2-Year-Old Killed at Santa Anita
The CHRB says that Whole Shebang broke down training at Santa Anita Monday and is dead. He was two years old and coming off his second ever race. Dead “athletes,” every day – this is horseracing.
Everyday Obituaries
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A Pair of Kills at Colonial
I have been able to confirm the following kills at Colonial Downs: Black Empire in the 9th race Aug 23; Oishi in the 2nd race Sep 1. The former was three years old, the latter four.
3-Year-Old Killed at Churchill Saturday
In the 2nd at Churchill Saturday, says the chartwriter, Scooch Over “fell in mid-stretch, [and] was transported off the track via equine ambulance.” In fact, I have learned, she is dead, at three. The complicit: breeder Catherine Hudson, owners James…
“Safer Racing” Brought to You by NYRA: Kills on Consecutive Days at Aqueduct
The full chart note for 4-year-old Heavyweight Champs in the 7th at Aqueduct yesterday: “Heavyweight Champs tracked the pace on the outside, was asked in the three path on the turn, sustained a catastrophic injury to his left foreleg outside…
“Found in Stall Unable to Rise” – Dead
According to the Gaming Commission, this for Gonna Be Possible at Finger Lakes yesterday: “Horse found in stall unable to rise – euthanized due to unresolved, progressive and poor prognosis. More to follow.” Spoiler: There won’t be “more to follow.”…
Video of Sweet Rhythm’s Death at Aqueduct
As previously reported, two horses went down at Aqueduct Saturday, with one (for now) confirmed killed. Here is a replay of that murder – a replay, by the way, that the New York Racing Association did not want you to…
Los Alamitos: Kill Saturday, Kill Sunday
According to the CHRB, there were training kills on back-to-back days at Los Alamitos this weekend. Saturday, it was 3-year-old Tame the Tiger; Sunday, 2-year-old Cayce in Gray. The former had been raced thrice; the latter was being prepped for…
“Spill” (Resulting in Death) “Mars” Aqueduct Day
In the 5th at Aqueduct yesterday, this for Sweet Rhythm, in the words of the chartwriter: “Sweet Rhythm struck the side [of the] stall at the start…suffered an injury to the left front leg near the 5/16 and fell heavily…
10-Year-Old Succumbs at Vernon
The NYS Gaming Commission says that Svf Cash Deposit was euthanized at Vernon last Thursday “due to a long-illness infection.” This poor boy was 10 years old and had been put to the whip 74 times – and yet, his…
Animal Cruelty at Belterra: “Royal Honey fell out of its stall at 3:30 am and died what Dr. Renn described would have been a very painful death.”
A recent HISA ruling on trainer Zvi Kriple. (I have made slight edits in the interest of brevity and clarity, including substituting Kriple for “covered person” and Royal Honey for “covered horse.”) “Zvi Kriple was the responsible person for Royal…
Welcome to the Week: Two Horses Killed at Gulfstream Yesterday
The chart line for Kaholo in the 5th at Gulfstream yesterday: “Kaholo…led into upper stretch, lost action and fell inside of the furlong marker and was euthanized on the track.” What’s more, two other horses fell over their “fallen rival,”…
A Kill at the Breeders’ Cup: She’s Quality Dead
She’s Quality, who was ambulanced off the Del Mar track in a Breeders’ Cup race yesterday, is dead. This from his trainer, Jack Davison: “I am devastated to report that our stable star She’s Quality has passed away, having suffered…