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Stage Name Makes It Three Kills in Mahoning's First Four Days
In our post on My Trooper’s death at Mahoning Saturday, I noted that with Stage Name’s “bad step/vanned off” three races later, there was perhaps a second that day. We now know there was. Stage Name was six. Chief exploiter: Nestor Rivera. This now makes three racing kills – Tuned to the Moon was the…
5-Year-Old Suffers Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Back-to-Back Kentucky Races
The chart notes for No Bien Ni Mal’s two most recent races: Churchill, Sep 17: “battled through the stretch run to prevail at the wire then was transported off by the equine ambulance and also bled.” Keeneland, Oct 24: “floated out to the six path entering the lane, weakened thereafter and was found to have…
With Taxpayer Money, Eureka Downs Reopens; Let the Abuse and Killing Begin
Eureka Downs in Kansas was a failed business – twice over. The first time, in 1990, it filed bankruptcy. In 1994, it reopened – but only because of a state subsidy. 16 years later, and even with that subsidy, it failed again and was shuttered. And now, armed with even more taxpayer money, it has…
The Ambulance Report
The following horses were injured in U.S. races last week and had to be removed from the track by “equine ambulance.” While fates remain unknown at this time, please know we will eventually get kill confirmations on many if not most via our FOIA reporting. Happy Friday at Mountaineer Vallettas Charm at Will Rogers Bella…
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