Everyday Obituaries

According to the chart for the 3rd at Delaware Saturday, Believe in Lov “went bad, was pulled up, and vanned off.” The chartwriter, as it turns out, was being deceptive. In the just-released Stewards’ Report, we learn that Believe, in…

Hangin At Haven, says the CHRB, was killed training at Golden Gate today. He was two years old and being prepped for his first race. He becomes the fifth dead horse at GG in just the past two weeks. And…

The Finger Lakes chartwriter says Summer Nitro “appeared in distress” and was “pulled up” in the 4th race yesterday. Nothing else to report. Summer, in fact, was euthanized where she lay – on the track, that is. This, of course,…

The CHRB reports that Navy Queen was killed training at Golden Gate Sunday. She was six and had been put to the whip 28 times. For Golden Gate, this is kill #13 on the year – but fourth in just…

CTV News (Vancouver) reports that 2-year-old Shadesofriogrande died at Hastings Sep 15 after suffering “blunt-force trauma and blood loss from crashing into the wall.” This, according to the piece, is the 5th confirmed kill at Hastings since Jul 16, illustrating…

As previously relayed, the NYS Gaming Commission is, at a minimum, not firing on all cylinders when it comes to reporting deaths. Now, one of the horses I was suspicious about has been confirmed dead. For months, Mikibytheseaside was merely…

According to the Gaming Commission, Bowl of Cherries collapsed immediately after the 2nd at Aqueduct yesterday: “pronounced dead, unknown cause at this time.” She was five. Seemingly ever in damage-control mode these days, NYRA spokesperson Patrick McKenna said this: “NYRA…

This morning, I reported on kill #11 at Golden Gate; this evening, kill #12. Weeping Willows, says the CHRB, was felled training today. As the Board has, for now, classified this as “non-musculoskeletal,” we can assume she simply collapsed and…

Great Story, a “vanned off” in the 8th at Golden Gate Monday, has been confirmed dead by the CHRB. He was five years old, and this was his 25th time under the whip. He was also “For Sale” the day…

More details have emerged on the trailer death of Nobody Listens Sunday. His trainer, Tim Eggleston, told BloodHorse that Nobody got scared by a loud noise from a nearby truck and this followed: “He got kind of upside down in…

The 6th at Aqueduct yesterday, according to the chart: “Perfect Senorita suffered a catastrophic injury to her left foreleg at the 3/16 and fell…euthanized on the course.” The replay, of course, has been expunged from NYRA’s website, but a reader…