As previously reported, Good Money was injured and subsequently “transported off the course via ambulance” at Aqueduct Sunday. We now know (Gaming Commission) he is dead – LF fracture, “due to poor prognosis horse was euthanized.” Good Money was four…
The CHRB has confirmed that Fire Flight, an “equine ambulanced” at Los Alamitos Sunday, is indeed dead. He had just turned three, and this was his maiden race. As previously reported, Souper Dormy died at Gulfstream Sunday – after falling,…
In the 8th at Oaklawn yesterday, Anthonian “fell going into the far turn” and was subsequently euthanized. Dead, at four. Complicit in the kill: breeder Sally Thomas, owner Randy Patterson, trainer Randy Morse, jockey Johan Rosado, and anyone who supports…
The full chart note for Souper Dormy at Gulfstream yesterday: “stalked the pace two wide, took the lead around the far turn, drew clear in upper stretch, fell leaving the eighth pole and was euthanized.” (I suppose you have to…
In the 2nd at Tampa Bay yesterday, says the chartwriter, Bench Boy “took a bad step at the wire and left the track in an ambulance.” Turns out, that “bad step” was fatal. Dead, at three. In addition, Uncle Zeb…
The 5th at Gulfstream yesterday, in the cold, terse telling of the chartwriter: “Amor Lejano chased the pace four and five wide, took a bad step midway around the turn, pulled up [and according to other reports, fell] and was…
The NYS Gaming Commission has just recently relayed this for Wicked Improbable at Belmont last Friday: “horse collapsed near the 1/2 mile pole…euthanized at [hospital].” The horse in question was but three years old. Of note, the Commission describes the…
Bullville Terror, says the NYS Gaming Commission, “broke down” in the 1st race at Monticello yesterday and is dead. He was eight years old. A few other notes… According to Equibase, in 2025 wagering on U.S. races was down 2.1%…
The CHRB has confirmed two more kills (that makes three) from over the weekend: Angelic Appeal, in the 7th race at Santa Anita Saturday; Cornhuskerchris, during morning training at that same track yesterday. The former is no surprise, given the…
Imm Relentless, a “fell, ambulanced” at Los Alamitos Saturday, is dead. We know this because, and only because, the jockey was injured in what the Daily Racing Form called a “spill.” (The racing rags – DRF, Paulick, etc. – only…
The just-concluded 4th race at Mahoning: “Wonderful Justice off slow…suffered an injury after passing the 7/16 pole, pulled up, and was subsequently euthanized on the track.” Wonderful was five years old, and this was his 22nd time under the whip.…
This from the Kentucky Racing Commission, Turfway, Jan 2: “Stowe was pulled up abruptly near the 3/8 pole and required the assistance of the horse ambulance. It was [later] reported that the horse had suffered a catastrophic injury to his…
