Wild On Ice euthanized after injury during Kentucky Derby prep

SOURCE: by Felix F. Chavez | El Paso Times WILD ON ICE was euthanized Thursday morning after suffering an injury to his left hind leg during training Thursday at Churchill Downs in Louisville in preparation for the Kentucky Derby, the horse's owner Frank Sumpter confirmed. The 3-year-old Texas-bred breezed five furlongs in 1 minute, 1.40…

Two more horses die following injuries at Santa Anita Park

NBC LOS ANGELES reported on February 12, 2023: Two horses have been euthanized after suffering racing injuries at Santa Anita Park, state officials confirmed to City News Service Sunday. The 3-year-old filly Decorated My Life was injured during Saturday's ninth race on the turf, requiring euthanasia, according to Mike Marten, public information officer for the…

July 2022 racehorse kills

Source: HorseRacingWrongs.org. Please share and visit their website. Leave a comment to help drive traffic and raise more awareness. JULY 2022 KILLS Died R: Racing; T: Training; S: Stall Sticky Issue, Jul 1, Churchill R – “catastrophic injury, humanely euthanized”Action for Autism, Jul 2, Pleasanton R – “lost action”Vindatude, Jul 3, Saratoga T – “collapsed…

Hearing officer recommends 2 yr NYRA ban for Baffert

Hearing officer O. Peter Sherwood recommended April 27 that trainer Bob Baffert receive a two-year suspension from the New York Racing Association for repeated medication violations involving his horses in other jurisdictions. The suspension—which would apply only to NYRA's three racetracks, Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course—must still be approved by a three-person…

Four racehorses dead on opening day at Rillito

"You know what, it's [a] sadness you don't get over," Rillito Racetrack General Manager Mike Weiss said. "But I'm excited for next weekend." TV station KVOA report that four race horses are dead following 2022's first weekend of racing at Tucson's famed horse track, Rillito Park. According to the Rillito Racing Management Team, two horses…

Gotcha — Posing on dead racehorses

Just when you think you have heard it all . . . just how little racing values the horses they use and throw away, then there is this story. Ben Church reporting for CNN writes: The horse racing industry is facing renewed scrutiny over animal welfare after footage emerged showing an amateur jockey jumping onto the back…

Two horses killed at Woodbine

The TORONTO SUN (Aug 2, 2020) reports: The dangers of thoroughbred horse racing were in full view on Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack when two horses — Mary of Scotts and Ruggero — were killed and two jockeys hurt. In Race 2, the 4-year-old dark bay filly Mary of Scotts collapsed in the final turn, launching…

Horse racing and the disposal of the dead

— Bridget Moloney Last October a West Virginia woman was stunned at what she saw at a landfill: The stiff body of a dead racehorse who had been dumped there. The woman took photos of what she saw at the Brooke County Landfill in Colliers, W.Va. and then called nearby Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort…

Racehorse Jabber Now dies after suffering an injury at Los Alamitos

PATCH.COM, Ashley Ludwig reporting, May 27, 2020, reports: LOS ALAMITOS, CA —Another racehorse died after suffering an injury at the Los Alamitos Race Course, state regulators said Wednesday. Veterinarians humanely euthanized Jabber Now, a 6-year-old thoroughbred, Tuesday, according to the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB). The horse finished last in the third race at Los…

Md. lawmakers aim to save Pimlico while Pa. Gov proposes $200M cut

Luke Broadwater, reporting for the The Baltimore Sun on Feb. 3rd writes: Maryland lawmakers introduced legislation Monday that would authorize up to $375 million in debt to rebuild the state’s two largest racetracks and keep the storied Preakness Stakes horse race in Baltimore. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Guy Guzzone, chairman of the Senate’s Budget…