Illegal horse racing runs wild in New Mexico

Dead, discarded racehorse near NM racecourse. Photo: Jakob Schiller NYT.

Horse racing has serious, serious problems in New Mexico, particularly when it comes to racehorse doping, injuries, breakdowns and death. And this is in horse races at tracks licensed and regulated by the State of New Mexico. What about the racehorses who take part in clandestine racing at bush tracks across the State? LARRY BARKER… Continue reading Illegal horse racing runs wild in New Mexico

Action Alert: Three months later clandestine horse racing continues in Stanislaus Co

Racehorse hoofprints in dirt track.

Cross-posted from KRCA Ch. 3, Sacramento, California CERES, Calif. (KCRA) -- Three months ago, KCRA brought information of clandestine horse racing to the Stanislaus County Sheriff. On April 7, KCRA crews returned to a race track in Ceres Sports Arena, located just off Highway 99, to see if anything had changed. At the front of… Continue reading Action Alert: Three months later clandestine horse racing continues in Stanislaus Co