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<strong><strong>IN</strong>JURIES</strong> <strong>IN</strong> RAC<strong>IN</strong>G <strong>GREYHOUNDS</strong><br />

A REPORT TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GENERAL COURT<br />

March 2006<br />

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<strong><strong>IN</strong>JURIES</strong> <strong>IN</strong> RAC<strong>IN</strong>G <strong>GREYHOUNDS</strong><br />

A Report to the New Hampshire General Court<br />

March 2006<br />

WWW.GREY2K<strong>USA</strong>.ORG • P.O. Box 442117 • Somerville, MA 02144 • 1.866.2GREY2K


<strong><strong>IN</strong>JURIES</strong> <strong>IN</strong> RAC<strong>IN</strong>G <strong>GREYHOUNDS</strong><br />

A Report to the New Hampshire General Court<br />

CONTENTS<br />

Report 1<br />

Appendix A: RSA 284, Section 14-d 3<br />

Appendix B: Sample Greyhound Injury Reports 5<br />

Appendix C: Greyhounds Injured at New Hampshire Racetracks in 2005 7<br />

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Injuries in Racing Greyhounds: A Report to the New Hampshire General Court


REPORT:<br />

Injuries in Racing Greyhounds<br />

<strong>IN</strong>TRODUCTION<br />

In June 2004 the New Hampshire Legislature approved House Bill 520, which requires that dog<br />

tracks begin reporting on injuries suffered by racing greyhounds. This requirement appears as<br />

RSA 284, Section 14-d.<br />

The following is a review of greyhound injury reports for the calendar year 2005.<br />

372 TOTAL RAC<strong>IN</strong>G <strong><strong>IN</strong>JURIES</strong><br />

During this initial reporting period, nearly four hundred injuries were reported at Hinsdale and<br />

Seabrook Greyhound Parks. Lakes Region Greyhound Park was not in operation in 2005.<br />

The most common injuries were ruptures, fractures and lacerations. Other reported injuries<br />

included dislocations, paralysis, puncture wounds, bleeding toes, a broken tail, bruising, eye<br />

damage and a collapsed trachea.<br />

Types of Racing Injuries 2005<br />

Rupture/Sprain<br />

48.25%<br />

Laceration<br />

10.51%<br />

Other<br />

8.63%<br />

Fracture<br />

30.73%<br />

Paralysis<br />

0.27%<br />

Dislocation<br />

1.62%<br />

COMPARISON OF <strong><strong>IN</strong>JURIES</strong> AT H<strong>IN</strong>SDALE & SEABROOK GREYHOUND PARKS<br />

While the types of greyhound injuries at the two racetracks were similar, records indicate that<br />

more injuries occurred at Seabrook than at Hinsdale.<br />

Racing Injuries by Track 2005<br />

300<br />

277 Injuries<br />

Injuries<br />

250<br />

200<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

95 Injuries<br />

0<br />

Seabrook<br />

Hinsdale<br />

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RECOVERY PERIODS<br />

A total of 225 (60% of submissions) specified an estimated recovery time. Based on these<br />

reports, the average recovery rate equaled 4.4 weeks. 1<br />

An additional 147 reports failed to specify an estimated recovery time, but noted that dogs<br />

either:<br />

Suffered “career-ending” injuries<br />

Were euthanized<br />

The reported recovery time for injured racing greyhounds was similar at the two racetracks.<br />

Injury Recovery Periods by Track<br />

4.5 weeks<br />

Hinsdale<br />

4.4 weeks<br />

Seabrook<br />

CONCLUSION<br />

0 2 4 6<br />

Weeks<br />

In total, 372 greyhounds were injured while racing in New Hampshire in 2005, more than seven<br />

per week.<br />

Based on average recovery times, types of injuries, and the number of career-ending injuries<br />

reported, most greyhound injuries appear to be of a serious nature.<br />

1<br />

When a range of weeks or months was indicated, the median number of weeks was used.<br />

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APPENDIX A: RSA 284, Section 14-d<br />

TITLE XXIV<br />

GAMES, AMUSEMENTS, AND<br />

ATHLETIC EXHIBITIONS<br />

CHAPTER 284<br />

HORSE AND DOG RAC<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

Pari-Mutuel Commission<br />

Section 284:14-d<br />

284:14-d Records of Greyhound Injuries. –<br />

I. The commission shall maintain accurate records and statistics regarding injuries to<br />

greyhounds. The records shall include the following:<br />

(a) The greyhound's registered name and right and left ear tattoo numbers.<br />

(b) The owner, trainer, and kennel operator's name, business address, and telephone number.<br />

(c) The color, weight, and sex of the greyhound.<br />

(d) Where the injury took place on a race track or other area.<br />

(e) If the injury occurred while the greyhound was racing, the race track where the injury<br />

occurred, along with the distance, grade, race, and post position when the injury occurred; the<br />

specific type of injury, the cause of the injury, the estimated recovery time, and the location of<br />

injury on the greyhound.<br />

II. All injury forms shall be completed and signed under the pains and penalties of perjury by<br />

the race track veterinarian, whose signature shall be witnessed by a representative of the<br />

commission. Whoever knowingly makes a false written statement on an injury form shall be<br />

guilty of a violation. A person found guilty of knowingly violating this section for a second or<br />

subsequent offense shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Injury records created and<br />

maintained under this section shall be retained by the commission for a period of 7 years and<br />

shall be made available to the public upon oral or written request.<br />

Source. 2004, 261:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.<br />

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APPENDIX B:<br />

Sample Greyhound Injury Reports<br />

Sample Injury Report #1: Seabrook Greyhound Park<br />

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Sample Injury Report #2: Hinsdale Greyhound Park<br />

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APPENDIX C: Greyhounds Injured at New Hampshire Racetracks, 2005<br />

The following is a summary of greyhound injury reports submitted by Hinsdale and Seabrook Greyhound Parks for 2005.<br />

DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

01/01/2005 He Be Howie Hinsdale (not provided) right back leg 1 week “offstrided“<br />

01/01/2005 JCLeaveittoJulie Hinsdale (not provided) right back leg 1 week “offstrided“<br />

