Everyday Obituaries

The CHRB says that Goatski died at Santa Anita Wednesday, no other details. She was three years old and had been put to the whip four times.

The CHRB reports that two horses were killed over the weekend: 4-year-old Mirinda, who, per the race chart, “took a bad step” at Los Alamitos Saturday; and 5-year-old Starry Heavens, who was felled while training at Santa Anita Sunday. Dead…

As regular followers of this site well know, the “went wrong, transported from track in ambulance” combo in the charts almost always means dead. This was the exact note for Rosies Cornet at Delaware Sep 27 – and indeed she…

More Than a Dream, who fell at Horseshoe Tuesday, has been confirmed (by the track) dead. He was three years old, and this was his third time under the whip.

How did Ocala Rocket do in the 6th race at Gulfstream yesterday? Well: “Ocala Rocket settled off of the early pace, coaxed along two wide nearing the half-mile marker, lost action and was injured into the far turn, was pulled…

From the good folks at Keeneland: “Following an incident in Race 1 [Saturday] involving Cielo and jockey Flavien Prat, both were promptly attended to on-track by Keeneland’s equine safety and UK HealthCare medical teams. Due to the severity of the…

According to the chart for the 6th at Keeneland yesterday, Gotta Lotta Tempo “sustained an injury, fell, and was transported off in an ambulance.” The track followed with this: “There was an incident…involving Gotta Lotta Tempo and jockey Tyler Gaffalione.…

I can confirm that Micro Brewsky, a “stumbled badly, injured, transported off in ambulance” at Meadowlands Sep 27, is dead. He was five years old, and this was his 17th time under the whip. He was also “For Sale” the…

As we reported Tuesday, 2-year-old Warm Springs was killed Saturday night at Los Alamitos. As mentioned, Warm had “won” the race then died. While details will have to wait till our FOIA, we captured this video of the poor girl…

Big Nash, says the CHRB, was killed training at Santa Anita Monday, no other details yet. He was three years old and being prepped for his first race.

Warm Springs, an “equine ambulanced” in the 9th at Los Alamitos Saturday night, is confirmed dead. The CHRB only says, “non-musculoskeletal” – which likely means the 2-year-old just keeled over and died. All was not lost for Warm’s exploiters, however,…

As previously reported, Yes Sir Colonel collapsed and died at Parx Sep 20. This video not only shows Yes Sir “acting up” in the gate but also the jockey administering three whip strikes immediately prior to the collapse. (This is…