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I saw a tweet offering condolences following Present View’s run at Kempton earlier in the week, so thought he’d been put to sleep having severed a tendon. So I was surprised to then see a photo of him in a stable, saying he’d been taken home but was unlikely to ever race again. Presumably a second opinion confirmed that the kindest thing to do was to put him to sleep after all. RIP
Gutted to see Bingo’s name on here. I, too, thought he was okay having seen him gallop past the winning post following his independent fall at the final flight. I met Bingo when I visited my syndicate horse at Noel Williams’ yard and he was such a sweetie. He loved to lick the salt off people’s hands; I’ve not washed my ‘horsey’ jacket since he slobbered on the sleeve. Rest in peace lovely Bingo. :’-(
I totally agree that Southwell seems to have more than their fair share of jump race casualties. It’s probably a combination of the portable fences and the quality of the horses that the course attracts.
Sadly he was that horse; the green screens were up when the runners came around again but you could still see his head and he appeared quite happy … the poor horse didn’t know what was about to happen to him.
I saw it too, poor horse.
Isn’t it about time connections didn’t expect their horses to be competent at all disciplines? Flat, hurdles and jumps is a step too far for many horses – it is the equivalent to being a decathlete … and they sustain many injuries during their sporting career.
Perhaps permit horses to run on the flat and over hurdles or over hurdles and over jumps but not all three (with the exception of Std Open flat races) during their racing career and definitely not as a last resort?
There are numerous careers for ex-racehorses these days and they deserve a long and happy retirement.
I wrote this memorial before I’d seen the incident; it was horrible.
Poor Earl’s Bridge must have almost severed his spinal cord when he landed on his neck having crashed over the hurdle when tiring. But his instincts told him to follow the others, so he got up, totally unco-ordinated, tried to break into a canter, managed two or three strides and then dropped like a stone. Dead.
It made very unpleasant viewing. Poor horse. Rest in peace Earl’s Bridge.
That’s very sad news. I’ve always had a soft spot for Kid Cassidy, having been at Newbury on that fateful day. I think he may also have had a near-miss in a Beginners’ Chase at Lingfield in late 2011. Third time unlucky poor boy.
RIP Kid Cassidy.
On one of the racing programmes today (TML?) the reason for her death was given as a ‘haemorrhage’.
Just seen the replay on RUK, they both broke a leg, just a couple of fences apart – the former as a result of hitting a fence, the latter on the flat – awful to see. Poor horses. RIP.
I might be able to shed some light on this, having read a brief note on the Racing Post website originating from Market Rasen’s Clerk of the Course which referred to a freak accident which had occurred.
So I’ve researched further, and it transpires he jumped into a brook and broke his back – I understand from the original note that the brook is part of their reservoir system and isn’t cordoned off by rails.
What an awful way to go – surviving a race mishap only to stray into a danger area whilst running loose. RIP poor unfortunate Amok.
Suspensory injuries refer to ligaments:
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I’ve not watched it and I guess it’s not recommended viewing … very sad for a promising youngster but I’m very relieved my favourite jockey Choc Thornton was unscathed.
A tiny horse with a very big heart. Very sad news indeed.
The little warrior deserved a long and happy retirement; such a shame it was not to be.
RIP Katchit.
RUK have confirmed that Ambrose Princess lost her life. And Saint Roque is okay.
At least the broadcaster decided not to show the incident on their replay.
RIP Ambrose Princess
I was shocked when I read this sad news.
That’s three horses who won on the final day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival already gone – Synchronised, Bellvano and now Brindisi Breeze. RIP
