Florida, as I’ve relayed, is among the worst recordkeeping states. And now with HISA as an excuse, I believe the commission there isn’t even being made aware of all fatalities. The following 51 horses were ambulanced off Florida’s two tracks,…
A reminder on this, the opening weekend of Saratoga ’23… Saratoga Race Course proudly bills itself “the oldest sporting venue in the nation” – one of the more blatant manifestations of The Big Lie. What you won’t see in all…
65 Thoroughbreds “vanned off” (or had other issues noted in parenthesis) NYS tracks since January 1, 2020, who have not been heard from since. (Note: These are just raceday. How many of those injured while training are missing?) Assault and…
Having already done this for California and NY, today I give you horses “vanned off” Kentucky tracks since Jan 1, 2020 – and who have not been heard from since. (Please note: for the bleeders, we’re talking pulmonary hemorrhage.) Magic…
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…
In preparation for our Preakness campaign, I filed a FOIA request for data in Maryland that predates our start in 2014. The forwarded figures, unfortunately, only reflect raceday kills – i.e., no training or stall. So here they are by…
Here is an updated list of injured horses on California tracks since Jan 2020 who have not been heard from since. It falls to the CHRB to tell us where these horses are. Clubhouse Soda, 1/16/20, Golden Gate – “vanned…
Much is being made of California’s lower kill numbers. One of the things that the industry, led by The Stronach Group, is supposedly doing is more surgical repairs. But history says that the equine post-surgery survival rate is very low…
Much is being made of California’s lower kill numbers. One of the things that the industry, led by The Stronach Group, is supposedly doing is more surgical repairs. But history says that the equine post-surgery survival rate is very low…
The horses “vanned off,” or had other issues at, NYS tracks since Jan 1, 2020, and who have not been heard from since. It falls to NY Racing to tell us where these horses are. (Note: These are just raceday.…
HW has been filing annual “Killed” lists since 2014; we are the first to ever do this. Here are the eight-year (’14-’21) totals across the nation, and at some of our most conspicuous tracks. Please note, however, that these figures…
Much is being made of California’s lower kill numbers. One of the things that the state, led by The Stronach Group, is supposedly doing is more surgical repairs. But history says that the equine post-surgery survival rate is very low…
