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Following protracted discussions with local officials, The Calgary Stampede was finally cancelled in 2020 because of potentially dangerous COVID-19 related complications. It was the first time the Canadian rodeo had been cancelled in more than a century. The Stampede resumed this year on Friday, 9th July in a slightly altered edition of itself. We will… Continue reading The horse torturing Calgary Stampede is back
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… Continue reading Two horses killed at Woodbine
LOS ALAMITOS (CNS) | May 24, 2020 — A racehorse who survived the devastating 2017 Lilac Fire that killed 46 horses at San Luis Rey Downs reportedly died from injuries he suffered while winning a race at the Los Alamitos Race Course earlier this month. Tap the Wire, who scored $11,800 in prize money in… Continue reading Tap the Wire fatally injured while winning at Los Alamitos
The New York City Police Department's Animal Abuse Squad is investigating the recent death of a carriage horse in Central Park after a video of the fatal February 29th incident was made public online. Posted by animal rights advocacy group NYCLASS, the video shows the 12-year old carriage horse — named Aisha — repeatedly falling,… Continue reading Candlelight vigil held for NYC carriage horse Aisha
Jane Allin's groundbreaking report on the doping of racehorses — "The Chemical Horse" — has been revised to update its citations. Allin's update coincides with the US House Subcommittee Hearing of the Horse Racing Integrity Act which would establish an anti-doping agency to oversee all horse racing (for an interim period anyway) to include Quarter… Continue reading The Chemical Horse, 2nd edition
Notice the post's title says missed chances — plural — referring to the lack of supervision and action leading to the death of Mongolian Groom at the 2019 Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita. KTLA reports: "A report on the death of Mongolian Groom in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita says veterinarians missed opportunities… Continue reading Santa Anita Vets missed chances to remove Mongolian Groom
We do not post much about Quarter Horse racing fatalities. Shame on us for not doing so. “Lrh Fast as Oak” and “Perry Train” According to Equibase, two "fell and were euthanzied" on opening day of Louisiana Downs' Quarter Horse race meeting. Their names were “Lrh Fast as Oak” and “Perry Train”. They were only… Continue reading Two Quarter Horses die at Louisiana Downs
ARCADIA, California (Jan. 1, 2020) — Golden Birthday took a bad step in the stretch at Santa Anita, unseating his jockey who was trying to pull the horse up. Veterinarians recommended that the four year old gelding be euthanized, although it wasn't immediately clear what his injury was. Santa Anita killed a reported 37 horses… Continue reading Santa Anita kicks off 2020 killing yet another racehorse
BY HRN (HORSE RACING NEWS) (Dec. 26, 2019) — The Reuters news wire reports, after conducting a survey earlier this month with Ispos, a leading market research firm, that widely publicized racehorse deaths left 62% of respondents with at least a “somewhat less favorable” impression of horse racing in 2019. Reuters/Ispos conducted their online survey on… Continue reading Survey: 62% of Americans think less favorably of racing after 2019
The New York Times reported the following story filed by the Associated Press: A California prosecutor found no evidence of animal cruelty or other crimes during an investigation into a spike in horse deaths at Santa Anita Park racetrack over the past year, according to a report issued Thursday. A task force formed by the… Continue reading California Prosecutor finds no crime in Santa Anita horse racing deaths
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