Belmont Park plunged into controversy again as ANOTHER horse dies – 24 hours after another passes
Belmont Park has been plunged into controversy yet again as ANOTHER horse is killed – just 24 hours after a first died at the track – as PETA calls for racing to be ‘stopped immediately’
- A second horse has died in Belmont Park in the past 24 hours
- It brings to an end a deadly Triple Crown season with more than a dozen horses dead
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Yet another racehorse has passed away in New York’s Belmont Park – with today’s death of thoroughbred Mashnee Girl at the famous track.
According to the NYRA’s Senior Examination Veteran, via @TripleDeadHeat, Mashnee Girl suffered a catastrophic injury to her front left leg in R1 on Sunday and was humanely euthanized at the track.
The jockey riding Mashnee Girl, Jose Lezcano, reportedly visited the emergency room personnel and was cleared to continue riding.
That comes after Excursionniste was put on the track at the end of the Belmont on Saturday afternoon.
Animal rights group PETA released a statement calling for a suspension of racing, saying Belmont is “not protecting horses.”
A second horse was dropped off after the Belmont Stakes on Saturday
Excursionniste (above) was put down at the end of Saturday’s Belmont Stakes race
In a statement to Mail Sport, the organization said: “Two dead thoroughbreds in two days with the same trainer on the same track means one thing: Belmont Park is failing to protect horses.
Like Churchill Downs, Belmont must stop racing immediately to avoid the same carnage. Anything less makes Belmont an accomplice to the fatalities.’
As many as 12 horses have died in Churchill Downs since April, and officials have yet to identify a match between the deaths.
In addition, Havnameltdown was euthanized after succumbing his anterior left leg in the Preakness undercard last month.
Following the recent spate of deaths at Churchill Downs, the track made the decision to suspend all racing there, moving the 2023 Spring Meet to Ellis Park instead.
Several horses have died since April — including at least one in Maryland’s Pimlico (above)
However, PETA accused the track of playing “Russian roulette” with the horses’ lives after that move.
“We are relieved that racing has been suspended, which PETA has been calling for since May 2, but Churchill Downs should not be allowed to play Russian roulette with the lives of these horses by simply moving the problem elsewhere,” the animal rights organization said in a statement. to Mail Sports.
‘Putting the bullet in another room can have the same fatal outcome. We are frustrated with the racing industry’s refusal to implement technology that has been scientifically and statistically proven to save lives.
“Until racetracks install synthetic surfaces and use CT scanning equipment to detect injuries, among other improvements, they can’t pretend to be mystified by fatalities.”