What follows are some (100) of the more repellent kills on American tracks last year. Two notes: While stall deaths are no less important (or gruesome), I’ve only included the on-track (racing/training) variety. Also, by virtue of both volume and…
The following is but a sampling of horses killed at U.S. tracks last year (full list here). Please note that I have not included kills that took place in California, Maryland, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, for those states provided the most…
Today is Derby Day, a day in which the The Big Lie is at its most obscene: NBC and mint juleps; “The Run for the Roses,” “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports.” Truth is, horseracing, everyday horseracing, is cold, violent, and…
To those who profit from, bet on, watch, or otherwise support horseracing, the burden falls to justify the following in 21st Century America. Some of the racehorses killed last year (I have not included California and Maryland; those states provided…
To those who profit from, bet on, watch, or otherwise support horseracing, the burden falls to justify the following in 21st Century America. Some of the racehorses killed thus far this year (I have not included California and Maryland; those…
To those who profit from, bet on, watch, or otherwise support horseracing, the burden falls to justify the following in 21st Century America. Some of the racehorses killed in 2021 (I have not included California, Maryland, and Kentucky deaths; those…
To those who profit from, bet on, watch, or otherwise support horseracing, the burden falls to justify the following in 21st Century America. Some of the racehorses killed thus far in 2021, in the words of the industry itself. Please…
To those who profit from, bet on, watch, or otherwise support horseracing, the burden falls to defend/explain the following list. Some of the horses killed at U.S. tracks in 2020, in the words of the industry itself. (R: Racing; T:…
To those who profit from, bet on, watch, or otherwise support horseracing, the burden falls to defend/explain the following list. Some of the horses killed at U.S. tracks in 2019, in the words of the industry itself. Please note: I…
Today is Kentucky Derby Day, a day in which the The Big Lie is at its most obscene. NBC and mint juleps; “The Run for the Roses,” “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports.” But the truth is, today is…
The following is a companion list to “How They Die.” While the industry attempts to dismiss these deaths (“non-racing”), make no mistake, these stabled-at-the-track, awaiting-next-race horses are no less casualties of this vile business than the ones who snap legs…
The following is a sampling of information I annually receive (via FOIA) from state racing commissions. It is, clearly, a list that should sicken all Americans of good conscience, but more important, one that should force a collective introspection: Are…
