Outrage over kill-penned former Paragallo mares..

[sumitas]

from the gripping article above...tx reese
"Since 1996, Paragallo’s family-owned Paraneck Stable has been among the nation’s leading racing outfits, starting 4,686 runners that have earned $20.6 million in purse money."

Can this be accurate, 4686 runners ? That's 390.5 runners per year '96-'09.
Or is that 4686 starts ? Either way , can some one explain the rationality behind these numbers ? I'm dumbfounded .

[Pedigree Ann]

If your ego requires that your stable 'be among the nation's leading racing outfits' and but you want to do it on the cheap, you send out vast numbers of horses in lower level races.

[reese]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

If your ego requires that your stable 'be among the nation's leading racing outfits' and but you want to do it on the cheap, you send out vast numbers of horses in lower level races.

I've posted the sme thing several places, so I'll repeat it again:

Paragallo breeds and races scores and scores of NYbreds in "cheap 7.5 claiming races" The run every week and finish "up the track". I handicap NY racing EVERY DAY. Just at AQU INNER alone he raced 180 with 7% winning.

PARAGALLO IS THE POSTER BOY FOR NYS breeding program gone awry. What does anyone think he does with the hundreds and hundreds of nybreds AFTER they can't race anymore?

He abandons them in a field somewhere, starves them and calls the killer buyer. Disposable race horses to feed fat Ernie's ego. That folks, is the BOTTOM line here.

NYRA knows this...but hey Paragallo fills those cheap race cards for PJ CAMPO, VP of RACING at NYRA and the BROTHER of Paragallo's trainer, JOHN CAMPO. Any questions after this re NYRA?

[Kasept]

Racing board investigating Paragallo's farm
By Matt Hegarty

http://www.drf.com/news/article/102814.html

The New York State Racing and Wagering Board announced Tuesday it was investigating the treatment of horses at New York owner Ernie Paragallo's Center Brook Farm.

Paragallo said late Tuesday that he welcomed the investigation, which arose after seven of his horses were discovered in a paddock at a livestock auction in New York last week. The horses, according to the welfare organizations that bought them out of the pen, were malnourished and were awaiting shipment to a slaughterhouse. Another 13 horses owned by Paragallo, according to the organizations, were sent to slaughter.

"I told them they should do the investigation," Paragallo said. "These are serious allegations. They'd be neglecting their duties if they don't."

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

It's amazing to me how arrogant he continues to be about this mess.

He's a poisonous guy. They won't find a thing at the farm. I drove by it Saturday on my way to Aqueduct. 50-60 horses in the fields in plain view looking winter shaggy, some a little thin, but generally OK. Suggestions from former employees is that he's culled from the band to the abattoir like this nearly annually.

[chucklestheclown]

Originally Posted by Kasept

He's a poisonous guy. They won't find a thing at the farm. I drove by it Saturday on my way to Aqueduct. 50-60 horses in the fields in plain view looking winter shaggy, some a little thin, but generally OK. Suggestions from former employees is that he's culled from the band to the abattoir like this nearly annually.

I'm glad they did more than drive by. I hope this guy rots in hell; is this a privately-owned operation?

[prudery]

I saw a newscast video of Dirty Ernie's farm and a few horses, which, as Steve said,were not unduly thin . Probably the worst of them were sold to kill or otherwise removed ...

Those shown by AC4H were another story---bony under filthy insect ridden coats with bald spots ... Really bad .

Freddymo, as usual, you are full of it . There is no certainty as to how rich Ernie has remained and exactly how much of Unbridled's Song he currently owns . And if he is that rich, it makes his cheapness and negligence more heinous ...

Undoubtably he pays his help squat, instructs them less than squat, and does not keep acceptable amounts of food on the premises--that was evident upon inspection .

He may not have known everything, but he knew plenty---and the rest he " forgot "---such as the name of the person he unloaded a large quantity of mares to ...

Right ...

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

For Scavs

ab·at·toir (b-twär)
n.
1. A slaughterhouse.
2. Something likened to a slaughterhouse

[Danzig]

In a release, the board said that it had urged the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund to cease issuing any checks to Center Brook Farm, Paragallo, or his racing stable, Paraneck Stable. The chairman of the racing and wagering board, John D. Sabini, a former state legislator, is a member of the board that directs payments from the development fund.

"I've said all along that there were horses on my farm that were thin," Paragallo said. "If they don't think I'm doing a good job, they can come up and take care of all 140 of my horses and do a better job than me." ~i think this sounds like a great idea!!

[TheSpyder]

And someone who is really, really good at it... a masterbatoir

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

For Scavs

ab·at·toir (b-twär)
n.
1. A slaughterhouse.
2. Something likened to a slaughterhouse

[sumitas]

Paragallo's owner's license revoked by NY in 2005 ... if this has allready been stated in this thread I apologize.

http://www.paulickreport.com/blog/pa...voked-in-2005/

[Scav]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

For Scavs

ab·at·toir (b-twär)
n.
1. A slaughterhouse.
2. Something likened to a slaughterhouse

Thank you, but the question I have is, did you know what it meant?

God darnit, Mr. Byk, you use your tongue prettier than a twenty dollar whore.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

No way. I thought it was a typo when I saw it the first time.

I am guessing maybe 3-4 people on the board, in total knew what that meant.

I really think he has a thesaurus and just goes crazy sometimes