gaming Commission, was euthanized at Finger Lakes Friday for “unresolved colic.” Blues was seven years old and had been put to the whip 56 times, most recently Aug 20 at that same track. A reminder…
The 8th at Parx yesterday: “Savage Dragon suffered catastrophic injury nearing 8th pole and was subsequently euthanized.” That “catastrophic injury” also involved a “spill,” according to the track announcer, though that was of course excised from the replay. (The announcer…
According to the chart for the 1st at Ferndale Sunday, nothing out of the ordinary befell Visual Display. In fact, he was injured – “musculoskeletal,” says the CHRB – and euthanized. Visual was – get this – 12 years old,…
According to the chart, 3-year-old Tapitoro was a “pulled up, taken off via ambulance” in the 4th at Ellis Aug 18. We now know (Racing Commission) that “diagnostics determined he had suffered a catastrophic injury to his left foreleg and…
