When I received documents from the Ohio Racing Commission in response to my FOIA request (post here), I immediately noticed that Edge of Night was not included. I knew through two sources that Edge was euthanized subsequent to being injured…
The carnage continues at the self-styled “oldest sporting venue in the nation.” Sunday, the Gaming Commission has belatedly reported, Closed Caption was killed while training at Saratoga. She was just three years old. The complicit: Javier Martinez, Harold Lerner, Kenneth…
The 3rd at Thistledown yesterday afternoon, in the words of the chartwriter: “It’s Your Call close up along the inside, suffered a catastrophic injury nearing the turn, pulled up and was euthanized.” He was six, and this was his 43rd…
This from the Gaming Commission for Warrior Nation at Finger Lakes yesterday: “While running in the 8th race, horse broke down with a (possible) spinal injury/compression fracture and was euthanized on the track.” Warrior was five years old; ’twas his…
Holy Moly Abraham, a “vanned off” in the 8th at Ellis Jul 30, is dead – “catastrophic injury to right foreleg, humanely euthanized,” says the Racing Commission. He was three years old. The complicit: breeder Chris Girdley, owner/trainer Dennis Lovell.
Two kills over the weekend in California… Saturday morning, Loyal to a Fault was felled training at San Luis Rey. She was three years old. Complicit in the kill: Reddam Racing, Doug O’Neill. Same day, Episode Five was euthanized for…
In the 4th race at Saratoga just a little while ago, Ever Summer, says the chart, “suffered an injury outside the 1/4 and fell, then was euthanized on the course.” In the same race, Frivole “was pulled up” and eventually…
The NYS Gaming Commission has added the most recent two kills at Saratoga – Sopran Basilea, Maple Leaf Mel – to its database, and also one from Wednesday. “Lawful,” they say, “suffered traing [sic] injury resulting in Lawful being euthanized.”…
In the 8th at Saratoga this afternoon, Maple Leaf Mel, says the chartwriter, “suffer[ed] a catastrophic injury to the right front leg, fell in the shadow of the wire and was subsequently euthanized on track.” She was three. This one,…
According to the chart for Santa Rosa Thursday, Danehill Song “took a bad step, was pulled up, and vanned off.” In fact, she is dead, as confirmed by the CHRB. She was three years old. The CHRB also disclosed the…
In the 9th at Saratoga yesterday, Sopran Basilea, says the chartwriter, “just missed the show then suffered an injury on the gallop-out and was euthanized on the course.” If this sentence strikes you as incongruous, it well should. For in…
In the 8th at Delaware Thursday, said the chartwriter, “Brick Town took a bad step, was injured” and eventually “vanned off.” In fact, I have confirmed through the Dept. of Agriculture, the 4-year-old was “euthanized in the barn area.” Dead.…
