New York Thunder was far in front during H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes at Saratoga when he fell and was subsequently euthanized.
Horse racing once again in the spotlight as Saratoga Race Course has exceedingly high number of fatalities since meet opened on July 13.New York Thunder was a 3-year-old who was undefeated in four starts before Saturday’s Jerkens Stakes.
The scene was reminiscent of the Test Stakes on Aug. 5, when Maple Leaf Mel, also undefeated, fell in a gruesome scene just yards from the finish line.At Del Mar, Pastor T, a 2-year-old homebred for WinStar Farm and trained by Bob Baffert, suffered a life-ending injury to his right front leg during morning training. The colt, sired by Into Mischief, considered one of the top stallions in the world, won his only start on Aug. 12 on by 4 ¼ lengths.
The spike in fatalities at Saratoga has caught the interest of not only animal rights activists but those that manage the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. After a gruesome breakdown at the finish line of Maple Leaf Mel in the nationally televised Test Stakes on Aug. 5, scrutiny on Saratoga was elevated.HISA, 19 days later disclosed that it immediately started an investigation into the breakdowns at the track on that day. However, two days after the death, on Aug.
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