01/02/2005 Back Kick Beth Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain back right toe 1 week “stumble”<br />

01/04/2005 Aljo Star Power Seabrook Rupture/Sprain 3rd toe 4 to 6 weeks “torn ligament”<br />

01/09/2005 Bacs Top Speed Hinsdale Fracture right rear leg 4 to 6 weeks “stress fracture”<br />

01/09/2005 Don't Tell Dad Hinsdale Laceration left front foot 2 to 3 weeks “split web”<br />

01/09/2005 Gabes Buster Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right rear leg 2 to 3 months<br />

01/09/2005 Legs Yoicks Hinsdale Fracture right front leg 4 to 6 weeks “broken toe”<br />

01/11/2005 Purrsonel Seabrook Laceration rectum 10 days “dog bite”<br />

01/14/2005 Gabby Green Seabrook Dislocation left rear 3rd toe 4 to 6 weeks “possibly a stone<br />

bruise”<br />

01/14/2005 Kadees Crash Seabrook Fracture right rear distal<br />

metatarsals 1 through 4<br />

career ending<br />

01/15/2005 Kiowa Deerfield Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right shoulder 1 month<br />

01/15/2005 LR's Sierra Seabrook Shucked Nail left rear foot 4th toe 10 days to 2 weeks “cracked nail bed”<br />

01/15/2005 TNT Red Alert Seabrook Laceration left rear foot 2 weeks “wood splinter from<br />

the track float”<br />

01/16/2005 Buddy West Hinsdale Broken Toe on<br />

Each Front Leg<br />

front legs 4 weeks<br />

01/16/2005 Cashier Hinsdale Fracture right hock career ending “going as pet”<br />

01/16/2005 Clean Your Clock Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain back left leg (not provided) “very sore”<br />

01/16/2005 Lazer Tag Hinsdale (not provided) (not provided) 1 week<br />

01/16/2005 PS Gypsy Clara Hinsdale (not provided) front right leg 1 week<br />

01/16/2005 Sandy Sprinter Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right rear leg career ending<br />

01/16/2005 SE's Outta Mind Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain front right ankle 3 to 4 weeks “tender around joint”<br />

01/16/2005 Thunder Boo Hinsdale Laceration front right leg 3 to 4 weeks “split web in center”<br />

01/16/2005 Thunder Shain Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain back right leg 4 weeks<br />

01/17/2005 Ethereal Guess Hinsdale Fracture right hock career ending<br />

01/17/2005 One of a Kind Seabrook Dislocation left rear 4th toe 4 to 8 weeks “mis-step”<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

01/20/2005 Baby Doll Green Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right shoulder; right long<br />

head triceps<br />

6 to 8 weeks “offstrided”<br />

01/22/2005 JNB Amy Jo Hinsdale Fracture left hock euthanized “piece of bone<br />

protruding from leg”<br />

01/22/2005 VS Little Nan Hinsdale Fracture left hind leg 2 to 3 months<br />

01/27/2005 JNB Zippowitz Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right shoulder long head<br />

triceps<br />

4 to 6 weeks “mis-step”<br />

01/28/2005 JLO Bludano Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right foreleg carpus 2 months “mis-step”<br />

01/28/2005 Spectator Sport Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear sartorius<br />

muscle<br />

4 to 8 weeks “pulled launching out<br />

of starting box”<br />

01/28/2005 Tralee Toast Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right shoulder 6 to 8 weeks “mis-step”<br />

01/29/2005 PNP's Blackjack Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right hind quarter 1 month<br />

01/29/2005 Scoop the Gold Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right rear leg sore 6 to 8 weeks<br />

01/29/2005 Zydeco Canine Hinsdale Fracture right back foot broken<br />

toes<br />

3 to 4 weeks<br />

01/30/2005 ARJ's Flossie Hinsdale Fracture left front paw, broken toe 4 to 6 weeks<br />

01/30/2005 Blazing Affinity Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right hock 4 to 6 weeks<br />

01/30/2005 Kismet Hinsdale Fracture right back leg career ending “going as pet”<br />

01/30/2005 Quinlan Martinez Hinsdale Fracture right rear hock career ending “going as pet”<br />

01/30/2005 System Br Badun Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right back leg 4 weeks<br />

02/01/2005 RL Chanch Seabrook Fracture left rear 2nd phalynx 4th<br />

toe<br />

02/03/2005 Wise Guy Eklind Seabrook Bruise left rear 4th metatarsal<br />

lateral side<br />

02/04/2005 Van's Eyecatcher Seabrook Fracture right rear hock medial<br />

malleolus 1/8"<br />

displacement<br />

6 to 8 weeks<br />

10 to 14 days “hit door frame while<br />

going to turn out”<br />

6 to 8 weeks<br />

02/04/2005 Who's Driving Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front leg career ending “chronic<br />

inflammation”<br />

02/05/2005 SonofGradyLittle Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear biceps femorius<br />

and sartorius muscles<br />

02/05/2005 Surreal Thrill Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right shoulder; long head<br />

triceps<br />

10 days to 2 weeks<br />

career ending<br />

“overextended right<br />

front”<br />

02/06/2005 Hallo Mr. Greely Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right rear leg career ending “going as pet”<br />

02/06/2005 Smoo's Attitude Hinsdale Fracture leg 2 months “bandaged”<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

02/08/2005 U Too Dutches Seabrook Rupture/Sprain T1 - T6 dorsal thoracic<br />

muscles<br />

02/15/2005 Bionic Jive Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front leg; right rear<br />

leg; patellar ligament;<br />

long head triceps muscle<br />

4 to 6 weeks “over exertion,<br />

muscle spasms”<br />

career ending<br />

02/15/2005 ICU Melody Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear sartorius 4 to 6 weeks<br />

02/15/2005 PS Primo Hiho Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right carpus career ending<br />

02/17/2005 Keepyourdresson Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear gastrocnemius 4 to 6 weeks<br />

02/18/2005 Aljo La Fiesta Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front 2nd toe 4 weeks<br />

02/18/2005 Chasmos Speckles Seabrook Fracture right hock central tarsal<br />

bone and 1st, 2nd, 3rd,<br />

and 4th tarsal bones<br />

euthanized<br />

“step on cement<br />

barrier inside the rail”<br />

02/19/2005 PS Catch A Train Hinsdale (not provided) left front leg career ending “went as pet”<br />

