king_of_diamonds
Well-Known Member
I'm sure most, if not, all of us are aware of the tragic event that took place yesterday at Newbury race course. We saw the sad death of 2 race horses, Fenix Two and Marching Song.
Not yet are we at all, 100% sure about the suspicious circumstances involving the deaths, though electrocution looks like the most likely scenario. As fat as I'm aware, the cables in question were today removed from the paddock and post-mortems will be carried out on the two horses.
I'm interested to see your views on how the officials handled the incident. I have today been on several forums and people seem to have mixed views. After the incident, and distress of the horses in the paddock, the race did go on. Apparently it was only after the race, it was seen that some horses had suffered some burns.
I didn't catch the race and only have what I've read, but I gather there was a fairly significant time lapse between the incident and the start of the race, enough time to cancel it. We know that one horse, Kid Cassidy, was withdrawn and could have been another fatality.
Was it fair to make the horses race after a distressful ordeal in the paddock? Was it even right to go ahead with the race when, even today, nothing about the situation is confirmed? Should they have abandoned the race and look to clear the public from the grounds? If nothing is confirmed, they worked on speculation. There wasn't anything to say there is absolutely no danger to the spectators that were there that day.
Or were they right to go ahead with the race, gather more information about what may have happened and then come to a decision. It all happened quickly and in the heat of the moment, did they do what was best? Was the welfare of the horses taken into consideration at a time when nothing was certain?
It's a very sad situation but it raises interesting questions about the handling of the situation. What are your thoughts on the matter? What do you think would have been the best thing to do?
Not yet are we at all, 100% sure about the suspicious circumstances involving the deaths, though electrocution looks like the most likely scenario. As fat as I'm aware, the cables in question were today removed from the paddock and post-mortems will be carried out on the two horses.
I'm interested to see your views on how the officials handled the incident. I have today been on several forums and people seem to have mixed views. After the incident, and distress of the horses in the paddock, the race did go on. Apparently it was only after the race, it was seen that some horses had suffered some burns.
I didn't catch the race and only have what I've read, but I gather there was a fairly significant time lapse between the incident and the start of the race, enough time to cancel it. We know that one horse, Kid Cassidy, was withdrawn and could have been another fatality.
Was it fair to make the horses race after a distressful ordeal in the paddock? Was it even right to go ahead with the race when, even today, nothing about the situation is confirmed? Should they have abandoned the race and look to clear the public from the grounds? If nothing is confirmed, they worked on speculation. There wasn't anything to say there is absolutely no danger to the spectators that were there that day.
Or were they right to go ahead with the race, gather more information about what may have happened and then come to a decision. It all happened quickly and in the heat of the moment, did they do what was best? Was the welfare of the horses taken into consideration at a time when nothing was certain?
It's a very sad situation but it raises interesting questions about the handling of the situation. What are your thoughts on the matter? What do you think would have been the best thing to do?