Official Blog of © The Horse Fund
SOUTHWELL, Notts., England (Sept. 3) — Jump racing was suspended at a British racecourse on Thursday following the death of eight horses at the venue since July 1. The British Horseracing Authority already was working with the owners of Southwell racecourse to look into the circumstances behind six equine fatalities there from July 1 to… Continue reading Jump racing suspended at British track after 8 deaths
Let's take a look at the numbers reported regarding racehorse deaths. The following quote started us wondering. “Over the past decade, an average of more than 600 thoroughbreds a year have died because of racing,” according to research by the USA TODAY Network and published October 31, 2019. That number seems low to us. It is… Continue reading Racehorse death by numbers
WRITTEN BY KEN LEISNER Cross-posted from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch COLLINSVILLE -- A race horse was euthanized after a collision that injured two jockeys Tuesday during the third race at the Fairmount Park Race Track, a spokesman there said. The accident occurred just as the horses turned into the final stretch of the 5 1/2-furlong… Continue reading Two jockeys injured, horse euthanized after collision at Fairmount Park
TWO HORSES DIE Tragedy struck the 2-1/2 mile Dubai Gold Cup (UAE-III) when Fox Hunt broke a leg and fell early in the race. However, as soon as it became clear that Fox Hunt had suffered a serious injury and could not be moved off the track in time, the stewards stopped the race. Fox… Continue reading Tragedy strikes both runnings of the Dubai Gold Cup; American commentator says shameful
Cross-posted from Metro News / Vancouver Written by DANIEL PALMER An average of one horse every month dies or is put down at Hastings Racecourse, according to government documents. Autopsy reports — posted on the B.C. government’s freedom-of- information website — reveal that 19 horses and one pony were examined between January 2010 and September… Continue reading Twenty horses died at Canadian track in two seasons
By JEFF NAHILL jnahill@nctimes.com DEL MAR — Two more thoroughbreds were fatally injured during training hours on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths during Del Mar's meet to 10, track officials confirmed on Wednesday. Rejuvenating, an unraced 2-year-old filly trained by Jenine Sahadi, suffered a condylar fracture to her right front leg after completing… Continue reading Two more horses die after workouts at Del Mar racecourse
Cross-posted from the San Franciso Chronicle Written by LARRY STUMES Tuscan Evening, one of trainer Jerry Hollendorfer's star performers with wins in all six of her starts this year in graded stakes events, died Sunday morning of an apparent heart attack after a workout at Del Mar. "It's been very difficult for us to deal… Continue reading Racehorse Tuscan Evening dies while training at Del Mar
This is sad, sad news for the horse, Sombre, who lost her life, and for the jockeys put in harm's way, one of whom, Scott Stevens, was listed in critical condition at the time of reporting from multiple fractures and internal injuries. It makes my blood boil even further in light of what transpired at… Continue reading Jockey critically injured when horse breaks down at Canterbury Park
Cross-posted from The Paulick Report Written by RAY PAULICK The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission is investigating a May 29 incident at Penn National racetrack in Grantville, Pa., when there allegedly was no state veterinarian on the grounds or horse ambulance available to come to the rescue of a horse injured during morning training hours. The… Continue reading Pa Commission investigates Penn Natl training death incident
Cross-posted from The Gazette, Schenectady, New York By MIKE MacADAM | Gazette Reporter | 19 Oct 2008 With the Breeders’ Cup fast approaching, the two big unsolved horse racing mysteries of 2008 remain: Why did Big Brown bomb in the Belmont Stakes? Why did Eight Belles break both front legs in the moments after the… Continue reading Eight Belles still haunts racing (US)
Tuesday's Horse 