02/24/2005 Jetta Superior Seabrook Fracture left rear hock career ending “collided with another<br />

dog, multiple<br />

fractures”<br />

02/26/2005 Kenya Denise Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front carpus; right<br />

long head triceps muscle<br />

2 to 4 weeks<br />

02/26/2005 MCP's Sweetheart Seabrook Fracture tail 4 weeks<br />

03/02/2005 Gone Hunting Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left rear<br />

bilateral sartorius<br />

03/02/2005 SPS Excaliber Seabrook Fracture right rear metatarsals I, II,<br />

III<br />

career ending<br />

“tear”<br />

8 to 12 weeks “collided with another<br />

dog”<br />

03/05/2005 BB's Amusement Seabrook Fracture left rear 4th tarsal bone 8 to 12 weeks “possible stress<br />

fracture”<br />

03/05/2005 R and A July Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear biceps femoris career ending “strain, tear”<br />

03/08/2005 One Of A Kind Seabrook Fracture left rear 4th toe 2nd time career ending<br />

03/08/2005 Spirit of Ivy Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front 2nd toe 5 to 10 days “grain of sand<br />

irritation<br />

subcutaneous”<br />

03/10/2005 Chasmo's Sara Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear sartorius muscle 2 to 4 weeks<br />

03/10/2005 Cowboy Coffee Seabrook Shucked Nail left rear nail 2 to 4 weeks<br />

03/10/2005 Debase Seabrook Fracture right and left front; right<br />

rear long head triceps;<br />

right hock<br />

career ending<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

03/10/2005 Gemstone Seabrook Fracture right rear and left rear<br />

sartorius; 4th right<br />

metatarsal<br />

03/11/2005 Bacs Episode Seabrook Fracture right rear central I-IV<br />

tarsal bones<br />

career ending<br />

career ending<br />

03/11/2005 Jeta Lightning Seabrook Fracture right rear 4th tarsal bone career ending<br />

03/16/2005 Iruska Melbourne Seabrook Fracture right tarsus 6 weeks<br />

03/16/2005 Zydeco Peaches Seabrook Fracture digit III right hind paw 6 weeks<br />

03/19/2005 Sly Dale Hinsdale Fracture right hind leg career ending “becoming pet”<br />

03/20/2005 Sly Roy Hinsdale Fracture right hind leg career ending “becoming pet”<br />

03/23/2005 Nitro Kit Seabrook Jammed left rear 4th toe 2 to 4 weeks<br />

03/23/2005 Stone Strike Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear sartorius muscle 8 to 12 weeks “mis-step out of<br />

starting box”<br />

03/24/2005 CJ Awesome Dodge Seabrook Fracture right rear central<br />

metatarsal bone<br />

8 to 12 weeks<br />

03/25/2005 Aljo Notorious Seabrook Jammed right front 2nd toe 4 to 6 weeks<br />

03/25/2005 Dutch Donella Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear distal sartorius 8 to 12 weeks<br />

03/26/2005 KNP Deuce's Rock Seabrook Fracture left rear metatarsals I-IV 6 to 10 weeks<br />

03/26/2005 She's So Modern Seabrook Fracture right rear central tarsal<br />

bone and III and IV tarsal<br />

bones<br />

8 to 12 weeks<br />

03/29/2005 Freeride Orange Seabrook Fracture right rear metatarsals I-IV career ending<br />

03/30/2005 Paducah Spice Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right thorax 10 days to 2 weeks “hematoma”<br />

03/30/2005 UMR Ladies Man Seabrook Laceration left axilla 10 days to 2 weeks “bite wound<br />

04/01/2005 Darullah Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left front legs<br />

and back; long head<br />

triceps<br />

2 to 4 weeks<br />

04/01/2005 GF Mini Zini Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left front carpus career ending<br />

04/01/2005 LR's Turbo Seabrook Laceration right front anterior carpus 2 weeks “collided with another<br />

dog - hit fence”<br />

04/01/2005 LR's Turbo Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front anterior carpus 2 weeks “collided with another<br />

dog - hit fence”<br />

04/01/2005 Ocala Gent Seabrook Fracture right rear central and 4th<br />

tarsal bones<br />

8 to 12 weeks<br />

04/02/2005 Arno's Red Lexus Hinsdale (not provided) right hip 3 months “severe, bumped 1st<br />

turn”<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

04/02/2005 CK Miss Spock Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear sartorius; groin 4 to 6 weeks<br />

04/02/2005 Ethereal Design Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear sartorius 7 to 10 days “ran into rear of<br />

another dog”<br />

04/02/2005 Fanatic Feeby Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear sartorius 4 to 6 weeks<br />

04/02/2005 Flaming Roy Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear gluteus medius 2 to 4 weeks “bruised”<br />

04/02/2005 John M Ben Seabrook Fracture right rear 1st phalynx<br />

2nd toe<br />

04/02/2005 LR's Twist Seabrook Fracture right rear central and<br />

tarsal bones I-IV<br />

04/02/2005 Time Zero Seabrook Pinched Nerve left cervical vertebrae c3-<br />

c4<br />

4 to 6 weeks<br />

career ending<br />

6 to 8 weeks<br />

04/02/2005 Tweedle Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear sartorius 2 to 4 weeks<br />

04/05/2005 Raider Hubbard Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear round ligament<br />

and tensor fascia lata<br />

4 to 8 weeks<br />

04/06/2005 K State Fan Seabrook Lesion right front lateral carpus 2 to 4 weeks<br />

“stepped on by<br />

another dog”<br />

04/06/2005 Precious and Few Seabrook Laceration left rear plantar surface 2 weeks “pointed wire in<br />

crate”<br />

04/07/2005 Candy Bits Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain front shoulders career ending “will be pet”<br />

04/07/2005 DG's Stardom Seabrook Fracture left rear 1st phalynx 3rd<br />

toe<br />

4 to 6 weeks<br />

04/07/2005 Memphis Fields Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right rear leg 2 to 3 months (cause unknown)<br />

04/08/2005 CJ Raisincrystal Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front carpus 2 to 4 weeks<br />

