Our review has found all three racing surfaces to be consistent throughout with no anomalies. “Data and soil samples are then shared with independent engineers, who evaluate the condition and consistency of each surface. “The main dirt track and both turf courses are inspected before, during and after each race day,” New York Racing Association (NYRA) spokesman Pat McKenna said in a statement after the latest deaths, adding that the injuries were being investigated. I spoke to both of them and they both told me how well the horses were travelling under them, before taking a tragic bad step.”Īt Belmont Park, New York, four horses died while racing or training in the period from May 13 to Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. “Thank God that both riders were not injured. “We always put the horse first and I have a clear conscience that we brought very sound individuals to run this weekend,” Hennig said in a statement to CNN.
The horse suffered an injury leaving the backstretch, was pulled up, and euthanized on the grass track, according to Equibase. It follows the death of Excursionniste on Saturday, in the 13th and final race of the day, which took place after the prestigious Belmont Stakes – a race won by Arcangelo. In the first race at Belmont Park on Sunday, Mashnee Girl fell near the quarter pole, according to industry-owned database Equibase, before being euthanized on the track. Hennig told CNN that both his horses, Mashnee Girl and Excursionniste, had been healthy heading into their respective races at the weekend but both suffered fatal injuries less than 24 hours apart. The trainer of two horses that died at Belmont Park – home of the Belmont Stakes – said he has been left “heartbroken” and “devastated” by the news.
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