{"id":124789,"date":"2025-09-09T09:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/124789\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:07:24","slug":"two-more-deaths-at-saratoga-another-at-los-alamitos-heatstroke-at-kentucky-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/124789\/","title":{"rendered":"Two More Deaths at Saratoga, Another at Los Alamitos, Heatstroke at Kentucky Downs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ellie died at Los Alamitos yesterday \u2013 no details yet. She was two years old and being prepped for her first race.<\/p>\n

Sunday, Alberto Cantino, says the Gaming Commission, was euthanized at Saratoga \u201cdue to a RH fracture during shipping.\u201d He, too, was two and being prepped for his first race.<\/p>\n

Staying in NY \u2013 and at Saratoga \u2013 the Commission has only just added a death that occurred back on Aug 11. Jess Ez Girl, they say, \u201cwas euthanized due to cellulitis, enterocolitis [inflammation of both intestines], renal [kidney] failure, and laminitis.\u201d Oh, how this poor girl \u2013 also just two and being prepped for her first race \u2013 suffered. For those keeping track, this makes it 20 dead horses at Saratoga this summer.<\/p>\n

And finally, a few notes from the stewards at Kentucky Downs:<\/p>\n

Aug 28: \u201cSteal Sunshine was injured in the paddock and scratched.\u201d
Aug 30: \u201cTexas Queen was injured in the paddock and scratched.\u201d
Sep 4: \u201cTarneema finished 9th and suffered a post-race heatstroke.\u201d<\/p>\n

Horseracing is animal cruelty. Horseracing is animal killing. Horseracing must end.<\/p>\n

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