04/08/2005 CTW Look A Like Seabrook Laceration right front dew claw career ending<br />

04/08/2005 Jetta Ontario Seabrook Laceration right front accessory<br />

carpal pad<br />

04/08/2005 JJ Grines Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front long head of<br />

triceps<br />

career ending<br />

career ending<br />

04/08/2005 Shshomi Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front carpus 4 to 8 weeks<br />

04/09/2005 Holly Green Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left front 1st phalynx 5th<br />

toe<br />

04/09/2005 Iruska Rockin V Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front dew claw and<br />

1st metacarpal<br />

04/09/2005 John M Roch Seabrook Fracture left rear central and tarsal<br />

bones I-IV<br />

career ending<br />

career ending<br />

8 to 12 weeks<br />

“strikes right front<br />

with right rear when<br />

running”<br />

“ran into snow fence”<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

04/12/2005 CTW Long Winded Seabrook Fracture right front & right rear<br />

accessory carpal pad and<br />

2nd phalynx 3rd toe<br />

career ending<br />

04/12/2005 Jabrina Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear sartorius 4 to 8 weeks<br />

04/14/2005 Express Sassy Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain left rear leg 3 weeks (cause unknown)<br />

04/14/2005 U Too Johnny Jac Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left front long head of<br />

triceps<br />

04/15/2005 Fanatic Danielle Seabrook Fracture right rear metatarsal;<br />

groin<br />

4 weeks “tear”<br />

6 to 12 weeks<br />

04/15/2005 Underlined Seabrook Fracture right rear 3rd metatarsal 4 to 6 weeks<br />

04/16/2005 CJ Little Dixie Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left front long<br />

head triceps<br />

5 to 10 days<br />

04/16/2005 Noah The Champ Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear biceps femoris career ending<br />

04/20/2005 King's Full Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front radioulnar and<br />

dorsal radiocarpal<br />

ligament<br />

04/20/2005 Thors Flashdance Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left rear<br />

bilateral sartorius<br />

4 to 6 weeks “fell”<br />

4 to 6 weeks<br />

04/21/2005 Diver Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear 4 to 6 weeks<br />

04/22/2005 Hangin Judge Seabrook Fracture right rear central and IV<br />

tarsal bones<br />

career ending<br />

04/22/2005 Westmead Warp Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear biceps femoris 7 to 10 days “pushed into door<br />

edge by another dog”<br />

04/23/2005 Infawn Seabrook Fracture right rear metatarsal (not provided)<br />

04/23/2005 R and A Grape Hinsdale Fracture tail 2 weeks “broken tail”<br />

04/23/2005 SS Black Molly Hinsdale Fracture right leg career ending “veered collided<br />

trailed, will be pet”<br />

04/27/2005 Dark Fantasy Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear sartorius 2 to 4 weeks<br />

04/28/2005 EC Holland Seabrook Rupture/Sprain long head of triceps 2 to 4 weeks<br />

04/29/2005 A Bar Royal Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear hock joint career ending “chronic<br />

inflammation and<br />

nephritis”<br />

04/29/2005 Aislin Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear biceps femoris career ending “tear”<br />

04/29/2005 Che Mar Flipper Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear biceps femoris career ending “tear”<br />

04/29/2005 GJ Midnight Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front carpus & left<br />

hind triceps<br />

career ending<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

04/30/2005 Onceca Havati Seabrook Fracture left front 1st phalynx 4th<br />

toe<br />

career ending<br />

05/01/2005 Ballack Kanika Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right shoulder 1 month (cause unknown)<br />

05/03/2005 DR Barbie Seabrook Fracture left rear central and IV<br />

tarsal bone<br />

05/03/2005 Dutch Tailwind Seabrook Fracture right rear central and I-IV<br />

tarsal bones<br />

career ending<br />

career ending<br />

05/03/2005 UMR Lovelace Seabrook Laceration right front dew claw 7 to 10 days “possibly spike by<br />

another greyhound”<br />

05/04/2005 Reb's Cannonball Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left front periosteal<br />

ocndyle<br />

05/05/2005 CJ Whistlindixie Seabrook Laceration right front accessory<br />

carpal pad<br />

05/05/2005 Nana G's Pride Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear groin and<br />

medial thigh<br />

05/05/2005 Ola Dora Seabrook Fracture right rear 1st phalynx<br />

2nd and 3rd toes<br />

05/06/2005 Bold Fortune Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear sartorius and<br />

quadriceps femorus<br />

career ending<br />

career ending<br />

5 to 10 days<br />

4 to 6 weeks<br />

2 to 4 weeks<br />

“ossification”<br />

“strikes right front<br />

with left rear while<br />

running”<br />

05/06/2005 Curtis Low Seabrook Laceration right ear 7 to 10 days “bitten by another<br />

dog”<br />

05/06/2005 Dutch Demora Seabrook Fracture right rear phalynx third<br />

toe<br />

4 to 8 weeks<br />

05/07/2005 A Bar Kapi Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear sartorius career ending<br />

05/07/2005 CT's Yo What Up Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front carpus 4 to 8 weeks<br />

05/07/2005 Pa's Let Me Out Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left lung head triceps<br />

brachii<br />

05/08/2005 Drama King Seabrook Fracture right rear central and<br />

tarsal bones I-IV<br />

career ending<br />

career ending<br />

05/10/2005 Nitro Misty Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front carpus career ending<br />

05/10/2005 Sobe Cheeta Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right & left rear groin &<br />

abdomen<br />

05/10/2005 Time Zero Seabrook Collapsing<br />

Trachea<br />

4 to 8 weeks<br />

throat career ending<br />

05/11/2005 CTW Feasible Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left front distal tendon<br />

long head triceps<br />

career ending<br />

“tear”<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

05/14/2005 Cuvetta Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left sartorius<br />

3rd time<br />

career ending<br />

05/14/2005 Dutch Affair Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front carpus 4 to 8 weeks<br />

05/14/2005 Motown Havannah Seabrook Fracture left front accessory carpal career ending<br />

05/17/2005 Aljo Inspiration Seabrook Fracture right rear 2nd phalynx career ending<br />

05/17/2005 JG Conchita Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front carpus career ending “severe sprain”<br />

