Paul’s Plunder in the 6th last night at Charles Town: “PAUL’S PLUNDER angled to the outside to give chase, was fatally injured past the eighth pole and was euthanized on the track.” She was three; ’twas her 7th time under the whip.
“A spill at the back with Paul’s Plunder…”
Prospect Mountain, training yesterday at Belmont: “colt sustained mid-body fractures while breezing…euthanized due to his injuries.” Prospect had been raced four times, all at Aqueduct. He died on his third birthday.
The New York Racing Association (NYRA), ever proud of its “safety record,” has now seen 9 horses perish at its tracks (Saratoga, obviously, is not active yet) in the not-even-two-month-old new year. Bigger picture: Since 2009, when the state began making these things public, 916 (that we know of) racehorses have died at the three NYRA tracks – an average of 76 per year. 21st Century America, or 1st Century Rome?
The 2021 NYRA Dead…so far
Sander’s Empire, Jan 1, Aqueduct R – “suffered an injury, euthanized on track”
Escape, Jan 1, Belmont T (euthanized Jan 3) – “collapsed while breezing”
All Mo, Jan 7, Belmont T – “open distal radial fracture”
Spy Story, Jan 8, Aqueduct R – “took bad steps”
Cerretalto, Jan 29, Belmont S – “colic…euthanized due to poor prognosis”
Oh My Papa, Feb 4, Belmont T – “suffered injuries while breezing”
Daytime Doll, Feb 6, Belmont T – “pulled up…euthanized on track”
Nisbet Beach, Feb 15, Aqueduct R – “fell heavily…euthanized on track”
Prospect Mountain, Feb 20, Belmont T – “sustained mid-body fractures”
End the subsidies. End the cruelty. End the killing. End horseracing.
Governor Cuomo
Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins
Assembly Speaker Heastie
While the official replay of Nisbet Beach breaking down at Aqueduct yesterday was whitewashed from the NYRA website, I was able to secure a copy. While watching, consider this from the Gaming Commission’s notification: “Jockey uninjured and continued to ride rest of mounts.” Thank heavens for that, huh apologists?
The boxscore line for Nisbet Beach in the 1st today at Aqueduct: “NISBET BEACH…chased just off the inside, was in a bit tight between foes and nudged half a mile from home, suffered an injury just outside the three-eighths pole and fell heavily at that station, then was attended to by veterinarian and euthanized on track.”
“fell heavily…euthanized on track”
Nisbet was just two years old. ‘Twas her third time under the whip.
This is horseracing.
The CHRB has disclosed the death of Munny today at Golden Gate, no details provided. Munny was last raced a week ago. She was three years old.
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