In the 5th at Belmont yesterday, says the chart, “Seize the City suffered an injury to his left foreleg and was vanned off.” In fact, he is dead – euthanized, I have confirmed, back in the barn. The complicit: owners…
The full chart note for Buttoned Up in the 3rd at Charles Town last night: “set the early pace inside but suffered a fatal injury into the first turn and had to be euthanized on the track.” And that’s that…
Psycho Dar, a “took a bad step, pulled up, vanned off” in the 7th at Pleasanton Saturday, is dead, as confirmed by the CHRB. He was eight years old; this was his 44th race. He is the 3rd kill at…
From the CHRB: 6-year-old Twentyseventrouts was euthanized after falling in the 3rd at Los Alamitos Sunday. Trainer, Milton Pineda. Also Sunday, 4-year-old Classic Coyne was felled training at Santa Anita. Trainer, Antonio Garcia. (This one was probably a sudden death,…
The 8th at Belmont yesterday, according to Equibase: “Cold Hard Cash…spun four wide into the stretch and came up empty, then collapsed post race and was reported to have suffered a fatal cardiac event.” Dead. He was just six, about…
A “report” from the Gaming Commission today, for Belmont Jun 25: “horse sustained an injury while breezing…euthanized.” The horse? So young he/she had yet to be named. This is horseracing.
Details from the Kentucky Racing Commission on two more of the Churchill kills… Rio Moon, May 14: “This colt suffered a catastrophic injury to his LF near the finish line: open [through the skin] fracture; extensive comminution [many pieces] which…
Two deaths disclosed by the CHRB yesterday, albeit without details: Last Inning, dead at Pleasanton. She was five and coming off a timed workout three days prior. Complicit: breeder/owner Packsaddle Road, trainer Wayne Baker. My Patate, dead at Santa Anita.…
In the 5th at Fairmount yesterday, says the chartwriter, “Red Bird fell from a serious injury, was humanely euthanized and vanned off.” Glad he added the clarity of “vanned off,” for if he hadn’t, we would have been left wondering…
As expected, Fire Stel, a “fell, vanned off” in the 6th at Los Alamitos yesterday, is dead, as confirmed by the CHRB. He was three years old; ’twas his 11th time under the whip.
Video (from PETA) of two of the three kills at Wyoming Downs, a week ago Saturday: And here is an HW video from Pimlico earlier this month – a horse “loving his job”:
The CHRB reports that Fly Wicked Eagle perished at Cal Expo Thursday – no details released. He was three years old and was last raced at Golden Gate Jun 2.
