Belmont Racetrack Takes Its Turn

10/22/2016 — Eight (8) on-track fatalities in October 2016 so far at Belmont Park. Every track gets its turn at suffering an embarrassing flurry of fatalities that no one can explain. More>>

The Enduring Leppspringe (IRE)

9/27/2016 — In 1892, the Irish Thoroughbred carriage-horse-turned-endurance-horse left Berlin on the grueling 360-mile Distanzritt. More>>

A Milestone We Never Wanted to Reach

9/18/2016 — Today, the Memorial reached 4,000 horses posted since its inception in 2005. Hardly something to celebrate. Each and every horse is confirmed to have perished from racing or training injuries. Herein are those remembered, standing in for the “silent majority.”

Bewildered by Del Mar Deaths?

As is true in the case of SeaWorld, a slow but steady drumbeat of
protest over the exploitation of animals for entertainment purposes
is perculating its way through the American consciousness.~Doug Porter, San Diego Free Press
8/23/2016 — Currently, the mysterious trend in on-track deaths at Del Mar continues. Reported deaths range from 14 to 19 (over the 39-day meet so far) in training and racing, depending upon which story you read. More>>