UPDATE: Necropsies Reveal New Info on Del Mar Horse Deaths 16 dead horses in total at Del Mar Racing NBC 7 has learned new details about four horses that died at the Del Mar Race Track this season and as it turns out, one expert says the deaths cannot be attributed to track or turf surfaces. 1 Hurt, Cat Dies as Limo Facility Burns in Midway NBC 7 obtained from The California Horse Racing Board the results of four necropsies. The horse names have been redacted but the necropsies state that two of those four horses died suddenly. There is no exact determination by the attending veterinarian but Equine Medical Director, Dr. Rick Arthur, said the deaths were presumably heart attack. Another horse died in its stall of unknown causes and the fourth broke loose from its rider, crashed into a fence and injured its leg so bad that it was euthanized. Dr. Arthur said none of these deaths can be attributed to track surfaces. Man in HIV Case Could Face More Charges Dr. Arthur said determining the track surface is the origin of severe injury is difficult. He said that in 95 percent of cases where horses are euthanized because of injury, there is some pre-existing condition that contributes to it. Enhanced necropsies are being performed on six other horses that died this season at Del Mar. The results are part of a state investigation into this unusual number of fatalities at the famous seaside track. Those results aren’t expected for several weeks. In late July, following the deaths of seven horses, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club closed its track for about a week so crews could inspect the turf and prevent further equine injuries. However, the track’s re-opening led to another serious horse injury, prompting track officials to close it yet again on Aug. 1 for another week for aggressive maintenance. A track consultant was also hired. #vanah RIP Cause Im a Bigshot the 16th to die at Del Mar a 3-year-old filly, became the 16th fatality at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club meet when she collapsed and died Thursday morning following a four-furlong workout, according to track officials. Owned by Slam Dunk Racing and trained by Philip D’Amato, Cause I’m a Bigshot worked in 49.80 seconds on the Polytrack before dying due to a heart attack or aneurysm. The daughter of Giant’s Causeway had a career record of one win, two seconds and one third in six career starts while earning $61,320. She had just three starts this year, her last coming on May 24 in a fifth-place finish at Santa Anita. On the comeback trail, Cause Im a Bigshot was making her eighth work over the Del Mar surface. She broke her maiden last fall at Hollywood Park and ran one race last year at Del Mar. Even after the track was repaired - horses continued to die so as Dr Arthur stated that the track cannot be held singly responsible. But just HOW can so many horses due in one venue in such a very short period of time is astonishing! nbcsandiego/news/sports/Del-Mar-Race-Track-Horse-Deaths-Necropsies-273120001.html utsandiego/news/2014/aug/28/im-a-bigshot-dies/
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 07:56:35 +0000
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