Racehorse Injuries

[DDT]

I think it will be very difficult to follow-up on horses that were pulled up and vanned off or walked off and for that reason we should only collect data concerning confirmed fatal breakdowns.

Coal Region Kid, g. 2006 12 starts 2-5-2
5th race Santa Anita, main track, January 6, 2012
Brokedown into lane
Euthanized
PQ data base
Trainer: Santella Francesco
Owner: Vegas Racing Team, LLC

DDT

[Bast]

I think it will be very difficult to follow-up on horses that were pulled up and vanned off or walked off and for that reason we should only collect data concerning confirmed fatal breakdowns.

Coal Region Kid, g. 2006 12 starts 2-5-2
5th race Santa Anita, main track, January 6, 2012
Brokedown into lane
Euthanized
PQ data base
Trainer: Santella Francesco
Owner: Vegas Racing Team, LLC

DDT

No, I think we need the "vanned off" category as well. We may not be able to follow up as much as would be desirable, but "Vanned off" is meaningful.

Turfway Park's current meeting has been taking place approximately the same space of time as Santa Anita, but there have been NO euthanized horses and ONLY TWO have been vanned off. This is not a reflection of the quality of the horses--this is the track. Turfway has had to deal with heavy rain and widely fluctuating temperatures, but the horses are not paying the price.

[ratherrapid]

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[Monsun]

Yes, you should also include the vanned off horses. Many of the vanned off horses still living will resurface on the workout tab over the course of the next 1-6 months. Some may get reported as euthed off the track in the Stewards' Minutes (where available). If the incident happened on a California track, check the vet's list, and if they never made it to that or don't ever seem to get off the vet's list, you will need try and investigate further. It's a slow and painstaking process, but you should be able to determine the status of most of the vanned off horses with time and patience.

[Monsun]

And to anticipate your next post, Bast, no, I don't want to elbow my way into your project. Just tried tracking some vanned off horses once upon a time, briefly. Hope you all have more stamina then I did and can do it long time.

[Bast]

And to anticipate your next post, Bast, no, I don't want to elbow my way into your project. Just tried tracking some vanned off horses once upon a time, briefly. Hope you all have more stamina then I did and can do it long time.

Any assistance is welcome.

[Bast]

Any medication listed goes into the DB, too, I think.

[Sysonby]

The Golden Gate stewards actually tell you everything you are looking for in their weekly minutes.

http://www.chrb.ca.gov/Stewards/Minutes ... _02_20.pdf

[Bast]

The Golden Gate stewards actually tell you everything you are looking for in their weekly minutes.

http://www.chrb.ca.gov/Stewards/Minutes ... _02_20.pdf

Good catch!

Huzzah to Golden Gate!

[Shammy Davis]

Sysonby: Thanks for the lead. Your post lead me to this.

http://www.chrb.ca.gov/stewards_minutes.html

Also from a historical perspective this might be a good reference index.

http://cdn.calisphere.org/data/13030/j5 ... 8001j5.pdf

[Shammy Davis]

Apparently the CA post mortem reports are in pdf. I found this one.

http://www.chrb.ca.gov/annual_reports/2 ... Annual.pdf

[ElPrado]

Well, it isn't in California, but Algorithm managed to pop a splint this morning. He scratched out of the Fountain of Youth. Louis won't know about it, it wasn't in California, but the track is owned by Stronach, Gulfstream.

[Sailor Kenshin]

This link must have been posted here before, right?

http://tracksideview.org/category/equine-health-and-safety/

[Shammy Davis]

Sailor: I've not seen that link before. Thanks.

[Toccet02]

If I may contribute my info, Bast, what form would you like it in?