05/17/2005 Stone Strike Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear distal sartorius career ending “tear”<br />

05/17/2005 UMR Lovelace Seabrook Laceration right front distal to<br />

accessory carpus<br />

career ending<br />

05/20/2005 Royal Coral Seabrook Fracture right hock career ending<br />

05/21/2005 Reb's Ross Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear biceps femoris career ending “tear”<br />

05/21/2005 Smoo's Blackstar Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear gastrocnemius<br />

muscle<br />

05/24/2005 Johnny Savage Seabrook Laceration left front between toes 4<br />

and 5<br />

05/24/2005 Kandichiwah Seabrook Fracture right rear central tarsal<br />

bone<br />

4 to 6 weeks<br />

“tear”<br />

“probably strikes her<br />

right front left rear<br />

foot”<br />

10 days to 2 weeks “spiked by toe nail<br />

from another dog”<br />

career ending<br />

“8 dog slashed across<br />

the 3”<br />

05/24/2005 Pa's Kingdom Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front carpus career ending “severe sprain, 2ndd<br />

time”<br />

05/24/2005 Who's Listening Seabrook Fracture right front 4th toe 1st<br />

phalynx<br />

05/25/2005 John M Patricia Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left front abductor digiti<br />

quinti muscle<br />

career ending<br />

2 to 4 weeks<br />

05/26/2005 Tralee Vick Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left sartorius career ending “tear”<br />

05/27/2005 Iruska Kenny B Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front flexor carpi<br />

ulnaris tendon<br />

career ending<br />

05/27/2005 Royal Coral Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear sartorius 4 to 6 weeks<br />

05/27/2005 Ubetontheicebowl Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front extensor carpi<br />

radialis<br />

4 to 6 weeks<br />

05/30/2005 Angelioa Joe Hinsdale Fracture back right unknown “shuffle”<br />

05/30/2005 MM Merlin Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left front carpus career ending<br />

05/31/2005 Nessie Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front long head of<br />

triceps<br />

06/01/2005 Dark Comrade Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left front long head<br />

triceps<br />

4 weeks<br />

2 to 4 weeks<br />

“fracture 3 times”<br />

“tear”<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

06/01/2005 Kansas Vandal Seabrook Laceration right rear posterior<br />

achilles tendon<br />

10 days “spiked by another<br />

dog, 2 inch<br />

laceration”<br />

06/01/2005 Listowel Jack Seabrook Laceration right front dew claw 7 to 10 days “probably hooks dew<br />

claw nail into trk in<br />

turns”<br />

06/01/2005 Shack's Jack Hinsdale Fracture right rear hock career ending “retired as pet”<br />

06/03/2005 Aljo Stardust Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right flank tensor fascia<br />

lata muscle<br />

3 to 6 weeks<br />

06/03/2005 Jordan Cab Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left f. carpi career ending “chronic sprain”<br />

06/04/2005 J Jethro Bodine Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left thorax intercostal<br />

muscle (T10-T12)<br />

06/04/2005 Spinin Sinner Seabrook Laceration right front 4th toe lateral<br />

aspect<br />

10 days to 2 weeks “tear”<br />

7 to 10 days “toe nail puncture”<br />

06/06/2005 C's Amber Seabrook Laceration left front 3rd toe pad 2 to 4 weeks “got loose - ran<br />

around compound”<br />

06/06/2005 PS Tony Seabrook Laceration right rear 3rd toe pad 2 to 4 weeks “got loose - ran<br />

around compound”<br />

06/07/2005 MD Sapphire Seabrook Fracture right rear central and<br />

tarsal bones I&II<br />

career ending<br />

06/08/2005 Hahpahst Seabrook Fracture left front 4th metacarpal career ending<br />

06/09/2005 System GW Ginny Seabrook Fracture right rear tarsal bone IV 4 to 8 weeks<br />

06/09/2005 UBET Ivy League Seabrook Fracture right front 1st phalynx<br />

2nd toe<br />

career ending<br />

06/10/2005 Ethereal Pirate Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right back leg 1 month<br />

06/10/2005 Mamas Thelma Lou Seabrook Fracture right rear central and<br />

tarsal bones I-IV<br />

career ending<br />

06/10/2005 MCP's Van Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front triceps brachii career ending “tear”<br />

06/10/2005 Safari Risk Seabrook Fracture left rear 2nd metatarsal 6 to 8 weeks<br />

06/11/2005 AKA Green Grady Seabrook Laceration left front 7 to 10 days<br />

06/11/2005 John M Bell Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear gastrocmemius<br />

muscle<br />

06/14/2005 System CMP Pearl Seabrook Fracture right rear 2nd metatarsal 6 to 8 weeks<br />

06/14/2005 T Penta Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear sartorius and<br />

hock<br />

4 to 8 weeks “severe strain”<br />

6 to 8 weeks<br />

06/15/2005 Go Stick Seabrook Laceration right front anterior radius 7 to 10 days “chew out of crate”<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

06/15/2005 Marne Jean Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right flank fascia lata 4 to 6 weeks<br />

06/17/2005 IttyBitty Floody Seabrook Rupture/Sprain tensor fascia lata & rnd.<br />

ligament<br />

career ending<br />

06/17/2005 John M Sparkle Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right rear patellar tendon career ending<br />

06/18/2005 Awesom Leader Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front long head<br />

triceps<br />

career ending<br />

06/18/2005 Lake Effect Seabrook Fracture right hock 6 to 8 weeks<br />

06/21/2005 King's Full Seabrook Fracture right hock 6 to 8 weeks<br />

06/22/2005 Dutch Fury Seabrook Fracture right hock 6 to 8 weeks<br />

06/22/2005 Gusty Breeze Seabrook Rupture/Sprain bilateral carpii 12 weeks “chronic sprain”<br />

06/24/2005 UMR High Octane Seabrook Fracture right rear IV tarsal bone 8 to 12 weeks<br />

06/25/2005 Brazie Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left front 1st phalynx 5th<br />

toe<br />

06/25/2005 Wumps Niece Seabrook Rupture/Sprain round ligament right hip career ending<br />

