Source: Associated Press A “3-year-old filly died of a heart attack.” FILE – In this March 5, 2019, file photo, a statue of Zenyatta stands in the paddock gardens area at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting a state Senate bill that […]
Source: The Dodo The Dodo Little But Fierce People adopt dwarf horses because they are so small, but they have no idea how many medical issues these horses can have. Josh and Alex run The Peeps Foundation, a rescue for dwarf horses. They rescue horses from breeders, neglectful […]
By John Cherwa as published on The LA Times A 27th horse has died since Santa Anita opened its meeting on Dec. 26 after the colt Derby River sustained a catastrophic injury while training Wednesday morning. After six weeks without a death, there have been four fatalities since […]
by James Davis as published on SentientMedia.org Trump didn’t complain about the Kentucky Derby because he cares about animals. But anything that brings attention to the fact that the Kentucky Derby is a disgrace is a good thing. On Sunday, President Donald Trump criticized the Kentucky Derby, the […]
By SALLY JENKINS as published on The Washington Post “This isn’t sport; it’s a fancied-up vice…” If there’s a moral to the 145th Kentucky Derby, it’s that you can’t take the gambling out of gambling. But try telling that to horse people, those incurable lottery addicts. The stewards […]
By Lia Eustachewich and Jennifer Gould Keil as published on The New York Post “Twenty-three thoroughbreds have died since Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park, the California track that’s considered one of the best in the nation…” Saturday marks the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill […]
by Patrick Battuello as published on Horseracing Wrongs Through a FOIA request to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following deaths on that state’s tracks in 2018. The Commission, however, redacted identifying information on the basis of confidentiality (though in some cases I was able […]
By Stephen Whyno as published on NBCMiami.com Sometimes the track itself is a risk, which was believed to be a cause of 19 horse fatalities at Saratoga Race Course in 2017 and played a role at Santa Anita Linda Gaudet can’t watch the replays. Even after 47 years in […]
Story by Damon Arthur, of the Redding Record Searchlight “The wild horse race is absolutely bent on the terrorizing of the horses…” A horse was killed during the Wild Horse Race at the Red Bluff Round-Up rodeo on Saturday, drawing outrage from animal rights activists. The horse, a […]
Source: WKYT “2-year-old horses won’t be able to receive Lasix treatment within 24 hours of a race in 2020…” LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Major U.S. racing organizations, including Keeneland and Churchill Downs, have committed to phasing out the use of the diuretic Furosemide beginning in 2020. The announcement […]
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