Hollendorfer wins his lawsuit to return to racing

Sometimes there seems little justice in life, but was trainer Jerry Hollendorfer made the poster boy for the rash of racecourse deaths in the killing fields of California racing? He was asked to take his horses and move out of Santa Anita following the reported 30 deaths that caught national headlines, and some of which…

Coverage of Santa Anita carnage rolls on

The drama surrounding Santa Anita, the current poster child for racetrack carnage in America, continues as those in and out of horse racing debate and comment. Commentators are citing things like the track surface, bad weather, how often horses are being pushed to race to fill cards to meet gambling quotas, as reasons for the…

Racehorse Tuscan Evening dies while training at Del Mar

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…

“Trainer of the Year” runs horse to death (US)

The Story of "Melody" Heavenly Perfect By JENNIFER SWANSON To the Thoroughbred racing industry Melody was a number. Her tattoo number was G24671. She was a descendant of War Admiral. Her racing name was Heavenly Perfect. To the people who rescued her, Melody was a beautiful, loving mare who lured you into her stall with…