Aerator, you might remember, was killed at Turfway Jan 27, which happened to be his third birthday. Here are the details from the Kentucky Racing Commission: “open, comminuted lateral condylar fracture; biaxial sesamoid fractures; comminuted fracture of the first phalanx;…
In the 10th race at Parx yesterday, Good Culture, says the chart, “engaged the leader on the final turn, suffered a catastrophic injury to his right front leg and was subsequently euthanized.” Dead. He was five years old, and this…
In keeping with its recent history, the NYS Gaming Commission has belatedly disclosed a death. American Boy N, says the “report,” “was discovered with comminuted fracture in [his] stall” at Monticello Apr 29 and subsequently euthanized. He was 12 years…
The CHRB reports that Smile for Glory died at Santa Anita yesterday – no details released. Smile was four years old and had been raced six times, most recently Apr 30.
As the media glare turns to Baltimore, site of next Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the killing continues at Churchill Downs. In the 6th race this afternoon, says the chartwriter, 3-year-old Rio Moon “sustained a catastrophic injury to his left foreleg a…
It’s short, but you’ll get the point…
In the 1st at Belmont this afternoon, Reed Kan, says the chartwriter, “sustained an injury to the right foreleg outside the sixteenth-pole and fell, then was vanned off.” In fact, he is dead. Reed (below, at Gulfstream in 2017) would…
A world away from the intense spotlight at Churchill Downs – scene of 7 kills in 10 days, including 2 on Derby Day – another racehorse died last night. But this one was cheap, and she died at a cheap…
From the stewards at the Virginia Gold Cup, a steeplechase held this past Saturday: “Tapwood was a faller at the 4th fence from home and vanned off the course. Upon arrival at the stable area, he collapsed and died.” He…
Freezing Point is dead, the second kill at Churchill Downs today, and the 7th over the past 10 days. Because some people only tune in to racing once a year, this is for them: While such a cluster is unusual,…
In the 2nd race at Churchill, just a little while ago, Chloe’s Dream “went wrong” and “was vanned off [below].” CBS Sports is now reporting that he is dead, which, given the terminology used by the chartwriter, should surprise no…
According to the chart, Mamzooj “went wrong” and was “vanned off” in the 8th at Oaklawn this past Sunday. I have learned that, unsurprisingly, he is dead. At four. Here is how it looked…
