Big winner nearly dies on the way to slaughter
All that money, nearly a half million dollars worth of racetrack winnings, couldn’t help her as she thrashed in panic and fear. Flailing beneath the hooves of 30 other terrified horses, last December in a tractor-trailer heading for a Canadian slaughterhouse, once-winning race mare Press Exclusive had lost her balance on the truck, and her place in the world. No longer valuable as a racehorse or a broodmare — she gave birth to nine foals—she fell down among the legs and hooves of the other slaughter-bound horses, and was pummeled as she struggled beneath them, writhing in the shavings and […]
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Big racing helps fund Pimlico t’bred show
A record number of donors—including Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s Zayat Stables— stepped up this year to support the 4th annual Totally Thoroughbred Show at Pimlico Race Course; and in a big way! Because of generous support from the pinnacle of racing, including Stonestreet Stables, which donated proceeds from its 2015 Black-Eyed Susan win, the horse show for ex-racehorse Thoroughbreds was an affair that brought out the best in everyone, says horse show manager Phoebe Hayes. “Because of the generosity of our sponsors, we were able to bump up our purse money and we had one of our best years […]
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Photo of the Week: Bath time for Archie’s Echo
Archie’s Echo is a 26-year-old T’bred, who years ago raced predominantly in New England, and was rescued earlier this summer by an old friend. Sam Elliott, formerly of Suffolk Downs, and current vice president for racing at Parx, pulled out his credit card in June to save the long-ago racehorse from death in a slaughterhouse. Teaming up with Parx’s Thoroughbred retirement charity Turning for Home, he pulled the underweight, one-eyed racehorse to safety. Please see earlier article here: http://offtrackthoroughbreds.com/2015/06/22/one-eyed-tbred-rescued-by-parx-vp-and-friends/ Since making it out of a kill pen by the skin of his teeth, Archie’s Echo has been enjoying the TLC […]
