In the 8th at Turfway Jan 25, said the chart, “Five Oh Two broke awkward, bore out badly and pulled up in distress and [was] removed by the equine ambulance.” Turns out that “distress” was distress. From the Kentucky Commission: “When it was determined that the colt had suffered a catastrophic injury to his left hind, he was humanely euthanized.” Five Oh was two years old, and this was his very first time under the whip. The responsible: Klein Racing, Cherie DeVaux, Rafael Hernandez, and all who support – betting, attending, watching, working in – the U.S. horseracing industry.
The very next day at Turfway, the stewards report, Razzle Red was scratched because she was “injured in the paddock,” and Miss Peabody, City Cocktails, and Publius were scratched for being “unsound.”
