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In Wake of His Horse's Death, Rudy Rodriguez Fined for Illegal Drugging

In Wake of His Horse's Death, Rudy Rodriguez Fined for Illegal Drugging

by Patrick Battuello | May 14, 2015 | Drugs, Trainers, Jockeys, Owners

On December 10, Sage Valley dropped dead of an “apparent cardiac arrest” in a race at Aqueduct. At five, he was only just reaching the tail-end of puberty. Turns out, there was a drug “violation,” which may or may not have contributed to the...

On Heels of Abusing American Pharoah, Espinoza Fined in California

by Patrick Battuello | May 10, 2015 | Trainers, Jockeys, Owners, Whipping

The jockey who mercilessly beat American Pharoah in the Kentucky Derby has been fined in California for similar abuse. According to Blood-Horse, Victor Espinoza “was fined $300 by the Santa Anita Park stewards May 8 for ‘causing a break in the skin’...

Animal Cruelty at Parx

by Patrick Battuello | May 5, 2015 | Ongoing Abuse, Tracks, Trainers, Jockeys, Owners

It was yet another afternoon of good, clean family entertainment at Parx yesterday (from the Equibase charts): In the 6th, Magic Soul “…weakened…returned bleeding…” In the 8th, San Gregoria “was pulled up in apparent distress just...

Roller's Salvation From Slaughter – The Rest of the Story

by Patrick Battuello | May 1, 2015 | Recommended, Trainers, Jockeys, Owners

There is plenty wrong with this video: First, the abject suffering of the horse, 7-year-old Itzhoweeroll: lame, almost all the way around; malnourished, in part due to his teeth being “a mess”; beaten up – cuts, scrapes, ulcers; and criminally...
Portrait of the American Horse-Racer

Portrait of the American Horse-Racer

by Patrick Battuello | Feb 5, 2015 | Recommended, Trainers, Jockeys, Owners

I’ve come to believe that horse-racers fall into one of three categories. In the first, surely the majority, are the grinders – those who race as career, for paycheck. Whether they were raised in the industry or came to it later, the bottom line with this...

Kentucky: Welcome Back, Scott Blasi

by Patrick Battuello | Jan 31, 2015 | Trainers, Jockeys, Owners

From Blood-Horse: “The KHRC License Review Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved [Scott] Blasi’s request to be licensed as an assistant trainer in Kentucky. The license approval came less than two weeks after a KHRC investigation found no wrongdoing...
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