“Increased” Death Toll at Racetracks

UPDATED 7/23/2020 — The media is abuzz concerning the supposed increase in racehorse fatalities at certain tracks across the country. More>>

Grand National Cancelled in War Against Pandemic

4/7/2020 — Organizers have cancelled the notorious Grand National steeplechase for 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Not since the two world wars has the tradition ceased since its inception in 1839. More >>

When Racehorses Performed to Empty Stands

UPDATED 4/4/2020 — Due to pandemic, Los Angeles County Health Department suspends live racing at Santa Anita, including Santa Anita Derby (G1) and Santa Anita Oaks (G1), prep races for Kentucky Derby. Updates from Santa Anita >>
3/18/2020 — Santa Anita Park in Southern California is one example of the days when horses raced their hearts out without their fans in attendance. More >>

Nine Racehorses Perish on a Train

2/2/2020 — Today we stumbled upon a clip from an old article about a train collision on June 9, 1891, in Warrenton, Missouri, that took the lives of nine racehorses, and their owner J. Keller and his son. We felt compelled to share their names. See the horses >>