In the 4th at Delta Friday night, Gerard, said the chartwriter, “fell around the turn and was vanned off.” Here is how that looked. I can’t imagine he survived, but I will know for sure soon enough.
And from harness world…
Cumberland, Nov 4: “Brandon Bates is hereby assessed a civil penalty of $500 for indiscriminate use of the whip resulting in welts.” For comparison, Aaron Merriman “was rude to the track veterinarian” at Northfield Nov 6. “His use of profanity was against the best interest of racing…and [he] is hereby fined $1,000.” In other words, swearing is twice as bad as beating your horse to the point of welts.
This is horseracing.
