Worst Horse Racing Accident I've ever seen
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- On February 29th, 2012, in the 8th race at Charlestown Racetrack. A filly named Sharp Beauty brokedown causing a severe chain reaction that results in every horse losing its rider except #3 Miss Fifty, skillfully ridden by veteran jockey Oswald Pereira. Except for the horse that brokedown, all horses seem to have come out with minor injuries.
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I know it's been addressed by others, but for those who criticize the jockey for not stopping: Even if he could stop on the spot (which is not realistic, horses do not stop on a dime, and for their own safety they need to be cooled down) there's nothing he could do to help the fallen horses or the fallen jockeys, not while holding a hot, revved-up, thousand-pound animal. He and his mount are much safer getting away from the accident and any loose horses. Outriders and ambulances are on site to assist the injured, human and equine.
I agree, trying to mess with an upset Thoroughbred and go back and help would have been insane. I saw this before someway, it's like a freeway on ice.
Horses can be stopped on the the dime.... But it's not the jockeys job to stop he needs to win the race
also stopping a racehorse on a dime is not an easy thing to do mid-race!
No, they cannot. You try doing that when you have a large animal running at full speed. Can't do it, so quit being stupid.
Chane Kawaihae To stop on a dime at the speed they reach within a few steps from the starting gates will break their legs... Even a normal horse can't stop on a dime at around 40 mph and race horses have long skinny legs which will snap like twigs with that amout of pressure.
When a thoroughbred sees the track, they are ready to go all at once. They are bred to run and they will. Even if this jockey wanted to stop, I doubt he could make the horse. As you could see from the other horses that finished the race after him without their jockeys.
And all the humans were born to be idiots.
Detka Maybe those in your family...
They are trained to run on a racetrack. My horses like to run too but they don't just run because they see a racetrack... it 's learned behaviour: they have to run there.
@@hernantorres9267 DANG- That was a good one! 💀
Even if the jockey wanted to get off and help there is no way he would have been able to stop the horse. He did very well to control it at the end too when the others galloped past
This is also a good example of why you don't race on mud, yeah it could have happened to any horse in any race but it happened there and that has got to be showing a point.
charlie true that
Yeah, and it was pretty clear that the horses that fell but got up couldn't really see where they were going. There was at least two close calls of them almost running into either each other or something else towards the end.
Rinor if you care so much about our comments why don’t you fuck the comment section and have children with it? :)
Rinor I hate humans because of how incapable of actual caring for each other they are. At least when I’m with an animal I can create a bond without ever thinking twice about them disliking me. They bond in a way humans clearly can’t.
A well prepared muddy track is just as safe as a regular one. The horse that caused the chain reaction broke its leg which happens on both dry and wet dirt.
The remaining jockey did a fantastic job by staying out the way of the loose horses and not allowing them to get injured.
Well done jock
Yea
okay why in the world would they race with a track so wet it's mud. that's the whole reason why they slipped and fell
Kayleigh Westmoreland it makes the race less fast so less accidents and because its kinda soft (well softer than other racetracks) the pain would be less if they fall down
Kayleigh Westmoreland that's not the reason why they fell lol. Some horses actually love running in the mud. Stop running your mouth when you don't know anything about it.
Farzana Ramazan and you're not fully correct either.
That they love running in the mud at an incredibly high speed while being rushed by their riders, does not mean they can't slip and fall.
Kayleigh Westmoreland no it’s not. That’s why one of the ratings for a horse racing track is sloppy.
that's awful and looks painful for both rider and horse but may I ask why would they run on a track thats wet and the horses have a likely chance of having an accident.
+Molly Daniel Races are routinely held in mud/slop. For safety reasons, races will be cancelled for icy conditions, and possibly for severe thunderstorms. But not for rain or slop. Actually, a yielding/deep track is less likely to hurt a horse than a hard, dry, unyielding track. Some horses actually do better in mud, and some sloppy tracks are fast. When running on a sloppy tracks, many horses are fitted with mud caulks, pieces that stick out from the shoe in order to give a better grip, similar to treads on shoes.
