Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2016 7:27:53 GMT -7
In 2006, I watched on live TV as Barbaro pulled up short with a shattered right hind leg. He was euthanized months later, after six operations. Two years later it was Eight Belles, who fractured both front ankles after the 2008 Kentucky Derby and was euthanized right there on the track. I had been riding horses since I was a toddler, and had been a fan of horse racing for nearly that long, but I could not watch anymore. Since then, I have not watched a single race.
Last month, 11.4 million viewers tuned in from across the country for the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes. A crowd of 135,256 was in the stands of Pimlico Race Course to see it in person. Some were at the Budweiser InfieldFest, including many of my fellow Baltimore area high school students. While the entire field survived the 1 and 3/16 miles, the day was overshadowed by the deaths of two horses in the undercard races. Homeboykris suffered a cardiovascular collapse after winning his race, the first of the day. Pramedya was euthanized on the track after breaking her left front leg.
Source: www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-preakness-horses-20160601-story.html
Last month, 11.4 million viewers tuned in from across the country for the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes. A crowd of 135,256 was in the stands of Pimlico Race Course to see it in person. Some were at the Budweiser InfieldFest, including many of my fellow Baltimore area high school students. While the entire field survived the 1 and 3/16 miles, the day was overshadowed by the deaths of two horses in the undercard races. Homeboykris suffered a cardiovascular collapse after winning his race, the first of the day. Pramedya was euthanized on the track after breaking her left front leg.
Source: www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-preakness-horses-20160601-story.html