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…
This for Last Chance Dance at Turfway Mar 25, according to the Kentucky Racing Commission: “Last Chance Dance was pulled up abruptly near the 3/16 pole and required the assistance of the horse ambulance. It was [then] determined that the…
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…
The NYS Gaming Commission reports this for Arch Credit in the 1st at Monticello Tuesday: “equine death, on track.” Pretty succinct, huh? This poor boy was 12 years old.
According to the chart for the 3rd at Fair Grounds Mar 14, Guaguarero, although the “winner,” “lost action late” and was subsequently “transported off via ambulance.” Turns out, that “lost action” was a snapped ankle and, well, I’ll let the…
According to the chart, Hay Hay Paula was “pulled up and departed in an ambulance” in the 1st at Penn Wednesday. In fact, I have learned, she is dead. She would have turned eight next month, and this was her…
As relayed in our weekly ambulance report, A Streakin Prada went down and was carted off in a race at Sunland Saturday. I have since learned that she is indeed dead. But that’s not all. In the very next race…
This for Sassetti at Belmont Wednesday, in the words of the Gaming Commission: “found non-weight bearing in stall after galloping – deficits in her RH, euthanized.” “Deficits.” Sassetti was three years old. Also, Exhalting, as relayed in our weekly report,…
The Arizona report is yet to come, but I wanted to give what happened to a horse named Public Appearance special attention. According to the Arizona Dept. of Gaming, Public died at Turf last Feb 17: “This horse was euthanized…
