Yesterday at storied Saratoga Race Course: In the 1st race, Grey Giant “was fractious pre-race, acted-up as the field was sent on its way, refused to depart with the rest of the contestants while playing around and wheeling, was finally…
Today at Saratoga, according to the Gaming Commission: “Practice Squad sustained leg injury while training, euthanized on track.” As with the recently-deceased Credit Event (also at Saratoga), there will be much grieving: The 3-year-old Practice was coming off a $69,000…
Earlier this year, the racehorse Black Lives Matter received a lot of attention, both for his name and his African-American owners (a relative rarity in this industry). Last week, we learn, the 3-year-old died at a clinic – “mysteriously,” say…
No sooner did I report on Saratoga’s kill from this morning than…another. Just released by the Gaming Commission: “Plurality collided with another horse on the main track…euthanized due to his injuries.” Plurality, also trained by Chad Brown, was just two…
While we (HW) were out protesting at Saratoga Race Course today, word came that just a few hours earlier the track notched its fourth kill on the season: Credit Event, snapped leg while training, euthanized. This one will sting a…
Felons Only was made Feb 7, 2019, by Chancey Mill Farm. Shortly thereafter, she was sold to Crystal Pickett. Follows is the entirety of her “career,” all of it under Pickett. Sep 3, 2021, at Timonium (her debut): last, 18+…
In the 3rd at Delaware Park Saturday, the chart said that “something went awry” for The Big S, with the horse eventually being “vanned off.” From there, death – euthanized, says the Racing Commission, for a RF injury. He was…
In the 7th at Los Alamitos Saturday, Smokin Hot Fire was said to have “fell past wire.” In fact, the CHRB reports, he is dead – at the age of two. Also, yesterday, Munny One died at Del Mar: “sudden…
Baby Got Back is dead at Tioga Downs – “euthanized [Tuesday] due to medical condition.” Although the Commission failed to specify what the condition was, I can tell you the 5-year-old mare was raced 10 days prior. Dead horses every…
Racin’ Jacin in the 7th at Thistledown yesterday: “broke sharply, offered a mild bid between horses on the turn, suffered an injury past the furlong marker, completed the course and was euthanized.” The good news for the “connections” – M.Y.…
Little Christy, an 8-year-old mare, died in the 7th at Mountaineer last night. The chartwriter, reaching back for what was once Racing’s euphemism of choice, says Little “broke down”; she was euthanized where she lay. Little Christy was owned and…
Platinum Ice in the 4th at Parx this afternoon: “was leading when she suffered a catastrophic injury near the far turn, was pulled up and subsequently euthanized.” Some pertinent facts: Since being sold on Apr 27, new trainer Harold Wyner…
