Ernie Paragallo charged; SPCA takes over farm

[tector]

PS:

I have always hated this mofo like a sickness, but this is even lower than I expected of him.

Hey it was a rough winter!! Aaaaayyy

[Antitrust32]

I hope at least he spends a couple minutes behind bars.

[SuffolkGirl]

"Furthermore, pursuant to Section V, Rule 19A (4) of the Principal Rules and Requirements of The American Stud Book, The Jockey Club reserves the right to deny any or all of the privileges of The American Stud Book to any person or entity when there is a final determination by a court, an official tribunal, or an official racing body that such person has killed, abandoned, mistreated, neglected, or abused, or otherwise committed an act of cruelty to a horse.

“The Jockey Club has invoked this rule in the past and will not hesitate to do so again when appropriate. The Jockey Club maintains a long-held conviction that owners are responsible and should be held accountable for the care, well-being, and humane treatment of their Thoroughbred horses.”

The above was from the Bloodhorse article. Listening to Joe Drape from the NY Times on ATTR he didn't sound confident that anything would really be done. My question is, what does the above excerpt mean? Since Paragallo is a part owner of Unbridled Song would this affect breeding to this horse while he is under the ownership of Paragallo?

[reese]

Originally Posted by SuffolkGirl

"Furthermore, pursuant to Section V, Rule 19A (4) of the Principal Rules and Requirements of The American Stud Book, The Jockey Club reserves the right to deny any or all of the privileges of The American Stud Book to any person or entity when there is a final determination by a court, an official tribunal, or an official racing body that such person has killed, abandoned, mistreated, neglected, or abused, or otherwise committed an act of cruelty to a horse.

“The Jockey Club has invoked this rule in the past and will not hesitate to do so again when appropriate. The Jockey Club maintains a long-held conviction that owners are responsible and should be held accountable for the care, well-being, and humane treatment of their Thoroughbred horses.”

The above was from the Bloodhorse article. Listening to Joe Drape from the NY Times on ATTR he didn't sound confident that anything would really be done. My question is, what does the above excerpt mean? Since Paragallo is a part owner of Unbridled Song would this affect breeding to this horse while he is under the ownership of Paragallo?

I heard him too. As he said, the action that can taken easily and immediately is for NYRA to deny stalls to Paragallo.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by reese

I heard him too. As he said, the action that can taken easily and immediately is for NYRA to deny stalls to Paragallo.

Or deny him access to the entry box, especially with the cloud that hangs over the relationship between him and Paraneck Stable.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Hey it was a rough winter!! Aaaaayyy

somehow i'm betting he never missed a meal.

where's his defender these days?

[letswastemoney]

Rough winter?? Where does all his Unbridled's Song money go?

[Merlinsky]

I think some folks are convinced nothing will ever be done on a serious level in these situations in terms of banning, Jockey Club actions, etc. but between Ernie and Mullins we have 2 guys caught red handed breaking the rules. In Paragallo's case it's particularly horrific. I happen to think the NTRA and NYRA to name a couple are particularly anxious to put some heads on pikes as examples--those guys just volunteered.

[paisjpq]

http://www.drf.com/news/article/102845.html

excellent related piece by Matt hegarty that I know he worked REALLY hard on.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

http://www.drf.com/news/article/102845.html

excellent related piece by Matt hegarty that I know he worked REALLY hard on.

really was a good read. there's no easy answer to the issue of what to do with all these horses-35k or so a year in foals. most horses live to 25 years old or higher. it would be nice if breeders and owners only took on what they could conceivably handle for life, but we all know that won't happen.

what i do know is no horse deserves to be neglected, mistreated, starved, or allowed to become infested with parasites. there is no excuse for what they found on that farm, especially when you consider that paragallo isn't exactly destitute.

i hope he is never allowed to own an animal of any kind ever again.