Horseracing Wrongs I can confirm that Da Chrome, a “lame, vanned off” in the 7th at Pimlico yesterday, was in fact euthanized. Da Chrome was three; ’twas his 7th time under the whip. The replay cuts away as Da Chrome was being pulled up, but watch how the others are being whipped – in the…

Horseracing Wrongs At least two horses went down at the end of the 7th race at Meadowlands yesterday – with one, 7-year-old Incredible Shark, confirmed dead. (This, by the way, is the third confirmed racing kill on American tracks yesterday, which not only should shock and outrage but also prompt a national soul-searching.) The video…

Horseracing Wrongs Tuesday, during a meeting of the Pennsylvania Racing Commission, Tom Chuckas of the Dept. of Agriculture revealed that recent raids at Parx uncovered “a significant amount of contraband…dealing with medications, unlabeled, compounded or expired…needles and syringes and some other things.” Racing Commissioner Russell Jones told the Thoroughbred Daily News: “No names were given…

Horseracing Wrongs In the 8th race at Thistledown yesterday, Equibase reports that 4-year-old Coosa River “pulled up bleeding from the nostrils and was vanned off.” Enough said. Noteworthy too, though, is Coosa’s human in charge: owner/trainer Burton Sipp. Mr. Sipp is about the worst that this industry has to offer – an industry, mind you,…

Horseracing Wrongs In the 6th at Mountaineer last night, Sir Kowboy “took a bad step,” was “pulled up” and eventually “vanned off.” Immediately before that “bad step,” however, he was being whipped – hard. Here’s another thing: the offending abuser, Andrew Ramgeet, doubles as SK’s owner. Yes, owner. And one more thing: Ramgeet (in white…

Horseracing Wrongs In the 2nd at Belmont yesterday, Latin Love Bug “went wrong, fell,” and, I can confirm, is dead. He was six years old, and this was his 48th time under the whip. He is the 18th dead racehorse at Belmont this year (after 53 last year), and 25th at all NYRA (Aqueduct, Belmont,…

Horseracing Wrongs And so, Preakness Day arrives. Surely, the focus, for the media and masses alike, will be almost entirely on Bob Baffert and a relatively inconsequential drug positive in the Derby two weeks ago. As advocates, it falls to us to shift that focus – to the everyday cruelty and the incessant killing of…

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Stories of clever animals abound, from pigs playing video games to monkeys trading mobile phones – now tests reveal that they don’t merely act on instinct but can think flexibly, like usLIFE?7 April 2021 By?David Robson Brett Ryder BARELY a month goes by without a new tale of…