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Horse Racing - Movies, Music, Fashion, Sports - Posted: 19th Mar, 2012 - 7:50am
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When I lived in Marabella in Trinidad, we had a race track right behind my house. I would always go to races, mostly to hang out and play the games that they set up. It was almost like a Carnival every week. But that was when I was a kid. I suspect it would be different now.
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Some tragic news from the sport of Horse Racing.
From CNNSI.com
Jockey, 16, dragged to death in front of racegoers
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| WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A 16-year-old apprentice jockey was dragged to his death by a runaway horse at a race meeting on Saturday. Sam McRae, who had been riding for four months, was dragged 900 yards after he fell from his horse, Queen's Evidence, and his foot became trapped in a stirrup. He died of head and chest injuries, Riverton Racing Club chief stipendiary steward Stewart Ching said. |
It's been a long time since I've heard of such a tragic event occurring during a horse race. I lived in a small town in Trinidad which revolved around horse racing, and heard of a lot of injuries and a few deaths, but none as tragic like this one. To think he had just started his career in the sport, and to lose his life is very saddening. I couldn't even imagine being a spectator at the event; I would be in a state of shock having witnessed something like that.
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Last Grand National for the BBC as it enters the final furlong on its racing coverage
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Channel 4 will screen all terrestrial racing for ‘at least the next four years’ from 2013 in a deal understood to be worth more than £20million.
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