Everyday Obituaries

On June 8, 2019, Jess Dale First, five years old at the time, came in 9th of 10 in a race at Arizona Downs. His trainer in that race was Jorge Duarte-Noriega. Jess then disappeared from the charts for over…

This for Monarch Beach in the 7th at Pimlico yesterday: “suffered a catastrophic injury during the gallop out and was euthanized on the track.” But it wasn’t all bad: In finishing the race, Monarch “won” almost a thousand bucks for…

Santa Anita, so proud of its recent (but highly dubious) “safety” record, has notched two kills in two days. Pray for My Owner collapsed immediately after the 7th race Friday – “sudden death.” She was just four years old, still…

With the close of racing this past Saturday, the ’21-’22 season at Turf Paradise is officially in the books. Over that six-month, roughly 120-date period, Turf, I have confirmed, hosted 43 kills – and that, of course, is only what…

As fully expected, Speedcuber has been euthanized (today) after “suffering an injury near the 1/8 pole” Saturday at Santa Anita. She was four years old; ’twas her third time under the whip. She is the sixth (admitted) dead horse at…

To all those who submitted disgusting defenses of the outrider who abused Rich Strike Saturday, I ask, simply, what is to be your rationalization for the following? The 3rd at Remington yesterday. Mi Bella Valentina is the horse seen flipping…

Two more kills at Belmont Thursday. First, Fast Getaway was injured while training, ambulanced to barn, euthanized. He was seven years old and had been raced 21 times. Then, a yet-to-be-named 2-year-old died in his stall – probably colic. Belmont…

The Gaming Commission has finally (a week later) updated its database to include a pair of kills in three days at Belmont last week. I already reported (through other sources) on Baby I’m Perfect; the other – which was fully…

From the Queen’s Cup Steeplechase website: “This past weekend [Apr 30], patrons and racing fans from across the Carolinas, the USA, England, and Ireland made their way to Mineral Springs, North Carolina, for the Queen’s Cup’s triumphant return to its…

In the 4th at Thistledown yesterday, “Thechromeweknow pulled up in distress soon after the start and was euthanized.” Short, and right to the point. No matter that another fully sentient – intelligent, sensitive – being was killed, that’s just the…

In the 2nd at Keeneland April 8, Run the Tap, said Equibase, was “pulled up and got vanned off.” In fact, she is dead – the Racing Commission confirming that “she died at the clinic from her injuries.” “It was…

The 6th at Finger Lakes less than an hour ago: “Sinless appeared in distress in upper stretch and then fell at the sixteenths pole.” She was, it turns out, euthanized where she lay. Sinless was four years old, and this…