Everyday Obituaries

In the 2nd at Oaklawn Mar 26, War of Destiny, said the chart, “fell while being pulled up at the top of the lane, and was transported off the track in an ambulance.” In fact, I have confirmed, he is…

With the Belmont Stakes just around the corner, Saratoga Race Course is open for business – the business, that is, of abusing and killing horses. Victim #1 was felled training a week ago today (the Commission just disclosed it). This…

Old Man Winter was killed training at Finger Lakes yesterday. While the NY Commission gave no details, they did add the ever-hollow (not to mention laughable) “investigation continues.” Oh, and “rider not injured.” This poor boy was nine – nine…

The NYS Gaming Commission has only just disclosed the training kill of Toga Dan at Belmont on Mar 7: “[multiple] LF fractures; due to poor prognosis, decision was made to euthanize.” Toga was three years old.

The full chart note for Chase a Dream in the 3rd at Parx yesterday: “Chase a Dream was roughed at the start, rallied wide into the stretch, was soundly bumped causing him to fall and subsequently be euthanized.” “Roughed,” “soundly…

For the second day in a row, and third time in a little over a week, a horse was killed racing at Keeneland. In the 2nd yesterday, Sing for Mo Money broke down and was “vanned off.” Then, in what…

The 2nd at Keeneland yesterday was Autism Honor G’s very first race – and her last. This, from the track: “Autism Honor G was pulled up in the stretch by jockey Agustin Gomez and immediately attended to on-track by veterinarians…and…

High Go was killed yesterday at Keeneland in what the track referred to as an “incident.” For its part, the chart said the 3-year-old fell after “bumping with rivals.” Worse yet, another horse, Tobin Lee, “trampled [his] fallen foe.” Imagine…

Cheap Bar, said the chart, “fell after the wire” of the 9th at Los Alamitos Saturday and was ambulanced off. We now know (CHRB) he was later euthanized. Dead, at the age of three. This, every day, is horseracing.

2-year-old Cosmic Heat was killed – “fell crossing onto the dirt” – in the 1st race at Santa Anita yesterday. She is the 9th dead horse at this hallowed track this year.

The CHRB has belatedly disclosed the training kill of Eiffel at Santa Anita Saturday. They filed this as “other” – which almost always means a sudden death, usually pulmonary-related (i.e., bleeding out from the lungs). Eiffel would have turned four…