Is there an organization working to rehome those TB’s who suffered from smoke inhalation? These horses may never race again, but could have useful lives away from racing. Someone must be picking up this project.
Each of those unfortunate horses is owned by someone. I’d imagine they would like to make their own decisions concerning their horses’ welfare and suitability to continue their careers.
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I’d imagine the affected ones will be retired as broodmares, kept as pasture pets, or rehomed through organizations like CANTER. It will still be many weeks before many are thoroughly evaluated for returning to their careers so lets not jump the gun
Then again, if Multiplier ever needs a home, he is welcome in my barn 
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I believe any horse that was stabled at SLR has a moratorium on racing until after Christmas and will need to be evaluated by a vet.
I would agree with snaffle1987… maybe a bit soon to looking to rehome horses that were exposed to smoke
Thoroughbred Daily News has a story about this on page 1 today:
http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/pdf/tdn/tdn171213.pdf?pdf=Latest-PDF
A filly ran today at Los Alamotis (bad spelling). She stayed in her stall and did not race around the facility. And sounds like from the article another one is racing in Oklahoma on Saturday.
Goodness, this creates the impression they have been abandoned by the side of the road…quite a disservice to their connections.
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An add to BasqueMom, Scathing was the filly and not only did she run, she won
8th race as Los Alamitos (or Los Al is it is often referred to) on December 14.
Quote from the BH article…
To get cleared for the race, Scathing had to be examined by an attending veterinarian, as well as the state vet. According to an advisory sent out by the California Horse Racing Board Dec. 10, any horse who was based at San Luis Rey at the time of the fire will undergo a pre-race test that includes “auscultation of the lungs and airways” if they are entered in a race before Dec. 26.
Even though Scathing was stalled in a barn which did not burn and she was not released to run loose, she still has to go through all these pre-race procedures.
Another PS to BasqueMom’s post…
The horse racing in OK is Greyvitos who will be racing Sunday in the Springboard Mile (race 11) at Remington Park. The Springboard is one of RP’s premier races and offers qualifying points to the Kentucky Derby which will be the first time the Springboard will be offering these points.
3 days after the SLR fire, Adam Kitchingman had moved Greyvitos to Santa Anita to continuing training.
A poignant article concerning the aftermath of the fire. Some is gut wrenching and had me in tears.
But so many have pitched in to help in a huge way. So inspiring.
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Great story and good links at the end for ways to donate.
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Give me a break F8. The smoke inhalation question creates a new class of horses that will need some rehoming. And a potential class of disability for a large number of horses at one time and in one place. I was just asking if anyone, or any organization was looking into this issue on a large scale. CANTER Ca is on it to a certain extent…
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Greyvitos didn’t have the best PP (outside in PP12) in a two turn race and was not the favorite. Espinoza hustled him out of the gate (as it sounds like Greyvitos doesn’t like dirt in his face) and had him maybe 3-4 wide in about 4th going into the clubhouse turn.
Coming down the lane, Greyvitos had some competition from the 1 horse but won nicely. He now has 10 Derby points.
Maybe there will be a “new class of horses with disabilities” but I’m thinking it is premature to be making that assessment. Inhaling smoke isn’t a death knell for a horse’s career. Surely some will be retired for either breeding or a new riding career while others will continue their racing career. I’m thinking the trainers and others will be closely watching all the horses at SLR and ensuring, as best they can, that their careers will be managed.
I’d probably be more concerned about the non-race horses that were also evacuated and their futures. IIRC, over half the horses evacuated to Del Mar were non-race horses… hunters, jumpers, other competition disciplines, recreational horses. CANTER won’t be helping their futures.
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Eye of the River ran the race of her life at 30-1 and finished second. hadn’t been within 8 3/4 lengths in any of her previous six starts. Was 18 1/4 lengths back last time out.
https://twitter.com/BH_JBalan/status/951567993397329920?s=04
http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRacesIndexAction.do?TRK=SA&CTY=USA&DATE=20180111&RN=99
2nd race at Santa Anita today. She is a Martine Belloqc trainee. Martine is still hospitalized with burns over 60% of her body.
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/225530/martine-bellocq-faces-lengthy-recovery-from-burns
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CVPeg, thanks for posting this. Saw the info about Eye of the River in SA 2 today in the BH article about Martine and then completely spaced checking to see how the filly did.
Looks like she ran a very nice race and doesn’t appear to have been claimed.
Martine sounds like she still has a long road ahead with respect to her recovery. 
So sad to read about how hard she tried to save her beloved colt Wild Bill Hickory but was unsuccessful. Severe burns are a b*tch to recover from and can take many months. I hope the progress continues to be positive.
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