Dead Horses

RACETRACK OWNERS MUST INSIST ON MORE TRAINER AND VETERINARIAN SUPERVISION OF THE EQUINE ATHLETE’S HEALTH AND SOUNDNESS 

Listed in this section of our website is information regarding horses who died on the racetrack while doing their jobs. Their deaths were not as a result of wrecks but probably as a result of not being physically fit to compete. Because horses cannot talk, it is the trainer’s responsibility to evaluate the health and soundness of every horse in his/her stable. Most trainers accept this responsibility, but there can be no guarantee that each horse will compete without incidence. One huge problem is that veterinarians and trainers will “patch-up” horses to keep them racing, when if fact, they should be given time off to heal or be retired.

 MONTICELLO: AUGUST 19, 2021

Matt Major, 11, was killed (fractured pastern) in the 7th at Monticello. He is the 7th dead racehorse at Monticello in 2021; for all NY harness tracks, this is Kill #14 – both extraordinary numbers

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BATAVIA: AUGUST 8, 2021

Allstar Energy, nine, broke down (apparently, multiple fractures) in the 6th race, August 8, 2021 at Batavia Downs and is dead. He is the 12th Standardbred to die at a NY harness track in 2021; for all NY racetracks, the toll is now 64.

CE 6 – Batavia Downs – NY – August 7, 2021
Conditions: NON-WINNERS $7000 L5 STS ($11,000 PURSE BAR) AE: NW 8PM RACES LIFETIME OR $55,000 LIFETIME AE: CLAIMING $17,500
Gait: Pace
Purse: 9,200
Class: NW7000 L5
Distance: 1 mile
Track Cond: FT
Temp-Allow: 83-0
Off Time: 7:58 PM

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