10,448
HW has now documented – with names, dates, locations, and details – 10,448 kills at U.S. tracks since Jan 1, 2014. Again, that’s 10,448 dead horses – for $2 bets. Recently, our team created this video listing, by state, all…
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Inconvenient Facts – Horses Killed, That Is – on Preakness Day
A reminder, on Preakness Day: Some of the horses killed on (racing or training) Maryland tracks last year. Goldbar“The horse collapsed but was able to stand again. The horse collapsed a second time [and had a] seizure. Membranes then turned…
Good News: Wagering Down 6.1% This Year
Despite all the hype surrounding Churchill’s supposed success Saturday, Equibase reports that in the first four months of 2024, total wagering on U.S. races fell 6.1% compared to the same period last year. April alone was down over 11% from…
I Rest My Case
On the Keeneland website, there is a page entitled, “Our Commitment to Safety.” It opens with this quote from Dr. Stuart Brown, VP of Equine Safety: “Doing what’s best for the horse is at the core of everything we do…
Dr. Nicholas Dodman on Racehorse Confinement
For me, the worst human beings do to animals is take away their autonomy, their freedom. Stick them in a cage, a crate, a tank, or, in the case of racehorses, a tiny 12×12 stall for the vast majority of…
The Evil of Confinement Told Through the Story of Poor River Wolf
For me, the worst human beings do to animals is take away their autonomy, their freedom. Stick them in a cage, a crate, a tank, or, in the case of racehorses, a tiny 12×12 stall for the vast majority of…
Breeder: “[Horseracing] looks like a passenger ship on a collision course with an iceberg.”
In an LTE published in BloodHorse Friday, prominent breeder Roderick Wachman makes his appeal for industry unity, calling for the “agenda-driven squabbling to stop and for everyone to put their shoulders to the wheel and try to take control of…
Progress: Wagering on Racing Down Last Year
The betting numbers for 2023 are in from Equibase and the news is positive (for us). The total amount wagered on Thoroughbred racing in America fell by almost a half-billion dollars – a 3.7% decline from 2022. Excluding 2020 –…
An Uplifting Post: The Happy Ending for Killean Cut Kid
Back in 2017, former HW board member Joy Aten contributed a post about a 12-year-old Standardbred landing in a kill pen after enduring 258 – yes, 258 – races. The horse: Killean Cut Kid. As Joy detailed – please take…
In Memoriam, Saratoga Race Course
An “In Memoriam” video put together by one of our great volunteers, Linda Rydant:
“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…