06/27/2005 Sugar Plum Lady Seabrook Chronic<br />

Infection<br />

right front between toes 4<br />

and 5; right ear<br />

06/28/2005 Doe Branch Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear 3rd toe; left hind<br />

Brachii<br />

06/30/2005 Aljo Heartache Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front 3rd toe 1st<br />

phalynx<br />

“tear”<br />

4 to 6 weeks “toe stuck in crate”<br />

career ending<br />

career ending<br />

2 to 4 weeks<br />

06/30/2005 Hart's War Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right carpus career ending<br />

07/01/2005 Big Cat Williams Seabrook Fracture right hock tarsal bone IV career ending<br />

07/01/2005 Bold Ambassador Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left long head triceps 2 to 4 weeks “fell”<br />

07/01/2005 Sirius Hope Seabrook Fracture right rear distal<br />

metatarsals I-IV<br />

career ending<br />

07/02/2005 Anbshire Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left carpus career ending<br />

“foot stuck in crate”<br />

07/02/2005 GNC Cisco Kid Hinsdale Fracture right rear 6 to 8 weeks “cracked bone”<br />

07/02/2005 Shenanigan Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left sartorius career ending<br />

07/03/2005 Beige Leaf Hinsdale Eye Infection,<br />

Scratch<br />

07/03/2005 Gawebo Seabrook Rupture/Sprain arthactic 3rd toe right<br />

rear bilateral sartorius<br />

07/04/2005 BJ's Grand Slam Seabrook Fracture right hock central III and<br />

IV tarsal bones<br />

“tear”<br />

eye (not provided) (cause unknown)<br />

career ending<br />

“tear”<br />

career ending “pet”<br />

07/04/2005 Mac's Princess Hinsdale Dropped Muscle both back legs career ending cause: “unknown”<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

07/05/2005 Ekker Seabrook Fracture right hock IV tarsal bone 8 to 12 weeks<br />

07/06/2005 Veejay Diva Seabrook Fracture left rear distal 1st<br />

phalynx 4th toe<br />

career ending<br />

07/07/2005 Catch My Dream Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right sartorius 4 to 6 weeks<br />

07/07/2005 Scramwhentheyjam Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right sartorius; right<br />

carpus<br />

07/08/2005 Foreign Fable Seabrook Fracture right hock central and IV<br />

tarsal bone<br />

07/08/2005 Infawn Seabrook Fracture right front 3rd toe; left<br />

rear 1st phalynx<br />

career ending<br />

career ending<br />

career ending<br />

07/08/2005 RL Chanch Seabrook Fracture left rear 1st phalynx career ending<br />

07/08/2005 UMR Shake Jake Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left long head triceps 3 to 6 weeks<br />

07/09/2005 ARJ's Flossie Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain left rear leg 1 to 2 months “shuffle”<br />

07/09/2005 CKB Lazarus Lazz Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right carpus 4 to 8 weeks “fell”<br />

07/09/2005 RT's Big and Rich Hinsdale Fracture left foot 2 months “severe”<br />

07/11/2005 Freeride Topaz Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left sartorius, right<br />

sartorius<br />

career ending<br />

07/12/2005 Mumbasa Sundial Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left sartorius 4 to 6 weeks<br />

07/12/2005 Reb's Plymouth Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right carpus 4 to 8 weeks<br />

07/13/2005 A Bar Andrea Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left sartorius<br />

and right and left gluteus<br />

medius<br />

career ending<br />

“tear”<br />

“scarred”<br />

07/13/2005 LR's Katy Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right rear leg 1 to 2 months (cause unknown)<br />

07/14/2005 Jelly Bean Queen Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left biceps femoris 2 to 6 weeks<br />

07/15/2005 Iruska Rasia Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right sartorius 4 to 6 weeks<br />

07/15/2005 Silver Tresses Seabrook Fracture left rear 1st phalynx 6 to 8 weeks<br />

07/15/2005 UMR Dolly Seabrook Fracture left front distal<br />

metatarsals<br />

07/16/2005 Buzzin Bandit Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left groin 4 to 6 weeks<br />

6 to 8 weeks “6 to 8 weeks”<br />

07/17/2005 Goodbye Jack Hinsdale Fracture right hind leg career ending “mis-stepped”<br />

07/19/2005 UMR Diva Seabrook Fracture left front metatarsals 6 to 8 weeks<br />

07/20/2005 DND Hurry Up Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left sartorius ;<br />

right tensor; right groin<br />

2 to 4 weeks<br />

07/20/2005 Inwhizable Seabrook Fracture right hock 4th tarsal bone career ending<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

07/20/2005 Note To Self Hinsdale Fracture hock career ending “bad step, retiring<br />

07/21/2005 Ex Ax Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left<br />

gastrocnemius<br />

career ending<br />

07/21/2005 Iruska Rare King Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right tensor fascia lata 4 to 6 weeks<br />

07/21/2005 Soofeeyer Seabrook Laceration left rear 1st toe 10 days to 2 weeks<br />

07/22/2005 MCP's Melvin Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right hind leg career ending “retiring”<br />

07/22/2005 Sly Sy Hinsdale Fracture hock career ending “bad step, retiring”<br />

07/23/2005 Delizia Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right sartorius 4 to 6 weeks<br />

07/23/2005 Down the Cape Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left sartorius career ending “severe strain”<br />

07/23/2005 Iruska Dory Hinsdale (not provided) (not provided) 10 days “collided and fell”<br />

07/23/2005 Tralee Prince Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right carpus career ending “severe sprain”<br />

07/27/2005 Cold B Dontease Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain left front shoulder 4 to 6 weeks<br />

07/28/2005 Cressida Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left rear anterior cruciate<br />

ligament<br />

career ending<br />

07/29/2005 Lil Bueno Seabrook Fracture left rear proximal tibia career ending<br />

07/30/2005 Irate Irene Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right hind, also left front<br />

elbow infection<br />

career ending<br />

“tear, bumped by<br />

another dog -<br />

offstrided”<br />

“retiring”<br />

07/30/2005 PC Coney Hatch Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left shoulder 5 to 10 days “ran into door jam”<br />

07/30/2005 System Me Pioneer Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right hind, triceps brachii career ending “partial tear”<br />

07/31/2005 Kiowa Runninbear Hinsdale Fracture right hind leg career ending “bad step, retiring”<br />

