In Memoriam, Saratoga Race Course
An “In Memoriam” video put together by one of our great volunteers, Linda Rydant:
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“Millionaire” Dead of Colic
Here is how BloodHorse opened its article on the death of Tom’s Ready: “Tom’s Ready, a 10-year-old multiple graded-stakes winner and millionaire, was euthanized Oct. 30 at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington due to complications following colic surgery,…
Dead Horse’s Owner: “It’s just so strange to think we won’t see him again.”
Some miscellaneous notes… According to the stewards at Delaware, 3-year-old Ojitos Bellos was “lame in the post parade” Oct 5 and subsequently scratched by the regulatory vet. Meaning, Ojitos’ exploiter, Mario Serey, had every intention of running her out there…
Progress: “Foal Crop” Continues to Decline
The Jockey Club (TJC) reports that we’re looking at yet another decline in next year’s North American “foal crop” – the disgusting phrase the industry uses for new Thoroughbreds coming into the system each year. TJC projects a “crop” of…
To the Parents Who Shielded Their Kids Saturday
This from The Daily Gazette yesterday: “Less than two hours before Arcangelo won the Travers, New York Thunder was euthanized behind the dreaded blue screen, right in front of the clubhouse patrons. When he broke down, parents shielded their kids…
The TAA, Blue Bloods, Colt Rainville and the Unconscionable Betrayal (Abuse) of Diva’s Kitten
“The TAA is the greatest propaganda machine that racing has ever created.” – Susan Kayne, former racehorse breeder/owner by Mary Johnson In Feb of this year, Patrick wrote a story titled “The Disgusting Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.” According to a press…
If Less Horses Are Dying It’s Because There’s Less Racing, Less Horses
(Please note: This was previously posted; I’ve edited for further clarity.) Regarding our annual killed lists, any comparison year over year must be considered with a major caveat: The information I receive through FOIAs to racing commissions is not always…
Progress: The End of Racing in Singapore; A Damning Column
On the progress front… The government of Singapore recently announced that the island’s sole track will be shuttered for good in Oct 2024. Noting the long decline of racing there, the government decided the track’s 300 acres could be put…
The Big Lie
A reminder… If horseracing is a sport, then that word must be redefined, for “The Sport of Kings” resembles no other accepted sport on the planet. In what other sport are the athletes: condemned to a life as literal chattel?…
A Plea to Bettors
To those who wager on horseracing, we implore you to reconsider. And ultimately, you hold all the cards: no more bets, no more races; no more races, no more kills. And: no more abusing unformed bodies; no more extreme, relentless…
From the “Facts Are Stubborn Things” File
From state necropsy reports, proving (again) that abuse, suffering, and death are inherent to horseracing. “Proximal sesamoid fractures may carry an occurrence rate as high as 41.5% in racing Thoroughbreds. Approximately 80% of all forelimb proximal sesamoid fractures are biaxial (both the…
Federal Supervision (FTC) of Horseracing Is a Lie
Because I have serious questions regarding death reporting now that the “Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority” (HISA) is in place (see Florida), in addition to placing several fruitless calls to HISA, I submitted a FOIA to the ostensible supervising federal…