My condolences to Old Friends and all who loved him

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – May 26, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., announced that graded-stakes winner Jonesboro died at the farm on Thursday, May 25, 2023. 

The 21-year old stallion was found deceased in his paddock during morning rounds. Necropsy results are pending.

Jonesboro was bred by Jayeff "B" Stables and foaled in Kentucky on March 15, 2002.

More bad news, my condolences to their connections and all who followed and loved them.:(

The horse death toll at Churchill Downs continued to grow Friday when Lost in Limbo, a 7-year-old gelding, was euthanized after breaking down in the seventh race. The horse was running in a claiming race, his 35th lifetime start. Adding that to a previously unreported death two weeks ago, 11 horses have died in a month at the Louisville home of the Kentucky Derby.

Lost in Limbo threw his rider, Ricardo Santana Jr., during the post parade but was OK'd to run. The death was confirmed by Dr. Will Farmer, equine medical director for Churchill Downs, Inc., through a spokesman.

On May 13, Bosque Redondo finished 10th in a race but was then taken off the course by equine ambulance, according to the steward’s report. “The horse was transported to a Lexington clinic for further diagnostics,” the report said. “It was later reported that the horse was humanely euthanized due to his injuries and poor prognosis for recovery.”

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-05-26/horse-death-toll-at-churchill-downs-grows-11-last-month

If I had a horse I would run it at Churchill

They should close the track-- too many injuries and deaths IMO

Race 1 today a horse was vanned off.

RIP sweet girl, my condolences to her connections

In the first race May 27, Kimberley Dream  sustained a significant injury—a distal sesamodean ligament rupture—to her left front leg. A similar injury occurred to Lost in Limbo  during Friday's seventh race. Unfortunately, in both scenarios, attending veterinarians determined that the injuries were inoperable and unrecoverable and made the difficult but most humane decision to euthanize

I am so shocked. She was kind of a "local horse" around here-Delaware Park- Rick Porter.

What a shame.

RIP Harve de Grace

Linda J.

Northeast Philly 

 It was very shocking. I didn't realize she was owned by Rick Porter- bless him- he was a wonderful owner and cared so much for his horses.

Wasn’t watching this race, recorded, but don’t think I’ll go back to watch it.

My condolences to her connections

Unfortunately I was watching it live to see how the Friedberg's horse and Rick Dutrow's horses did.

With all the fatalities recently, I was wondering why nothing has been said about bisphosphonates which were highly publicized a few yrs. ago.  Any ideas about this?

Bisphosphates are banned for use in horses under 4