07/31/2005 VS Baby Hinsdale Fracture right hind leg career ending “retiring”<br />

08/02/2005 Amy Antonia Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left triceps brachii career ending<br />

08/02/2005 RNR Lighten Up Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right carpus 6 to 8 weeks<br />

08/02/2005 UMR Loveless Seabrook Laceration right front dew claw 10 days to 2 weeks<br />

08/05/2005 DG's Daredevil Seabrook Fracture right central III and IV<br />

tarsal bones<br />

career ending<br />

08/05/2005 Endless Ego Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right groin career ending “severe pull”<br />

08/05/2005 Iruska Redford Seabrook Fracture right hock career ending “severe sprain”<br />

08/05/2005 Mesa Graphics Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right and left sartorius 4 to 6 weeks<br />

08/05/2005 SA Bar Juno Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left hind triceps; right<br />

carpus<br />

08/06/2005 Iruska Timone Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right hock; right bicep;<br />

right groin<br />

career ending<br />

4 to 6 weeks<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

08/06/2005 Jake's Papa G Seabrook Laceration ventral thorax 2 to 3 weeks “puncture from top of<br />

fence”<br />

08/06/2005 Jetta Ruby Seabrook Dislocation right hock career ending<br />

08/08/2005 Savedbythebell Seabrook Fracture right rear 1st metatarsal<br />

bone<br />

8 to 12 weeks<br />

08/09/2005 Machinist Seabrook Fracture right hock career ending<br />

08/09/2005 Mecca Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left carpus 4 to 6 weeks<br />

08/10/2005 Kiowa Garlic Hinsdale Fracture right career ending “mis-step, retiring”<br />

08/11/2005 Anatolia Seabrook Split Nail left rear 4th toe 2 to 3 weeks<br />

08/12/2005 BJ Bill's Shadow Hinsdale (not provided) right hind leg career ending<br />

08/12/2005 Dr. Peaches Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left front plantar distal<br />

metacarpals<br />

08/13/2005 Abenaki See Ya Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right groin 6 to 8 weeks<br />

08/14/2005 FW August Hinsdale (not provided) right front ankle career ending<br />

6 to 10 days “digging in turn-out<br />

pen”<br />

08/17/2005 Manuel Wonder Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right hind leg 3 weeks (cause unknown)<br />

08/17/2005 Stonebridge Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain left hind leg 2 to 3 weeks “lame”<br />

08/23/2005 Feza Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left shoulder 2 to 4 weeks “bruise”<br />

08/24/2005 Mr. Electric Hinsdale Fracture rear right career ending “fell, retiring”<br />

08/24/2005 Smog's Signature Seabrook Rupture/Sprain long hind triceps 2 to 4 weeks<br />

08/26/2005 Pa's Kilena Hinsdale Fracture right hind career ending “mis-stepped,<br />

retiring”<br />

08/28/2005 VS Julius Hinsdale Fracture right rear hock career ending “mis-stepped,<br />

cracked”<br />

08/30/2005 Kenton Megazord Seabrook Fracture right hock career ending<br />

09/02/2005 UMR Zaftig Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front 5th toe 10 days to 2 weeks<br />

09/05/2005 Wife Wild Heart Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right tensor fascia lata 2 to 4 weeks<br />

09/07/2005 Manuel Wonder Hinsdale Fracture right rear hock career ending “mis-stepped,<br />

retiring”<br />

09/09/2005 Bold Heart Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left hind triceps; left<br />

groin<br />

09/09/2005 Sobe The Chief Seabrook Laceration left foot large pad plantar<br />

surface<br />

4 to 6 weeks “fell first turn”<br />

5 to 7 days<br />

09/09/2005 UMR High Flyer Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right. sartorius 2 to 4 weeks “tangled leg in crate”<br />

09/09/2005 UMR Samuel Seabrook Dislocation left rear 3rd toe 3 to 6 weeks<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

09/10/2005 ICU Deb Seabrook Fracture right pelvis 6 to 8 weeks “clipped dog in front”<br />

09/10/2005 Jetta Putter Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left carpus 4 to 6 weeks<br />

09/10/2005 Switch Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right semitendinosus 2 to 4 weeks<br />

09/10/2005 Switchback Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right semitendinosus 2 to 4 weeks<br />

09/15/2005 Bandit Mafiagirl Seabrook Shucked Nail right front 3rd toe 2 to 4 weeks “hooked toe in crate”<br />

09/15/2005 BL Hey Joe Seabrook Laceration right ear 2 to 4 weeks “sharp wire in crate”<br />

09/16/2005 PJ Absolut Hinsdale Fracture right rear leg career ending “mis-stepped”<br />

09/16/2005 Uncle Wick Hinsdale (not provided) left front shoulder career ending<br />

09/16/2005 Wise Guy Eklind Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right groin 2 to 4 weeks<br />

09/17/2005 GS Levi Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain both legs career ending<br />

09/18/2005 Rancho Day Breez Hinsdale Fracture (not provided) career ending<br />

09/21/2005 Little Tootsie Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right long head triceps 2 to 3 weeks<br />

09/24/2005 Rajah Rooster Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left sartorius 2 to 4 weeks “strain and atrophy”<br />

09/24/2005 Reb's Esmeralda Seabrook Laceration right rear web between<br />

3rd and 4th toes<br />

10 days to 2 weeks<br />

09/27/2005 UMR Darling Seabrook Laceration base of right ear 2 to 3 weeks “head stuck in lure<br />

opening”<br />

09/28/2005 Aljo La Fiesta Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left carpus 3 to 6 weeks<br />

09/29/2005 Verbull Seabrook Amputation tail 10 days to 2 weeks “possibly caught tail<br />

on slider door edge,<br />

traumatic<br />

amputation”<br />

09/30/2005 Chasmos Crackers Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right carpus 3 to 6 weeks “probably ran into<br />

fence post”<br />

10/01/2005 Mystical Rose Seabrook Rupture/Sprain bilateral sartorius 10 days to 2 weeks<br />

10/05/2005 Flying Dazzle Seabrook “Seroma” right ventral thorax 10 days to 2 weeks<br />

