“The Sunday Debate” (scroll down a bit) in The New York Times: “Yesterday was the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby. But with all of the documented problems in horse racing, is it right to continue celebrating the event? “Yes.…
This past Saturday, “Pegasus Day,” Horseracing Wrongs once again partnered with SoFlo Animal Rights for a protest at Gulfstream Park. Thank you all for standing for the horses!
Longtime HW supporter Rick Bowman has posted the following to his LinkedIn account. It serves to remind that we should never miss an opportunity to advocate. Thanks, Rick. “I’ve been called a lot of names because of my passion for…
Follows is a guest post from our indefatigable leader, HW Executive Director Nicole Arciello. Please read through, and most important, take the action. On October 8th, a group of New York State legislators gathered for an annual event called the…
The following LTE was published in the Des Moines Register yesterday. It serves to remind that no matter who or where you are, you can be a voice for the horses. (If you think you need help putting a letter…
Mo Dont No was born (made) in 2013 and first raced two years later. 90 more races and over $1.3M in “earnings” followed. And yet, they’re not done with him. Mo’s current (there have been plenty) exploiters – Samuel Klein…
Earlier this month, we reported on driver Trae Porter leaving welts on two horses on the same day at Harrington. Worse yet, Porter had been busted for the same crime – causing welts – at the same track back in…
Earlier this month, an eyewitness to Kinetic Control’s breakdown at Churchill on Jun 20 allowed me to publish her account – here. The writer, Kayla Centaure, was subsequently interviewed by a Louisville station, and I was also included in the…
At Churchill Jun 20, Kinetic Control, said the chart, “suffered an injury and was transported off the track in an ambulance.” Usually a fatal combination of words, and indeed I have had three separate sources tell me Kinetic was euthanized.…
In the 4th at Canterbury last Sunday, House Wrecker, said the chart, “fell and was transported off via ambulance.” It was later confirmed – no surprise, especially as the replay was scrubbed – that House was euthanized. She was seven…
The following LTE was published in the Thoroughbred Daily News Tuesday. Over the years, I have worked closely with the writer, Chrissy Laughlin, on the hellhole that is Camarero Race Track in Puerto Rico. Well done, Chrissy. “On Jan. 9,…
The HW contingent in Maryland is the very best in the country. Led by Board Member Jennifer Sully and Communications Director Bailey Chapman, they tirelessly protest at both Laurel and Pimlico, leaflet and table in the surrounding communities, and engage…
