Del Mar’s “Fall Meet” opened yesterday – with a kill. This from the track: “We are sad to confirm that in today’s fifth race Esmeray suffered a catastrophic injury to her hind right leg. After evaluation by the attending veterinary…
The NYS Gaming Commission reports that Capo Di Tutti broke down while training yesterday at Belmont and is dead. The 2-year-old becomes the 73rd (disclosed) victim at NY tracks this year. “Equine welfare,” “safer racing” are mirages, folks. Speaking of…
Follows is what passes for an obituary in the horseracing industry, this one at Mountaineer last night: “Your Trophy Girl took a bad step [the announcer said, ‘went amiss’], having to be euthanized on track.” Your Trophy was four years…
Yesterday at Belmont, two horses were killed in a collision during morning training. According to a Thoroughbred Daily News article, Silent Scheme “sustained a broken neck and died instantly.” He was two years old. The other victim, More for Sure,…
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…