Oh okay, I didn't know that. Thanks:)
marysueeasteregg Thenks
They only care about the money
@@marysueeasteregg less likely to hurt when falling.. More likely to fall.
It's quite sad to read the comments and see so many uninformed people who don't know anything about horse racing, or horses in general. No, starters who didn't crash could NOT have stopped and "helped" the fallen jockeys, the horses are trained to continue no matter what, as you see, some of the horse who felt did also continue even AFTER crushing (which looked quite bad). Also remember it's still a competition, and they probably payed more than what you make a year, even to compete in this race, so get your facts straight before you make dumb assumptions.
Andrew Dion I know that's the sad part
As usual money is brought into the explanation for this abuse with no care for the horses.
Black butterfly (and Kelsie B) As I and others have tried to explain in comments here, the safest thing the still-mounted jockey can do for himself and his horse -- and the fallen horses and jockeys -- is to GET AWAY from the spill and from any loose horses. Finishing out the race has far more to do safety than it does with money: even if it was obvious a horse would be finishing far out of the money, no jockey would be pulling up to try to help fallen comrades. Outriders on calm horses, and human and horse ambulances, are on site to help the injured.
As to Black butterfly's related point: jockeys are the most underpaid of professional athletes. Only a small fraction earn six- or seven figure incomes. This was an allowance (meaning 2nd tier) race at a bush league track. Not a stakes race, in which owners put up money to compete. The total purse here was $28,000. That's not $28,000 to the winner; it's the *total* purse, distributed among a varying number, depending on the race/track/state, of entries. A common distribution system would allot 60% to the winner. Sixty percent of $28,000 is $16,800. A jockey gets 10% of his/her mount's first-place earnings, and a smaller percentage, I believe, of its other earnings. So the winning jockey here won about $1,680. Though most races these days pay out well beyond fourth place, no other horse finished this race, so every other jockey here got -- nothing. Normally, second place probably would have gotten about 18% of the total purse. Top jockeys, most of whom ride in New York or California, can become multimillionaires, and some who fall short of that still make a very good living. But most jockeys -- certainly most jockeys riding at a minor track like Charlestown -- work in obscurity, risking life and limb for earnings that will never make them wealthy.
ya i know most people who dont have horses acts like they know alot. In one of the clips i saw one horse got up and was about to run after miss fifty
The horses aren't trained for anything... Fed insane amount of grain.. Raced too young and too fast. If they were actually trained right.....theu would not be raced at 2 or 3.
I had a gelding and when ever I would fall off he would stay right there even if there were a bunch of other horses running
Aww that's so sweet
How many times did you fall off to figure that out!
My mare can’t decide if she likes me or not, if she bucked me off cause I did something dumb she’ll usually stick around, but if I fall off randomly she just nopes out of there. She gets scared easy lol
@@sadieadler3065 Make her your friend. Make sure she knows you'll protect her too. Spend more time with her.
Whisper chat helps with all animals. Animals have much better hearing than us so accommodate and appreciate that. She will respond well as do all. Use whisper chat instead of anti-spook tongue clicking. Tongue click is mostly for use with newer animals but for familiars, establish dialog and vocabulary.
Ask them questions too, with up-tone as if you were asking a question.
Many years with animals. Spent a lot of time around horses through friends and happenstances. Though they didn't know me real well, bonds were made quickly. I treated them like a person/pet/friend/gift because they are. But they are also an entity that can kill you with 1 kick, which is where situational awareness, threat assessment, reaction ability at all times and other trainings not quite on topic.
Respect and health to you, and for you to give to your horse. The rest will follow.
If you read, go read out by her for a while. When she eats, you bring a meal and eat with her (perhaps make yourself a meal that won't harm her/them if you share some as a treat). You ask to ride her ? Give her your time and as much heaven as possible in return.
Ask her if she wants to "ride today" or not; like people, they can be in a bad mood or sad, or injured or just wants to sun bathe or be groomed. Ask her what she/they want.
I'm not a boss, I'm not an expert, but I do boast I am a master student and animals are one of my greatest respects for reasons also not on topic.
Hope this helps. When it does, share the ideals with all you know and care about.
Anyone can reply and I will respond. Cheers.
