Images of the shattered or broken bones of destroyed racehorses.
Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have
obtained the following details on 2020 kills. (The Board redacted
the names but, paradoxically, these horses have already been
identified on the Board’s public database.)
Tikkun Olam, Jan 19, Santa Anita T – “head-on collision: traumatic
spine fracture with complete transection of cord; ruptured vein”
Is It Over, Jan 21, Los Alamitos S – “colic of 24 hours duration”
Cowboy Coffee, Jan 23, San Luis Rey S – “colic – unrelenting pain
for two days”
also: “chronic gastric ulceration”
The Cullinan Dream, Mar 31, Los Alamitos S – “four-day diarrhea
prior to death”
La Dorada Czech, Apr 15, Los Alamitos S – “endotoxemia and/or
septicemia”
Shes Our Dasher, Apr 16, Los Alamitos T – “catastrophic breakdown
with phalanx protruding through the skin; [multiple] ruptures”
Isla’s Toy, Apr 17, Los Alamitos R – “[multiple] fractures and
ruptures”
Last Renegade, Apr 24, Santa Anita T – “hit rail, fractured pelvis,
hemorrhagic shock”
Rowboat Romeo, May 9, Los Alamitos T – “catastrophic fracture; severe hemorrhage”
Conquest Sabre Cat, May 14, Golden Gate R – “catastrophic breakdown
with multiple open fractures – horse was humanely destroyed on
track”
also: “chronic gastric ulceration”
I’ll Dash for Gold, May 22, Golden Gate S – “spinal cord
compression, severe ataxia”
unidentified, May 24, Los Alamitos T – “comminuted, complete,
displaced fracture”
Young Dasher, Jun 23, Los Alamitos S – “severe pneumonia, two weeks
duration”
Up and Ready, Jun 26, Los Alamitos S – “acute laminitis following
castration”
Street Gambler, Jun 30, Golden Gate S – “complete hip fracture;
hemorrhage”