10/05/2005 Southern Feather Seabrook Laceration between toes 7 to 10 days “stepped on by<br />

another dog”<br />

10/07/2005 SAS Kosmic Kayla Seabrook Laceration right plantar surface<br />

metatarsals<br />

10/10/2005 Goodbye Mode Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right sartorius 10 days to 2 weeks<br />

10/13/2005 Nita's Surey May Seabrook Fracture right hock central and IV<br />

tarsal bone<br />

2 to 3 weeks “1 inch diameter<br />

laceration”<br />

career ending<br />

10/14/2005 KC's Mercedes Seabrook Dislocation right hock career ending<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

10/14/2005 Pa's Talladega Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right front ankle career ending<br />

10/15/2005 Dutch Demora Seabrook Fracture right hock distal tuber<br />

calcanal<br />

career ending<br />

10/15/2005 Mamba Hinsdale Laceration left rear foot 2 months “puncture – infected”<br />

10/21/2005 CJ Pretty N Pink Seabrook Fracture right rear 1st phalynx 3rd<br />

toe<br />

4 to 6 weeks<br />

10/21/2005 Skidrow Hummer Hinsdale Fracture right rear leg career ending<br />

10/22/2005 CV's Tommy Lee Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right carpus career ending “severe sprain”<br />

10/22/2005 Donte Dash Hinsdale (not provided) right front leg 10 days<br />

10/27/2005 Iruska JD's Bet Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain left front ankle 10 days<br />

10/28/2005 Aljo Mahogany Seabrook Rupture/Sprain abdomen 2 to 4 weeks<br />

10/28/2005 Regall Reddy Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain left front ankle 2 months<br />

10/28/2005 UMR Love Lock Seabrook Dislocation left front 5th toe 1st<br />

phalynx<br />

(not provided)<br />

10/29/2005 Blazing Liberty Hinsdale (not provided) right front ankle 3 weeks “collided first turn”<br />

10/29/2005 Margaritasforme Hinsdale (not provided) right rear foot career ending “collision”<br />

10/29/2005 Sly Sally Hinsdale Fracture right rear leg career ending “mis-stepped”<br />

10/29/2005 Sobe Carrie Seabrook Rupture/Sprain left tensor fascia lata 4 to 6 weeks<br />

10/29/2005 UMR King George Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right rear leg muscle 1 to 2 months “tear”<br />

11/03/2005 EA's Many Faces Hinsdale Fracture left rear foot 2 months “collision”<br />

11/03/2005 UMR Shake Jake Seabrook Laceration left front web between<br />

toes 4 and 5<br />

5 to 7 days<br />

11/04/2005 Getaloadof Fatso Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain right rear leg career ending<br />

11/04/2005 Iruska Chilibean Hinsdale Infection<br />

Between Toes<br />

right rear foot 2 weeks<br />

11/05/2005 Electric Chucky Hinsdale Fracture right rear leg career ending<br />

11/05/2005 John M Larry Seabrook Fracture right rear distal<br />

metatarsals I-IV<br />

4 to 6 weeks<br />

11/05/2005 Mac's Dexter Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain left rear leg 2 months<br />

11/09/2005 Getaloadof Fatso Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain back months if ever<br />

11/12/2005 Chairman Dan Seabrook Jammed right front 3rd toe 1st<br />

phalynx<br />

2 to 3 weeks<br />

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DATE DOG NAME TRACK <strong>IN</strong>JURY TYPE <strong>IN</strong>JURY LOCATION RECOVERY TIME (est.) NOTES<br />

11/18/2005 Facente Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front metatarsals 5 to 7 days “jumped up on<br />

turnout pen fence<br />

and caught leg”<br />

11/19/2005 Donte Dash Hinsdale Laceration right hind foot 2 to 4 weeks<br />

11/19/2005 Make History Seabrook Laceration left front pad of 3rd toe 7 to 10 days “deep abrasion”<br />

11/19/2005 Vento For Hire Seabrook Fracture right front 3rd toe career ending<br />

11/23/2005 GNC Aleeya Angel Hinsdale Injured Toes left front foot 2 to 4 weeks<br />

11/23/2005 TMC's Tye Won On Hinsdale Laceration left chest 2 to 4 weeks<br />

11/24/2005 PJ Sean Seabrook Laceration left thorax 10 to 14 days “bite wound”<br />

11/25/2005 Sav's Cajunqueen Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right front flexor ulnaris career ending<br />

11/26/2005 Kup's Flea Hinsdale Rupture/Sprain left hind foot 2 to 4 weeks<br />

11/30/2005 Jakes Papa G Seabrook Fracture right hock IV tarsal bone 4 to 6 weeks<br />

12/03/2005 Island Skipper Hinsdale Paralysis partial paralysis of hind<br />

legs<br />

to be determined<br />

12/11/2005 Kup's Grandteton Hinsdale Laceration right front leg 2 to 4 weeks “hit rail”<br />

12/11/2005 Yahtzee Episode Hinsdale Cut, Bleeding ear 2 to 3 weeks<br />

12/17/2005 Aljo Stardust Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right long head of triceps 2 to 3 weeks<br />

12/17/2005 Kelsos Ripple Hinsdale Fracture right front paw 1 to 2 months “bad step”<br />

12/17/2005 UMR Love Bird Seabrook Rupture/Sprain right long head of triceps 2 to 3 weeks<br />

12/22/2005 System ABC Jock Seabrook Fracture right central I, II, and III<br />

tarsal bones<br />

career ending<br />

“offstrided by another<br />

dog”<br />

12/23/2005 Bold Greeting Seabrook Laceration right groin 2 to 3 weeks “lacerated groin on<br />

crate door latch”<br />

12/27/2005 Ubetonthericebowl Seabrook Laceration left rear pad 4th toe 3 to 6 weeks “slipped on ice in<br />

turn-out pen”<br />

Note: To request individual copies of Greyhound Injury Reports, contact the New Hampshire Pari-Mutuel Commission, 78<br />

Regional Drive/Building 2, Concord, New Hampshire 03301-8530.<br />

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<strong><strong>IN</strong>JURIES</strong> <strong>IN</strong> RAC<strong>IN</strong>G <strong>GREYHOUNDS</strong><br />

A Report to the New Hampshire General Court<br />

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