@@jimthompson8947 We’re getting there :). When I first rode her someone crackled a plastic bottle and she absolutely FREAKED. The other week she stepped on a plastic bottle and she was fine, didn’t even bat an eye. She’s gotten heaps better at being less spooky and we’re still making progress and I think she’s starting to trust me a little more..
Ok for everyone going on about," Stop your FRICKEN horse and help" well my dad is a racehorse trainer and once me and my friends were allowed on the racehorses and we went FLAT OUT down a track we have and my friend fell off the only thing that was going through my kind was "stop and help, stop and help" so I tried to pull ace of spades in (my horse) but nope, he wouldn't stop because HE'S A RACEHORSE! the only time they will stop when u ask is at the end of the track when they know the race is over! I got of and stopped her horse because it's galloping after us (like the once in this video) and my friend was fine, so before u go on about something know NOTHING about I'd like to see you pull up a high strong racehorse on a track going 40 miles per hour, okay?😉
If you know horses at all you would realize that they run because they are flight animals and are running from danger. They will naturally flee and go as fast as possible. Thoroughbreds are bred to be able to run but are not doing it for fun. Man is tapping into the fear and using it for their own gain as usual!
When horses race around the field, they are not running from fear! I have seen a group of horses after a rain, run to get warmed up. If you train a horse kindly they will run their hearts out for you. If you hit them too hard, they quit going to the front, so you would be losing one way or the other.
AceOfSpades 'N' Eye 16 RIGHT?!
sometimes all u can do is holler 'OUTRIDER!!!!'
Running out of fear?? Clueless idiot, lol. You know as much about horses as the little fishes swimming around in my left nut, ha!
You are stupid
Don't think I would call my horse 'Spunkette'....
DeShawn 'Dawg' BNBG yes that is a bad name
Lil Pump would...
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂you made my day
Beastiality was probably involved.
Yolo Swaggins
Definitely*
The amount of sheer idiots commenting on this video who have no knowledge of horse racing, and have probably never even laid a hand on a horse, never mind ridden one, completely astounds me. The lack of proper use of the English language explains much about the intelligence level of the user of it.
I agree with you about the use of the English language. I have found that in this day and age, especially young adults, lack a strong educational background. Teachers today don't teach like they used to. It's all about "hurry and finish and move on to the lesson". Sad
Agree 100%. Then they attack those who do know what they are talking about. It's like have you worked with these horses on and off track. Nope then zip it cause I have lol
Agreed. They've clearly only ridden their hobby horses as kids -
Wow...that looked awful. I hopes they’re all okay. Miss Fifty and her jockey did very well keeping themselves stable, great teamwork there
Samantha Nickerson
All ponies walked off the track unhurt. You can see them running towards the end of the video
@@meganproffitt424 no if you read the bio, the horse that broke down didn't survive but all the other horses walked off the track.
Why do you guys only care about the horses? Did the people die
Guy died
@@meganproffitt424
They’re horses, not ponies, and you can’t see all the horses that broke down. Not only that, the horses that are running could easily still have injuries that would lead to them being put down. They’re herding animals with a thing called “herd instinct”. If they see other horses running, they’ll start running, too-even if they’re in pain.
@ShipofUAE If you continue watching, after the race concludes, you will notice multiple riderless horses. Every horse in the race except the 3, lost their riders, so there were 7 loose horses without a rider. The horse you see following the 3 down the stretch, is the #1 who actually threw the jockey before the incident down the backstretch.
Had no business running in those conditions. Track should have been closed.
The jockey did an amazing job controlling his horse and not falling over the other ones
The most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen on the racetrack with a horse is when a mare broke her leg and her jockey or a jockey after finally getting her to stop, trying to support her weight with his body so she wouldn't hurt her leg more. I"ll always remember that jockey desperately trying to hold her up so she wouldn't put any body weight on the broken leg. He was crying, calling for help. I don't know if it was Ruffian or not. I was crying sitting in my living room at home, it was so sad.
Your comment brought me to tears. That’s extremely heartbreaking. I never thought about how attached a jockey could get to their horse. I don’t know why because it should be obvious, but I can imagine how emotionally painful that would be to see your teammate, basically dying. You work so hard together, know each other so well..then that occurs.
