The chart note for 3-year-old Jelly Nougat in the 4th at Aqueduct this afternoon: “suffered an injury…near the 3/8 pole and was immediately placed to a protective hold and steadily eased up and guided outside near the head of the…
She’s a Black Belt has been confirmed dead after “sustaining an injury to her RF” in the 4th at Aqueduct Saturday. She was seven years old, and this was her 37th race. Also from the Gaming Commission: Lord Brownie was…
Caramelito, a “pulled up in distress, vanned off” in the 7th at Turfway Feb 10, is indeed dead – euthanized “due to poor prognosis” (Racing Commission) at a Lexington clinic. Caramelito was five years old, and this was his 36th…
In the 1st at Penn Jan 20, Pop Pop Susi, said the chartwriter, “went bad leaving the turn” and was eventually “vanned off” the track. As you can see below, it certainly looked fatal – and, I have confirmed, it…
The NYS Gaming Commission reports (belatedly) that Hurrikane Mon Ami died “in the stable area” at Yonkers Feb 4. Significantly, however, Hurrikane had just been raced two days prior at Monticello. He was four years old. This is horseracing.
Mia Casa died yesterday at Los Alamitos – “accident,” is all the CHRB is saying at present. Mia was four years old and had been raced 10 times, most recently at Emerald in September. She is already the 14th dead…
Merit Song, one of the other two “van-offs” at Santa Anita yesterday, has been confirmed dead by the CHRB. He was two years old. In a 2022 BloodHorse article, Santa Anita GM Nate Newby said this: “These results highlight the…
The following video appears to show that Decorated My Life was lame immediately before breaking down – and dying – yesterday at Santa Anita.
The full chart writeup for Merci Road in the 7th at Charles Town last night: “bumped leaving the gate then gave chase, came through the turn five wide, fell with a fatal injury past the eighth pole and had to…
In the 9th at Santa Anita yesterday, Decorated My Life “sustained an injury and was vanned off.” She is in fact dead, euthanized, according to the stewards. (The wretched Daily Racing Form said her death “marred the race.”) Coincidentally, it…
According to the chart for the 5th at Turfway January 27, Aerator “took a bad step first turn, bobbled, [was] pulled up in distress and vanned off.” We now know (stewards) that “the horse suffered a catastrophic injury to his…
Two more dead athletes in California: Cerulean, four, suffered “sudden death” while training at Santa Anita this morning. Again, four years old – “sudden death.” Yesterday at San Luis Rey, a yet-to-be-named two-year-old broke down also while training. I say…
