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Quicktrickmunny, Jun 13, Churchill T – “fractures [both front legs]” If a horse injures one of its legs, it creates serious complications. unidentified, Nov 20, Golden Gate T – “massive [abdominal] hemorrhage, splenic tear” High Irish Ibis, Apr 28, Presque Isle T – “fractured ankle” Typhoon Tycoon, May 19, Lone Star T – “sesamoid fracture” Tendowningstreet, Jun 26, Mountaineer R – “fractured sesamoids” Supernumerary, Mar 30, Sam Houston S – “severe laminitis” Moon Carbon, Aug 16, Ruidoso R – “died after race” (two years old) Jubilance, Jan 27, Turf S – “flipped in stall, hit head, spinal cord trauma” Bud Fox, Jul 27, Parx T – “fractured ankle” Eyesa Special Bolt, Sep 8, Sweetwater S – “colic, subsequently died” Before, Apr 18, Palm Meadows (FL) T Giant Sandy, Nov 27, Finger Lakes R – “sustained injury…euthanized” Young Lochinvar, Oct 17, Remington R – “fractured limb” Cooney, Feb 22, Santa Anita R (euthanized Mar 3) – “acute laminitis both hind legs” D W Washburn, Jun 27, Evangeline R – “sesamoid fracture” Arms Runner, Mar 31, Santa Anita R – “MCIII completely perforated the skin” Old What’s Up (sic), Sep 27, Monmouth T – “coming out of gate – possible aneurysm” Wanda Girl, Jan 16, Gulfstream T Snapperette, Dec 13, Hawthorne R – “complete, open fetlock disarticulation” Hazel Anne, Mar 22, Hawthorne S – “femoral artery was ruptured…exsanguination” Wilderness Gate, Oct 21, Parx R – “sudden death – cardiac” (four years old) Avon Gold, Aug 3, Finger Lakes T – “suffered a fracture to the pastern” Private Star, Jun 1, Emerald T – “fractured carpal” unidentified, Aug 5, Golden Gate T – “fractured its sesamoid” Spectacular Music, May 19, Santa Anita R (euthanized May 20) – “pelvic fracture” Lets Light the Way, Mar 5, Santa Anita T – “[multiple] fractures and ruptures” Guilty, Dec 28, Laurel T – “collapsed suddenly and died” (two years old) Iza Secret, May 27, Remington R – “collapsed, tried to get up, no control of hind limbs” Notcho Daddy, Apr 5, Tampa Bay R – “collapse, cardiac episode” (two years old) Allied Party, Sep 21, Churchill R – “[multiple] fractures, acute cartilage excoriation” unidentified, Aug 31, Los Alamitos T – “comminuted, complete slab fracture” R Rocket Man, Oct 12, Hawthorne R – “open, comminuted fx…euthanized on track” Little Gemma, Sep 3, Remington T – “lacerated shoulder” Arabella, Dec 7, Northfield R – “comminuted, open fracture” Tighten Up, Apr 30, Parx R – “fractured ankle” Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa: 3 dead racehorses Take Charge Jamie, Aug 24, Finger Lakes T – “injury to leg necessitating euthanasia” Lil Lexie Lake, May 27, Remington R – “slab fracture” Firm, Jun 15, Monmouth R – “collapse on track post-race” (three years old) Meet the Genius, Feb 1, Charles Town R (euthanized Feb 19) – “suspect pelvic fracture” Bowl of Soul, Jul 29, Del Mar T – “[multiple] fractures and ruptures” Bv Tempted, Nov 8, Will Rogers R – “fractured [both] front limbs” Future Treasure, Jan 24, Gulfstream W T I’lbeamonkeysuncle, Jan 15, Portland R – “sudden death (vessel ruptures in lungs)” Bad Humor, Apr 4, Oaklawn R – “euthanized,” no other details given Tapit in Stilettos, Sep 13, Penn T – “fractured ankle” Hollywood Angel, Feb 8, Sunland T – “bilateral sesamoid fracture” Wild Day, Dec 11, Remington R – “fractured limb” Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Joe Beach, Aug 18, Palm