I first met Bill Neal at the 2019 National Animal Rights Conference in Washington, D.C. Bill was there to screen his documentary Long Gone Wild, which gave us both an update on the continuing captivity of the SeaWorld orcas (and the efforts to create a sanctuary where they’d be able to live out their days…

A world away from Churchill Downs and the now-familiar names of that track’s recent victims, yet another horse died at a decidedly less-glamourous venue and no one seems to care. According to the chart for the 1st at Mountaineer last night, Trinni Summer “took a bad step” and was subsequently euthanized on the track. He…

Freezing Point was killed at Churchill May 6, Derby Day. Here are the details from the Racing Commission: “This colt pulled up with an injury to his left forelimb. The colt was sedated, a Kimzey splint applied, and [he] was loaded onto the horse ambulance. After consultation between the private vet, the trainer, and the…

A Horse Racing Nation piece Friday on Churchill moving its operation to sister-track Ellis was of interest only for a few quotes from the never-boring Dale Romans (see this on Lasix), trainer of one of the Churchill 12, 3-year-old Rio Moon. My highlights: On the new “reforms” introduced by Churchill: “My initial reaction is it…