That happened with barbaro and my favorite jockey of all time edgar prado.
Yes, it was definitely Ruffian. The match race between her and Foolish Pleasure. They repaired her leg but she kicked out while coming out of anesthesia and re-broke the leg, so she was euthanized.
🙊😲 I hope all were okay and well
Ingysket I think it's impossible with that speed :/
I highly doubt it. Wouldn’t be surprised if several horses needed to be put down.
Mazokki every horse in the accident needed put down
Mazokki glad to tell you the first horse died
Seems like 4 horses made it to the finish line with out riders.
WHY race in that slurry? dear God, lunacy.
Oakleaf700 Makes the race less fast, meaning less incidents, and also the ground is softer, so accidents are less severe,
You say that..
@@warwickevans4155 Statistics compiled by the Jockey Club over 2021-2022 -- of starts by hundreds of thousands of horses -- found that *"there were no statistically significant differences in incidences of fatality found to be associated with track condition on either dirt or turf surfaces."* I'll post the statistical breakdown in two other posts.
@@warwickevans4155 Statistics for dirt tracks
Condition Starts Fatalities Fatalities Per 1k starts
Fast 308,954 419 1.36
Frozen 29 0 0.00
Good 22,147 38 1.72
Heavy 95 0 0.00
Muddy 17,936 22 1.23
Sloppy 25,085 36 1.44
Slow 58 0 0.00
Wet Fast 2,541 3 1.18
I hate it when people say "oh poor horses. Screw the riders"
You prove you have no morals,Empathy and lack of humanity. If that rider was your friend or family member it'd be a different story. You watch this video and see the riders as riders or jockeys, rather than human beings; with families, friends, emotions etc. yes it's a shame for the horses of course it is! But just remember all them jockeys have friends, family and lives of their own; they're people just like you. The death of a jockey means the death of a dad, brother, uncle, son, friend etc. just think before you comment.
Amen
except the horses always dies jockey never dies so you make no sence
+The Football Centre Errr yeah the jockeys can die you idiot! It's an incredibly high risk sport! Do you think many people would survive if the horse fell on them or if one of the other horses stepped on them, or if they fell badly and broke their neck?
Also, the horses don't always die like you said.
+OneMoreMileAnHour it's higher risk from all accidents shown that horses are put down / due too injuries than jockeys die and they don't die cause they might just get injured LIKEWISE a horse expect they put the horse down for broken bones coz they don't want the hassle unlike a human .. i don't care there should be equality even with animals I don't care humans aren't superior we have just made are self superior
+The Football Centre Maybe horses are more likely to be put down because they're a much bigger animal than a human and the chance of them healing well enough to be sound again is unlikely, a lot less likely than with a human.
It's also very difficult for a horse to be healed; if a horse breaks a leg or has a serious tendon injury it must be on box rest for a long, long time. Some horses don't cope in stables (my horse hates stables; he's claustrophobic) and therefore it's just not fair to put the horse through such a stressful time considering it may not fully recover anyway. Sometimes "tough love" is the best way I'm afraid.
Horse racing is honestly one of the dumbest sports ever to exist in my opinion
CleanMusicHD yep, but it's the massive amount of horses sent to the slaughter house because the industry breeds way too many horses that makes it truly evil.
CleanMusicHD ikr and I still don't understand why a game involving a group of people kicking spheres would be so popular, clicking circles to beat is way better in my opinion
CleanMusicHD The reason why this still exists is because people bet on these sports, it is true that money is the root of all evil. I honestly think they should bet on human sports, like football or something
Caroline Nawracaj money is not the root of all evil, the LOVE of money is the root of all evil. But if you want to get technical, money is part of the problem.
Marcii Tapper True that money helps stabilize an economy, but sometimes people get way to materialistic.
Ugh that's brutal, but a racer has to do what a racer has to do, keep going
Shoshii Not if the horse is hurt
Shoshii ummmm no mate... no
Never stop racing just because of one accident, people dedicate their lives to this lovely sport
Sammy Eagleson lovely? Smh. Have you done any research you horse abuse virgin lmao
Clippy Edits leave me alone vegan, you people are depressing as fuck, and this sport is lovely :)
Second horse was like : "fuck my rider - I gonna be second..."
