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Billy Haughton, Harness racing driver, died from injuries sustained in a crash at Yonkers Raceway. Frank Hayes, American jockey, died from a heart attack while riding his horse Sweet Kiss to victory at Belmont Park. Willy Kan, Hong Kong jockey, fell from horse and was trampled to death.
2 sty 2022 · An “accident” in the 14th at Northfield Park (harness) Saturday night has resulted in the deaths of three horses, one being the outrider’s horse, who was slammed head-on by another.
31 sty 2024 · Frederick Bourgault, 26, was arraigned Tuesday on two charges in connection with the death of a race horse named Finish Line last July at the Pine Bush Training Facility in Crawford, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of New York City, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
9 lip 2022 · A Dangling-Leg Kill at Buffalo, 7th NY Harness Death This Year. In the 3rd at Buffalo yesterday, Heavy Handed Hanna broke down and was euthanized. She was six years old. Hers is already the seventh harness death in NY this year – an extraordinary number.
13 cze 2024 · In a “report” filed by KDKA, the CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh, Barry Pintar writes: “While Mike Wilder [Battleshoe’s driver] is now recovering at home, his horse had to be euthanized after the accident; a painfully difficult thing to do, according to all who are part of this harness racing world. They say the animals become family.”
25 cze 2019 · THOMAS LAWRENCE ALLENDER. Thomas, 34, died at midday on Sunday 4 December, 1927 after injuries he received in a fall at the Danbury Park Trotting Club meeting at Elphin the afternoon before. During the preliminary for the race, Ruby Carbine, which he owned and trained, fell and rolled on her rider.
14 cze 2024 · “The spate of crashes that disable and kill horses and drivers are plain evidence that a federally deregulated harness racing industry is unsafe at any speed.” Animal Wellness Action and its sister organization were key proponents of HISA and helped ensure its enactment in 2020.