Meadows (FL) T She’s Unbridled, Jan 31, Gulfstream T unidentified, Aug 5, Del Mar S – “acute gastric rupture” Cajun Star, Nov 9, Delta R – “pulled up in distress…euthanized” unidentified, May-Sep, Canterbury R (likely Skat Happens, Sep 7) Thistledown: 17 dead racehorses Rockin Sunday Mass, Mar 8, Delta R – “open, communited fracture cannon” Ro Bear, Jun 16, Belmont S – “died in the barn from an apparent impaction colic” Rove, Jun 29, Parx R – “fractured ankle” Big Fresno Fair, Fresno: 2 dead racehorses Thunder’s Rollin’, May 24, Presque Isle T – “sudden death” Too Deadly, Nov 26, Evangeline R – “skull/spine fracture – displaced” Joey Flash, Jul 4, Monmouth T – “compound, comminuted ankle fracture” B B Molly, Oct 10, Finger Lakes R – “carpal slab fracture necessitating euthanasia” Colonel Lewis, Jul 24, Thistledown R – “dislocated ankle – open, degloved” Pastorelli, Jul 9, Mountaineer R – “sesamoids fracture” Pretty Enuff, Apr 1, Belmont T – “suffered a leg fracture…euthanized” Blues Story, Sep 10, Thistledown R – “fractured ankle – displaced” Meet Me in L A, Sep 21, Belmont R – “went wrong…euthanized” Rapid Assent, Jun 4, Indiana R – “fractured fetlock” My Baby T, May 13, Belterra S – “fell fracturing pelvis…humanely euthanized” Keeneway, May 3, Evangeline R – “comminuted, compound, displaced, open fracture” unidentified, May-Sep, Canterbury R Chronos, Feb 3, Belmont T (euthanized Feb 4) – “fractured RF leg” Arapahoe Park: 5 dead racehorses, Delaware Coronas Dashin Injun, Nov 16, Zia R – “broken back” Rm U Bet the Rocket, Sep 6, Prairie T – “ligament rupture” Thf Mr Lincoln, Nov 26, Evangeline R – “carpal fracture” Get the Goodies, Sep 2, Churchill T – “open fractures” Yeah Rocky, Jul 22, Parx R – “fractured femur” It’s Flashy, Aug 17, Finger Lakes T – “expired after breezing” Dashing Star, Jul 7, Arizona Downs T – “spinal injury” yet-to-be-named filly, Apr 7, Lone Star S – “pneumonia/colitis/renal failure” Wire Me a Valentine, May 4, Remington R – “fractured both [back legs], pelvis” Doc’s Rocket, Nov 13, Delta R – “stopped in distress…euthanized” Astrokeg, Dec 27, Penn R – “went wrong” Marine Pilot, Nov 30, Remington T – “sudden death on track” Yankee Gambler, May 19, Lone Star S – “laminitis” (raced 37 times) Purple Flowers, Aug 15, Belterra R – “complete dislocation of fetlock joint” unidentified, Jul 31-Aug 4, Del Mar S Brylee’s Deelite, Feb 6, Delta R – “hyperextension flexor tendons” Bud’s Bayonet, May 14, Indiana R – “fractured ankle” Thoroughbred horse racing should be celebrating the beginning of the summer season. Seeking the Sunset, May 17, Pimlico R – “multiple pelvic fractures with hemorrhage” Perfections, Nov 27, Mountaineer R – “compound, comminuted MCII fracture” Indiana Grand: 22 dead racehorses Precedence, Jan 12, Palm Meadows (FL) T Starlite Patriot, May 11, Delta R – “radius fracture” Defiantly, Jan 6, Golden Gate T – “catastrophic breakdown of left front fetlock” Captain N Black, Jun 15, Energy R – “knee, euthanized barn” Miss Gee’s Love, Jun 1, Parx R – “fractured ankle” Pueblo Libre, Aug 28, Parx T – “fractured ankle” Tigers Rule, Nov 24, Churchill R – “[multiple] fractures with tearing of artery and vein” Weight, movement, infection, pain and costs are major factors that work against a horse in recovery. Hay Little Devil, Jan 29, Sunland R – “fractured [both front legs]” Cuervo Foose, Jul 20, Los Alamitos R – “[shoulder] fracture, severe hemorrhage” Grand National Steeplechase: 1 dead racehorse Big Alex, May 26, Gulfstream W T Special Results, Jun 20, Delta R – “MCIII fracture” Guardianne, Jun 7, Delta R – “neurologic, paresis/paralysis” M G M’s Victoria, Jul 27, Ruidoso R – “fractured fetlock” Rockaroo, Sep 25, Mountaineer T – “carpi fracture” Bet U Cant Find Me, Oct 25, Finger Lakes T – “sustained injury to leg” Texas Dolly, Jul 30, Delaware S – “pneumonia/pleuritis” Justenuff Hope, Nov 17, Parx R – “fractured pastern” Chis Conquest, May 12, Arlington T – “collapsed – comminuted fracture of scapula” Stella d’Oro, Oct 4, Keeneland R – “multiple fractures, massive soft tissue damage” Last updated on 29 January 2019 29 January 2019. Real Creel, Apr 11, Penn T – “sudden death” (five years old) The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses has collated data from stewards' documents in each state and territory and found 122 horses died between August 2018 and July 2019. First Warrior, Feb 23, Gulfstream R – “sustained a fatal leg injury, fell” Amandine, Apr 19, Keeneland R – “[multiple] fractures; tissue damage is significant” Next Ivestment, Aug 26, Presque Isle R – “fractured forearm” Coraline, Jun 11, Thistledown R – “fractured ankle – displaced” Magnolia Petal, Mar 24, Oaklawn T – “euthanized,” no other details given Jess Moonflash, Jul 14, Ruidoso R – “compound fracture both front fetlocks” Energy Downs: 3 dead racehorses Ventura Highway, Nov 20, Penn R – unspecified but race chart said “never mattered” 4. Fast Dreamer, Oct 4, Keeneland R – “fractures, traumatic cartilage excoriation” Sweetwater Downs: 1 dead racehorse Sister Ashlee, May 17, Lone Star S – “colic” (last raced 13 days prior) Katys Miracle, May 23, Charles Town R – “broke leg, euthanized on the track” Mongo Nation, Apr 7, Gulfstream T Gerard N Mo, Jul 1, Pocono T – “fractured ankle” – Patrick Battuello, Horses Killed on or at U.S. Goneonamission, Nov 24, Belmont S – “found deceased with apparent head injury” Clear the Ramp, Nov 27, Aqueduct R – “suffered a catastrophic injury” Eos Shez My Secret, Nov 22, Evangeline R – “open, severe disarticulation” Political Theatre, May 24, Fair Hill R – “fell…subsequently euthanized” Party Sweets, Jun 21, Gulfstream R – “pulled up in distress” Lone Star Park: 18 dead racehorses unidentified, Apr 26-Apr 28, Los Alamitos R or T Tomy, Jun 29, Albuquerque T – “collision with loose horse” Cotton Dixie, Nov 27, Tampa Bay T unidentified, Oct 20, Golden Gate T – “sesamoids displaced and fractured, ruptures” Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture ARCADIA, Calif. — On the morning of March 29, Santa Anita Park was reopening for racing for the first time in three weeks after the mystifying deaths of nearly two dozen horses. For Pops, Feb 26, Belmont T – “collapsed and died” (four years old) Ls Power, Mar 31, Turf R – “fracture spine” So Surprising, Sep 7, Saratoga T – “fractured sesamoids” Carolyn’s Cactus, May 22, Louisiana R – “carpal fracture” Johnny Jump Up, May 22, Delaware R – “sesamoid fracture” Pacific Panther, Aug 24, Pocono R – “sudden death” Moonlight Party, May 25, Prairie T – “sesamoids” Cathedral Reader, Apr 6, Keeneland R – “[multiple] fractures, ligament rupture” Orra Moor, Jun 15, Monmouth R – “was severely injured…euthanized” Hanky Panky, Aug 31, Laurel T – “sudden death syndrome” (three years old) Fine Breeze, Aug 4, Albuquerque R – “open, disarticulated fracture” Westerdale, Jan 12, Aqueduct R – “suffered RH fracture…euthanized on track” Eastern Front, Oct 6, Monmouth R (euthanized Oct 7) – “Place of Death: Rake Yard” Before Arms Runner’s death, Santa Anita had closed for the … Creative Mist, Dec 12, Charles Town R – “sesamoids fracture” Mertz, Sep 23, Gulfstream T Mister Jesse Tee, Jul 26, Ruidoso S – “colic” (raced 12 days prior) Former Jockey On Horse Racing Deaths The Santa Anita Derby is one of the qualifying races for the Kentucky Derby. Easy Livin, Jun 15, Monticello T – “collapsed and died” When a leg is broken, the horse shifts its weight on the other three legs, which inflames the hoofs, causing laminitis. Whoodat, Oct 14, Turf S – “colic” Battle of Midway, Feb 23, Santa Anita T – “[multiple] fractures and ruptures” Justa Blue Hat, Dec 19, Turf T – “fracture” Tommy T, Jan 27, Aqueduct R – “fractured sesamoids…euthanized on track” Winning Homer, Jun 14, Arlington T (euthanized Jul 20) – “laminitis” Santa Anita race track has 1st horse death of the new year after a deadly 2019 January 2, 2020 / 3:44 AM / AP Arcadia, California — A horse broke down in the last race … Formal Dude, Jun 8, Santa Anita R – “catastrophic pelvic fracture” Euro Zing, Jan 26, Turfway T – “broke both front shoulders” Arizona Downs: 6 dead racehorse Tidy Stripe, Aug 8, Delaware R – “displaced sesamoid fractures” Gribbles, Jan 5, Los Alamitos T – “catastrophic right front fetlock breakdown” Unusual Rider, Feb 18, Santa Anita T – “horse was wobbly, collapsed – sudden death” Noble Cause, May 11, Belmont R – “injuries necessitating euthanasia” Bash, Sep 14, Parx R – “fractured knee” Bye Bye Beautiful, Oct 27, Santa Anita R – “[multiple] fractures and ruptures” Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Listen to Reason, Aug 10, Arapahoe R – “fractured LFA” Saratoga Race Course: 16 dead racehorses Tenue de Soiree, Oct 22, Lone Star S – “neck/back” Horse deaths loom over Breeders' Cup 02:18. Rose Dynasty, Jan 20, Turf R – “fracture spine or pelvis” Better Made, Jul 21, Presque Isle T – “tendon/ligament rupture” Atlantic Slew, Apr 20, Fonner R – “bled out” Springtime Wind, Jul 25, Presque Isle R – “fractured ankle” Knight’s Dream, Oct 6, Fresno R – “euthanized due to injury” Senator Tequila, Jun 16, Ruidoso T – “broken back” Immediate Release, Sep 19, Charles Town R – “multiple fractures” Run for the Gold, Nov 10, Keeneland T – “compound, comminuted ankle fracture” Dover Downs: 1 dead racehorse Citi Party, May 5, Laurel R – “fractures, fetlock capsule ruptured, ligaments ruptured” The stakes were high and the horse’s survival was not guaranteed. Harrington Raceway: 2 dead racehorses, Florida Dora Joe Dream, Jan 29, Sunland R – “bowed tendon” Happy Peddler, Dec 21, Turfway R (euthanized Dec 22) – “fracture, acute excoriation” Truest Reward, Dec 26, Santa Anita T – “fracture; massive hemorrhage” Quinnehtukqut, Aug 10, Thistledown R – “fractured shoulder” Its purpose is to expose and record every on-course thoroughbred fatality in Britain. Congrats Gal, May 17, Pimlico R – “artery rupture with severe internal hemorrhage” Whata Hustler, Jan 2, Monticello S – “severe chronic right forelimb infection” Ky. The truth about horse racing deaths Horses sprint toward the finish in a race at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Friday, March 29, 2019. Rockin Rudy, Jun 27, Prairie R – “condylar” Charlie Webb, Mar 2, Sam Houston T – “high transverse cannon