Two Horses Die At Grand National Steeplechase Including Race Favorite Synchronised
Posted on Apr 14, 2012 @ 08:13PM - 12 comments
Seventy thousand stunned spectators watched in horror as two horses were euthanized Saturday after they suffered terrible falls at the historic Grand National Steeplechase.
Synchronised and According to Pete both went down at the sixth fence, but at different parts of the race, held in the U.K.
“In both cases the horse incurred a fracture to the leg and the humane option was to put the injured horses down,” Tim Morris from the British Horseracing Authority said.
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“We will examine closely the circumstances which led to both incidents... and consider what measures can be taken to address the risk of a repeat in the future.”
Synchronised’s jockey Tony McCoy was unseated by his horse before the race causing a delay but after being “thoroughly checked” was given permission to join the line-up.
PETA Investigates A Third Race Horse Death On The Set Of HBO’s Luck
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 @ 11:30AM - 2 comments
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
Horse loving viewers of HBO’s latest original series, Luck, were left reeling when a fictional horse was put down in the first episode of the show and were distraught to discover two real life race horses died during filming, and now RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that there may have been a third four-legged victim on set.
“There has been at least two confirmed deaths of horses on the set, and there may have been a third death that it is not yet substantiated,” Kathy Guillermo, Vice President with PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals), told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview on Monday.
Zenyatta Isn't Perfect After All, 'Greatest Racehorse' Loses Breeders Cup By A Nose
Posted on Nov 06, 2010 @ 03:09PM - 7 comments
Oprah named her one of the most powerful females in America and the fashion magazine W did a spread on her. She was heavily favored to win Saturday's Breeders Cup Classic, but Zenyatta lost by inches.
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Tall, dark, beautiful and unpretentious as she sips Guinness beer, Zenyatta had never lost a race until the Breeders Cup.
"It's as if you're in a Ferrari on the freeway," her jockey Mike Smith said. "And everyone else just isn't."
135th Running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland
Posted on May 15, 2010 @ 08:17PM - Add a comment
135th Running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland
