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A Kill at Pleasanton; Details on Chloe’s Dream
The CHRB reports that Rio King perished at Pleasanton yesterday, no details released. Rio was four and had been put to the whip 14 times, most recently May 29 at Golden Gate. Also, the Kentucky Commission has released the details on Chloe’s Dream, one of the two horses killed at Churchill on Derby Day: “The…
King’s House, Another Poor Horse Being Run Into the Ground
The cruel saga of 12-year-old King’s House is scheduled to continue tonight. Since I last reported on King’s in March, he has been raced five times – for a “career” total of 116. Not coincidentally, King’s has been raced exclusively at subsidized tracks for years now – the vast majority of the time in PA….
Auntie Mimi Becomes 13th Kill at Santa Anita This Year
The CHRB reports that Auntie Mimi was killed (“musculoskeletal,” for now) while training at Santa Anita yesterday. Auntie was four years old and was coming off a year of inactivity (her first and only race was a year ago May). She becomes the 13th victim at SA this year.
What They’re Doing to This Poor Boy – 122nd Race Tonight – Is Pure Evil
In horseracing, there’s everyday, garden-variety abuse, and then there’s the truly egregious. In the latter category is what’s happening to the horse known as Laddie Boy. Laddie turned 12 in February. Bad enough. But get this: tonight, he will be put to the whip for the 122nd time. Yes, 122nd time. This one will take…
