Mongolian Groom

[TheSpyder]

I think we've passed that opportunity. Now every news feed pops out a story when something happens. This needs some drastic changes that reassure the pubic and improve greatly the way horses are protected as much as possible from these injuries and deaths. Still going to happen, but we must start somewhere beyond what is being done

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

The Meadowlands has its own problems: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ping/32696263/

Harness racing has its own doping issues and PETA is in their yard too. They don't care how many bodies there are. That's not even the point. It's all a manipulation. They're just looking for an angle.

Folks, I don't get why we're not giving PETA hell over their body count. I believe in the last year there were 1600+ euthanized animals by PETA. Ask Feinstein and Newsom about that. Ask what they're planning to do. Keep up the heat on that. Where's the PETA expose? Nobody wanting to go undercover to show cute animals dead because of them? Hit PETA's pocket book by decreasing enthusiasm to donate, you attack their ability to attack racing. Find out if any of the people writing hit pieces have any animal rights groups connections and insist the publications admit the ethical bias. Hold feet to fire.

[richard burch]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

I think we've passed that opportunity. Now every news feed pops out a story when something happens. This needs some drastic changes that reassure the pubic and improve greatly the way horses are protected as much as possible from these injuries and deaths. Still going to happen, but we must start somewhere beyond what is being done

Thank you.

[richard burch]

At the "highest" level of tracks in the US here are the #s... They are consistently the top offenders.


SA 2018 48 dead racehorses
SA 2019 42 dead racehorses


BEL 2018 30 dead racehorses
BEL 2019 33 dead racehorses


GULF 2018 55 dead racehorses
GULF 2019 34 dead racehorses

I would think that the more prestigious tracks would have less injuries given the owners, trainers and connections. Totally skewed the wrong way.

[NavalOrange]

Originally Posted by richard burch

At the "highest" level of tracks in the US here are the #s... They are consistently the top offenders.


SA 2018 48 dead racehorses
SA 2019 42 dead racehorses


BEL 2018 30 dead racehorses
BEL 2019 33 dead racehorses


GULF 2018 55 dead racehorses
GULF 2019 34 dead racehorses

I would think that the more prestigious tracks would have less injuries given the owners, trainers and connections. Totally skewed the wrong way.

The above numbers are meaningless without including the total number of events (training and racing) that occurred. By event I mean each time a horse stepped on the track. Also how many of the above were due to illness or natural causes.

[richard burch]

Originally Posted by NavalOrange

The above numbers are meaningless without including the total number of events (training and racing) that occurred. By event I mean each time a horse stepped on the track. Also how many of the above were due to illness or natural causes.

I assume you mean field size. You can follow the link, they list the causes. https://horseracingwrongs.org/killed-2019/

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by richard burch

I assume you mean field size. You can follow the link, they list the causes. https://horseracingwrongs.org/killed-2019/

You shouldn’t go to that hypocrite’s website

[richard burch]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

You shouldn’t go to that hypocrite’s website

Sorry but I couldn't find the casualty list on Equibase, The DRF or Horseracing nation. I was looking for stats, not assholes but I found both.

interesting update...

........of particular interest in light of workout videos of Mongolian Groom taken before the Classic. Multiple veterinary sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity say videos shot throughout the week appear to show the horse favoring his left hind leg at the trot.

See complete jog videos from Oct. 31 here and Oct. 26 here. watch........https://www.xbtv.com/video/workout/m...ber-31st-2019/

https://www.paulickreport.com/news/r...-exam-history/