Vagrancy (racehorse) Vagrancy (racehorse) Vagrancy was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Vagrancy was a bay filly born in 1939 out of Valkyr by Man o' War. She raced for Belair Stud and was trained for most of her career by “Sunny” Jim Fitzsimmons. She was a promising winner at age two and then ran twenty-one times at age three, when she was named the 1942 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. She was also the champion "handicap" filly that season after beating the older crops in head-to-head races. At age three, she bloomed into the champion of her crop, winning nine stakes races
Racehorse injuries point to the fact that horse races are run over shorter distances today. Monmouth Park Racetrack general manager Bob Kulina said long distance races disappeared across America because not enough horses entered to race. A prime example of a race that reduced its distance to keep drawing horses is the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Horse conformation, which is a visible outcome of breeding practices, clearly plays a significant role in injury. Racehorse injuries Racehorse injuries and fatalities are a side effect of training and competition. The problem with equine injuries is that they so often result in death. A 2005