Winning Horse Falls After Race and Has to Be Euthanized

**15thRegionCrazy** · 04-20-2006, 11:12 PM

Warning This Video is Graphic and May not be Suitable for all Audiences

A tragic and bizzare accident unfolded at Keeneland.
It happened at the end of the feature race, and we warn you, this is graphic footage of a horse breaking down.

It came during the final strides of the Forerunner Stakes, today's feature race. The winning horse, named 'Up An Octave,' clears the finish line but as he 's galloping out, he breaks down, throwing jockey John Velazquez and rolling over him.

In a news released put out by Keeneland Thursday afternoon Velazquez was described as "awake and alert". The track physician examined Velazquez and he was taken by ambulance to the UK Hospital for further testing and X-rays.

The horse suffered a compound fracture of the left front leg and was euthanized on the turf course.

http://wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4797371

you can watch the video if you go to this link... it is very graphic

**Batpuff** · 04-20-2006, 11:22 PM

Wow that is so sad. I hate to see that happen

**alfus21** · 04-20-2006, 11:34 PM

That's really sad...

UKGIRL20 · 04-21-2006, 12:20 AM

Hate to hear things like this and I don't want to watch the video.

BurntTires · 04-21-2006, 12:25 AM

Hate to hear that..........Sad

**15thRegionCrazy** · 04-21-2006, 03:43 PM

Jockey John Velazquez was realeased from UK Hospital this morning with a broken shoulder

**BFritz** · 04-21-2006, 04:39 PM

Will it scar me for life if I watch it?

airball3 · 04-21-2006, 08:30 PM

I saw this on WKYT.

That had to suck.

**15thRegionCrazy** · 04-22-2006, 01:40 AM

BFritz Wrote:Will it scar me for life if I watch it?

It was really bad... probably the worst I have seen

**BFritz** · 04-22-2006, 01:46 AM

15thRegionCrazy Wrote:It was really bad... probably the worst I have seen

That's all I need to hear:igiveup: