Some miscellaneous notes: Wednesday at Belterra, in addition to a two-horse race and a three-horse race (a good sign for our side), there was this for the 5th race: “Authoritarian reared when the gates opened and struck the side of…
In the 3rd at Delta Friday, says the chart, Relentless Bar “fell…and was transported by equine ambulance.” Here is that fall, and how ugly it was. While confirmation will have to wait till our FOIA, I can’t imagine the two-year-old…
This Sunday is “STAR Kids Day” at Saratoga. Below is how NYRA is promoting it. All I can say is indoctrinating children – some pre-school age – into animal abuse is about as despicable as it gets. An unadulterated obscenity.…
The Thoroughbred Daily News has been asking industry insiders what racing’s biggest problem is. Here is HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus’ response: “Racing’s biggest problem is the perception – and at times the reality – that our industry treats horses as…
Zvi Kriple is a vile man who doubles as a racehorse trainer. Here is our post on him from November. Please read to the bottom. A recent HISA ruling on trainer Zvi Kriple. (I have made slight edits in the…
Here are Valid Connection’s final moments on this Earth. While the breakdown itself is garden-variety, I call your attention to the beating Valid received from jockey Michael Pagan immediately before it – three crisp, heavy whacks. Pagan should be in…
Despite our best efforts (thanks to all who took the action), Big Hearted Factor was indeed put to the whip last night at Miles City – two days after his most recent race, his fourth race this month (that would…
For anyone with even a modicum of compassion, cockfighting is abhorrent (if unfamiliar, here’s an overview). In fact, animal fighting of any kind is so generally reviled it is banned both federally and in every U.S. state and, importantly, in…
The NYS Gaming Commission says 5-year-old Renaldo N was killed in the 7th race at Yonkers Monday. The dead horse’s exploiters: Shane Tritton, Lauren Tritton. In the weekly harness rulings, this for driver Justin Vincent at Shenandoah Downs May 2:…
A recent ruling (January) posted by the Texas Racing Commission. It fell under the heading, “Inhumane Treatment.” “On April 3, 2025, Yasmine Medina sent the horse ‘Oppenheimer’ with a groom to Retama Park for an official workout. The horse got…
Lasix is clearly one of U.S. Racing’s more controversial subjects. Some in the industry see it as but a performance-enhancer: A diuretic, Lasix helps shed water weight prior to a race – lighter equals faster – and as a system…
In a recent LTE to the Thoroughbred Daily News, founding board member of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and still active horseman Reiley McDonald further exposed the sham that is racing “aftercare.” Here is some of what the Kentucky-based McDonald had…
