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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-11 02:20 PM
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Electrocution suspected as horses die before race
Edited on Sat Feb-12-11 02:21 PM by jus_the_facts
Source: AP

Associated Press Sports
updated 12:53 p.m. ET Feb. 12, 2011


NEWBURY, England (AP) -Two horses collapsed and died in the parade ring at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday amid fears they were electrocuted.

The reasons for the deaths of Fenix Two and Marching Song before the first race were not immediately announced by officials at the southern England course.

But Andy Turnell, trainer of Marching Song, said: "It looks like they've been electrocuted."


Read more: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/41547467/ns/sports-horse_racing/
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antigone382 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-11 02:26 PM
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1. I can't be certain, but it looks from the article like this was a freak accident.
Other horses supposedly went down, but weren't killed, and several people reported getting shocks from the grass.

Pretty sad either way.
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-11 02:32 PM
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2. Saw that on TV here
Fucking weird.
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Downwinder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-11 02:37 PM
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3. Shade of Dick Francis?
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dddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-12-11 03:52 PM
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4. I've heard this happens with dogs
when the pavement is wet and they walk over utility grates or something like that. Pretty freaky, and very sad.
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