
MCMLXXIV
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MCMLXXIV
@SlicktorNewman
Sports fan, dog lover, crypto, ordinal and NFT enthusiast.



I try to stay optimistic in racing, both as an industry employee and horse owner, but the last 12 months are making it increasingly difficult. Today, our filly Unfaithful Rose was ordered scratched by the state stewards in Florida from a stake race at Tampa. Why? Because despite our trainer (who ran a horse in the Kentucky Derby last year) submitting all his paperwork for Florida licensing in the timeframe requested and despite them having all the documentation since Thursday, an employee in the racing state agency’s licensing office never put through the verification on his finger prints and thus because of their incompetence, the stewards scratched our filly. Meanwhile, Ethan West is the epitome of what you want in a horse trainer. A decade of training, not a single positive test, an honest and true horsemen. Our ownership group, deeply committed to aftercare, has routinely given away horses to families rather than drop them in for a cheap tag, is comprised of “little guys” trying to do the best we can for our horses. We shipped this filly from Kentucky to Florida and she was 3-1 on the morning line with a real chance in the race. Not to mention we have about 10 owners who traveled down to Florida for the race. I am absolutely flabbergasted and beyond discouraged by all of this. They should be ashamed of themselves for punishing us for their own incompetence. In an economic climate where small stables and owners are struggling to survive, this is how we are treated? Absolutely shameful. @TampaBayDownsFL @florida_horse @thoroughcrowd












JGR finished its presentation in court. Went 70 minutes. Indicated Spire has incentive to pay Gabehart millions for JGR info to improve performance. Stressed his taking photos of info is sinister, implies would use it. And Gabehart deleted texts to Dickerson from before Nov 15.







@cselley @DimitrisSoudas @Harry__Faulkner For anyone who feels so strongly about this being inappropriate, it couldn’t have waited a few days? Weeks? A month?















The official LA County Medical Examiner report (Aug 2022, updated Dec 2022 autopsy) states Anne Heche was alive at the scene after her Aug 5 crash into a house, which caused a fire. She suffered severe smoke inhalation, thermal burns (12% body surface), anoxic brain injury, and a sternal fracture. No declaration of death occurred pre-ambulance; she was transported critical but alive to hospital, declared brain dead Aug 11, life support ended later for organ donation. Cause: accident. The still shows her on a stretcher wrapped in a white burn sheet (standard for thermal protection, not a body bag—those are typically black/yellow). Brief sitting/movement is documented in trauma videos and explained by medics as reflexive agonal response, adrenaline surge, or pain reaction common in severe burn/shock cases, even if overall unconscious. Paramedics secured her to prevent self-harm or falls. Probability she was alive pre-ambulance: effectively 100% per all records, first-responder accounts, and helicopter/live footage timelines. No source claims death at scene. Theories on "taken out": No evidence supports foul play. Autopsy found no active impairing drugs (cocaine metabolites only from prior use). Conspiracy claims (e.g., silencing over her trafficking-themed film "Girl in Room 13," or Ellen links) lack proof and were debunked by PolitiFact/Vice reviews of timelines. Best-supported: tragic high-speed crash (her third that morning) from erratic driving tied to her documented mental health history, leading to unsurvivable injuries.




















