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…
I received the following email just before this past weekend’s Kentucky Derby… Hello Patrick. Thanks for your incredible passion and defense of our horse friends. Here is a tribute I wrote on Derby Day 2024 to an OTTB who touched…
Yesterday was Florida Derby Day at Gulfstream Park, the second biggest day of the year at this track (a track, I happily remind, that just may be doomed). Amid the festivities, however, no fewer than four horses required the “equine…
The box score for the 7th at Laurel yesterday includes this incidental: “Camulus…was injured leaving the 5/16 and lost the rider; after being evaluated by the track vet it was determined that injury was not repairable and horse was euthanized…
Animal-rights activism can come in myriad forms – protesting, outreach, contacting media and legislators, to name but a few. The goal with all, of course, is to bring awareness to the exploitation of, and cruelties inflicted upon, the other sentient…
This past Saturday, Pegasus Day, Horseracing Wrongs partnered with SoFlo Animal Rights for a protest at Gulfstream Park. It was a great success, with coverage by ABC Miami. Thank you to SoFlo and to all you kind souls who came…
This morning, we present another poem from Ronda Cooperstein. Thank you, Ronda. (Here are Ronda’s other contributions to our site. If you’d like to share a writing – a poem, a personal story – please reach out: patrickjbattuello@gmail.com.) “Don’t Give…
