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Jockey Club helps identify horse wandering in Indiana

Posted: Friday, September 02, 2011 1:27 PM

by Frank Angst

Working with a local sheriff’s office and a Noblesville, Indiana, veterinary clinic, the Jockey Club was able to identify a Thoroughbred found along Interstate 69 near Indianapolis on Thursday.

WISH television news in Indianapolis reports the horse fell out of a trailer on the interstate but the driver was unaware of the accident. A witness said the horse fell to the roadway, but then got up on his feet. Video on the station’s website shows the horse standing calmly along the roadside with an unidentified person.

At that point the horse’s identity was unknown. A Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy noticed a lip tattoo and knew to call the Jockey Club, where Customer Service Coordinator Andrew Chesser soon took up the case.

“I’m not sure how he knew to call us but he did,” Chesser said. “We look up horse identities on a daily basis.”

The Jockey Club took down a number and the horse’s markings as reported but did not get an immediate match. But the system allows searches even when some of the numbers are incorrect, which can happen when tattoos, or parts of tattoos, fade. Chesser came up with three possible horses but only one of the horses matched the markings, three-year-old maiden Gladiator’s Sword. As an Indiana-bred, the identification made sense.

Chesser called back the deputy with the suspected correct number. The lip tattoo was checked again and it was confirmed that the suggested number made sense.

The Jockey Club also allows individuals to do their own identification searches on an online program, which has received 330,000 hits since its 2009 launch. That system allows searches by tattoo numbers and markings. When a horse is identified, it links to Equibase to allow research on recent starts and workouts as well as Equineline for free five-cross pedigrees and auction histories.

Chesser searched Gladiator’s Sword on Equibase and noticed the Gladiator’s Gold gelding had worked out at Hoosier Park on Thursday. He suggested the deputy contact the track to reach the owners, Jeffrey and Danny Fewell.

The horse was transported to VIP Animal Care in Noblesville, which determined he had only suffered superficial injuries in the accident. WISH television later reported that the owner had been reached and was sending a trailer to the clinic to retrieve Gladiator’s Sword.

Gladiator’s Sword has placed in two of his ten career starts. He most recently finished seventh in a maiden-claiming race on July 13 at Indiana Downs.

For WISH TV video, click here.

Frank Angst is senior writer of Thoroughbred Times. 

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Posted by: Equine Abby, Middleburg, FL on September 06, 2011 at 03:31 PM

Its hard to believe that the driver did not notice when the horse fell out. When you are pulling a trailer with a horse in it, you can feel them moving. If he didn't feel it fall out he should have been able to tell it was no longer in the trailer.

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Posted by: Lisa, OKC, OK on September 06, 2011 at 11:13 AM

Seems to be a little more going on since this story. On another news channel message board from IN, the horse suffered a fracture and was euthanized. This is a horrible tragic situation that obviously could have been prevented. I can't imagine anything short of a 6 horse trailer that you'd NOT notice 1000 lbs suddenly not being there. In a two horse you can dang sure feel them paw, sway, scramble, flip out, regardless if you're going down a fwy or not. I can totally imagine a person getting distracted and not securing the tailgate or butt chain/bar before pulling out. Often times horses lean against the door, and even if they don't, it's only a matter of time before said unlatched door comes open. I simply cannot imagine NOT knowing you lost a horse. I also cannot imagine some NOT trying to alert the driver after it happened! It appears to be a 2 lane hwy--thank god the person behind the horse trailer wasn't hit by the horse. It is reported that the owner is also the trainer and the horse had just worked out at Indiana Downs--was also likely the trailer driver. Poor horse!!

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Posted by: rishard, albany, NY on September 05, 2011 at 02:13 PM

That truck driver is just doing a super job.

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Posted by: Donald, HAYWARD, CA on September 04, 2011 at 01:52 PM

What?? Was the trailer moving when the horse fell out?

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