Illegal racetrack secretly built in Valencia County

Illegal horse racing has been taking place across the U.S. for quite some time, usually in offbeat, out of the way areas mostly in temporary, makeshift circumstances. Alarming as that is, there is now other disturbing news — an illegal racetrack is being built in Valencia County, New Mexico, and their potential neighbors are anything…

Horses abandoned in California after being used for illegal horse racing

Last weekend our horse racing investigators uncovered a horrible situation. They were following a lead about illegal horse racing in California. Illegal horse racing has been previously reported in California and Texas. When our investigators got to the reported location the people had moved on but had left 9 racehorses behind. The Thoroughbreds had been…

Illegal horse races, cruelty, investigated in central California

Update: The video report on this investigation is available for viewing at http://www.kcra.com/video/30385650/detail.html We are occasionally rebuked for cross-posting more than our considered fair share of a news report, and this is the reason we do take a few liberties here and there with an extra paragraph or two. News stories disappear, and so does…