by Patrick Battuello | Jun 27, 2016 | Shedrow Secrets
On June 15, racing apologist Jen Roytz wrote an article in which takes umbrage over the way a recent rescue effort was handled. Unsurprisingly, the story was biased and skewed, with but one side – the industry’s, shockingly – presented. So today we...
by Patrick Battuello | Apr 20, 2016 | Shedrow Secrets
Shedrow Secrets Financial Mogul by Joy Aten Just two days ago, another trashed racehorse was recovered from a kill buyer. Thanks to a person who makes weekly visits to the notorious New Holland auction, a 5-year-old gelding named Financial Mogul narrowly escaped a...
by Patrick Battuello | Apr 1, 2016 | Shedrow Secrets
The following is our latest installment of “Shedrow Secrets” – first-hand accounts from the heroes who work tirelessly to save Racing’s broken bodies. Shedrow Secrets Storming by Joy Aten I often read apologists’ claims that racehorses are...
by Patrick Battuello | Dec 26, 2015 | Shedrow Secrets
The following is our latest installment of “Shedrow Secrets” – first-hand accounts from the heroes who work tirelessly to save Racing’s broken bodies. Shedrow Secrets You Got the Silver by Joy Aten Three-year-old You Got the Silver reportedly...
by Patrick Battuello | May 31, 2015 | Advocacy, Shedrow Secrets
Last October, I posted this story about 11-year-old Fighting City Hall and his 97 “career” races. Although he would go under the whip six more times – yes, that makes 103, dating all the way back to the Bush administration – I do have some good...
by Patrick Battuello | Mar 28, 2015 | Shedrow Secrets
The following is our latest installment of “Shedrow Secrets” – first-hand accounts from the heroes who work tirelessly to save Racing’s broken bodies. Shedrow Secrets Darned Worthy by Joy Aten Over the course of his racing career, the stunning...
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