By Paulina Dedaj | Fox News “12 horses have died at Churchill Downs since late April” Officials at Churchill Downs have announced new “safety initiatives” following a special meeting that was held in response to a wave of horse deaths at the famous racetrack that has totaled 12 […]
By Brian Wacker Baltimore Sun “The Triple Crown Slaughter Continues…” The Triple Crown series is once again grappling with another horse death. Two weeks after the Kentucky Derby was overshadowed by the death of seven horses at Churchill Downs, and a month after racing was suspended at Laurel […]
By Brian Kateman as published on Vox “The horse racing industry is egregiously cruel. We should end it yesterday.” Amid the ostentatious hats and mint julep parties, a dark cloud hung over the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby this Saturday. Seven horses were dead before the main […]
By Sean Beckwith as published in DEADSPIN Kentucky Derby shockingly overshadowed by something other than the winning horse Here at Deadspin, we take a wait-and-see approach to covering horse racing. Every year, someone will pitch a Kentucky Derby preview and either get laughed out of the writer’s room […]
by Danny Prater as published on PETA Relief for horses used for racing! The New York senate has just passed a bill prohibiting the slaughter of horses who have been forced to race or bred for racing “stock.” It will also require that those used for racing be microchipped […]
By John Cherwa as published on The LA Times The Horseracing Safety and Integrity Act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on Monday as part of the year-end federal funding bill and COVID-19 rescue package. It will become law when signed by President Trump in the […]
By Mike Lowe as published on The Portland Press Herald The track, which opened with thoroughbred racing in 1950, has struggled through years of financial hardship and will hold its last harness racing card on Nov. 28. Scarborough Downs will hold its last live harness racing event on […]
Source: ESPN The California Horse Racing Board on Friday put Los Alamitos on probation for 10 days while the track develops a plan to address an increase in horse deaths. The board voted 5-1 remotely in an emergency meeting to allow the Orange County track to continue racing […]
By Neil Vigdor as published on The New York Times One of the horses was sired by the Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and another by the Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist. Ten racehorses on their way from Florida to New York were killed early Sunday morning when the […]
Source: Multiple A Germ Accomplishes what Millions of Concerned Voices could NOT! Santa Anita canceled live racing Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic after instructions from the Los Angeles County Health Department. The track in Arcadia, California, was preparing to stage eight races when the cancellation was announced […]
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