Book Review: Missionville by Alex Brown

Missionville, written by Alex Brown (pictured with racing plates). By Vivian Grant Farrell.

(HORSE RACING) — Patrick Battuello, chronicler of racehorse killings at Horse Racing Wrongs, recently reported the death of 7-year old Sing the Dream in a claiming race for 4 yo's+ at Aqueduct, Saturday afternoon, January 27, 2018. It was Sing the Dream's 50th race. Battuello states the horse "fell heavily" (Equibase) and was euthanized where… Continue reading Book Review: Missionville by Alex Brown

Three horses “jump” to their deaths within two hours of one another

CROSS-POSTED FROM HORSERACINGWRONGS.COM by Patrick Buttuello Please be sure to watch the video linked to at the end of this post. Ellerslie Racecourse (New Zealand) ran four "jumps" races Monday. One horse was killed in three of the four. Yes, that's three dead animals in four races: 5-year-old Tu Meta Peta in the 1st, 6-year-old… Continue reading Three horses “jump” to their deaths within two hours of one another