bone fracture” Laminae are the fibrous tissues that attach the hoof to the leg. unidentified, Oct 5, Los Alamitos S – “became violently colicky” (one year old) Sly Embrace, May 3, Tampa Bay R – “fracture P1 and ankle” Flying Around, Dec 2, Mountaineer R – “comminuted sesamoid fracture” Rapid Rabbit, Mar 14, Charles Town R (euthanized Mar 15) – “P1 fracture” Emtech, Sep 28, Santa Anita R – “displacement of cannon through the lacerated skin” Tequila Sheila, Oct 15, Gulfstream T Friendly Isle, May 2, Remington R – “carpal fracture” unidentified, Jul 1, Delaware T – “sudden death” Zoomin Effort, Feb 26, Louisiana Downs R – “fell, euthanized” Borough Boy, Sep 2, Saratoga R – “took a bad step, fell heavily, euthanized on track” Queen Elsa, Sep 23, Saratoga Harness S – “found deceased in stall” (raced Sep 19) unidentified, May-Sep, Canterbury R Pay Back, Jun 18, Mountaineer R – “fell, flipped, neurologic” Finger Lakes Racetrack: 18 dead racehorses Super Annapola, Dec 8, Laurel R (euthanized Dec 11) – “carpal bone fracture” Red Gum, May 12, Monmouth R – “trauma LF fetlock…euthan[ized] on track” Amboseli, Jan 20, Santa Anita R – “[multiple] fractures – multiple fragments missing” Moro Chief, Jun 8, Lone Star R – “fetlock disarticulation” ... 2019 / 7:18 AM Hez Dashin Bigtime, May 17, Sam Houston R – “horse flipped in holding barn” Miss Impazible, Jan 8, Penn T – “fractured ankle” Parx Racing: 59 dead racehorses R Power Grid, Mar 5, Parx R – “fractured ankle” Forza, Jul 30, Thistledown R – “fractured cannon – open” Corey Q, Oct 9, Finger Lakes S – “euthanized due to worsening pneumonia” Jazzy Beach, May 20, Gulfstream T A still image from a video of Kinley Karole’s first, and last, race on May 16, 2019. Welly, Nov 6, Gulfstream T Zippit Yankee, Sep 11, Thistledown R – “injured tail, fractured vertebrae in gate” Grady, Oct 7, Finger Lakes R – “broke down…euthanized on track” Belle Saison, Jul 27, Laurel R – “comminuted knee fracture” Commander Coil, May 17, Santa Anita T – “humeral fracture, massive hemorrhage” Thirty horse deaths at Santa Anita in six months from December through June preceded Del Mar’s 2019 summer meeting, which was among the safest in the track’s history. Hez Opinionated, Oct 5, Prairie R – “sesamoid and fetlock disarticulation” Warminister A, Dec 28, Freehold R – “sudden death – cause unknown” Tampa Bay Downs: 19 dead racehorses Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale: 1 dead racehorse Palm Meadows: 16 dead racehorses, Idaho unidentified, Aug 29, Los Alamitos S – “laminitis; pedal bone pushed through sole” Maytime Terror, Oct 26, Saratoga Harness R – “broken pastern” unidentified, Jun 7, Churchill S – “found dead – acute, blunt trauma to neck” Four Times Lucky, Sep 6, Harney Fair R – “internal bleed” unidentified, Feb 21, Los Alamitos T – “comminuted fracture, severe ligament rupture” Tico’s Premed, Nov 11, Zia R – “collapsed post race, died” (three years old) No Contingency, May 28, Parx R – “fractured ankle” (59th race) Into Morocco, Apr 20, Keeneland R – “sesamoid fracture, suspensory rupture” B. yet-to-be-named, Jul 11, Belmont T – “fractured sesamoids – euthanized” American Currency, Jun 22, Santa Anita T – “sesamoid fractures, suspensory rupture” Demean older men with their unwelcome endearments racetracks participating in the fetus as cartilage or fibrous connective tissue stakes high! 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