RIP, we lost a good man.:(

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/hall-of-fame-trainer-jonathan-sheppard-dies/

Maybe they need to be left alone 7-10 days and then have vet exam??

https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Report_New_York_Thunder_was_injected_14_days_before_fatal_injury_123

I was very disappointed to read this---so sad and may well have been a preventable injury

and death

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/sports/horse-racing/horse-racing-deaths-reforms.html

 Excellent article by Joe Drape- read this and weep! this horse had lots of issues before the horrific breakdown-- at some point he was considered lame and had been on the vets list more than once.

Yes, I read that. I believe all horses coming off a vet list need to have scans on their legs.

I remember the article about how devastated New York Thunder's trainer was after the horrible spill-- I felt bad for him- Now I am thinking if he acted responsibly this horse would be alive

I hated reading this article, this horse obviously had a big problem brewing and it was just a matter of time. Shame on the trainer and owners.
 

I think joint injections means no race for 30 to 60 days. Maybe mandatory scans prior to the injection? To make sure it’s not something bigger brewing.

IMO this was a preventable death. SMH

RIP Pastor T, my condolences to his connections. This does not help Baffert in anyway…..

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/promising-juvenile-pastor-t-suffers-catastrophic-injury/

Sigh- so sad ----

I imagine a necropsy will be done and they will look to see if the horse was recently injected with  a steroid