Never ever get in front of running horses!!!! Especially spooked horses running at full speed (some with blinkers). The jockey and horse that finished almost got ran over by loose horses several times. One almost slid into the back of him. That was an extremely poor track condition for a sprint race!
i think this was all to do with the surface they were racing on bc it must be so slippy and when something like that happens it happens so quickly so its hard for jockeys to get their horses out the way.
Kentucky Derby 2019 would’ve made this look mild if spill occurred
I saw a hockey cart wheel in the middle of that. It looked like most of the horses were just rider less and okay. Doubt if the house that caused the accident lived.
All the riders where okay except one that stayed in a hospital overnight and yes they did put that horse down
So, was the race cancelled or the 3 wan?
That second horse was like "fuck it I did all this training imma finish this race with or without you" 😂😂😭.....ok I'll stop
@Leeroy Smith not just shallow but full of shit in the head too.
Sharp Beauty was a progeny of Seattle Slew. Really sad that she didn't get any recognition but I guess that's the life of the average racehorse.
that track was just nasty. no horse should have run on it. and no jockey should have been made to ride it.
You bring up an interesting point. Jocks have the option to not race if they know for sure the track is dangerous for rider and horses. The most part the grounds crew make sure the track is safe regardless of condition.
First time I saw a horse breakdown, I didn't bet for months. Churns my stomach
Damn feel sorry for both the horses and jockeys
I came from zebras running at full speed to this and I have one random question
Are race horses faster than any lion?
not ANY, but close
Cats don't really have great stamina, so depending on the race horse's training, he may be able to outdistance a lion. However, a lion pride will run their prey down in a relay. (Jan Griffiths).
Fastest race horses went 55 mph lion flat out can do almost 50. Average race horses around 45. The horses would beat the lions in stamina
That jockey at the end though is like WTF you just let me win...bullshit we’re doing this all over!
I wonder if the riders and horses are okay
K C one died I think
They all died Haha dumbasses dont know how to ride
Adan Corona yo ass don’t know how to ride either, could had just been a slip up with a horse, they know how to ride and at least they can do it better than you ;)
@Mr. Meme eat shit
@@choco2464 I can do it better than you that's for sure
That is so cruel and even evil for continuing the race and not even see if the riders and horse are ok
God those poor horses
The horses are probably fine. They are very hardy and strong creatures, the humans most likely could have been crushed to death and stampled.
Grace Lockhart yeah, but I don't care much for humans
Goldenheart !
Is it ? If you don't care about humans then don't care about your family
@@gracelockhart6040 um u don't know if the horse is in pain
you can't just assume that they're okay because they have quote quote tough skin
Goldenheart ! So you don’t care about your life? 😂 Have you ever even fallen off a 1000+ animal? Honestly, I ADORE horses/animals, but humans are more important.
Jesus Christ that was horrible. After breaking my back 5 separate times from racing...I watch this and feel lucky I’m alive.
This vid is a testimony to how much Thoroughbreds love to run. Even after losing their riders in a nasty spill, all the other fillies want nothing more than to finish the race.
As a jockey I can tell you it's not love as much as instinct. Because in the paddock after morning exercises when they're happy with their grain they reluctant to go work 😄
Why didn't the camera show if the other jockeys were ok?
For their own good. Their privacy. Same reason other sports don't zoom in on injuries. Nobody really "wants" to see it.
Horrible and inhumane. The track is slick and muddy.
When all was said and done, was Miss Fifty the official winner? She was the only horse to cross the wire with her rider still aboard. (Jan Griffiths).
I have found that most of those that condemn and ridicule horse racing haven't "lived" at the track, and at the farm. Those of us that love racing, love the horses (and the jockeys) and do not tolerate any abuse. These beautiful animals run because they love it. The youngsters race in the fields, the yearlings race before ever setting foot on track. Are there some practices that need changing, you bet! Let's get rid of the whip, like the Europeans already have. Backing yearlings at sales for speed tests are horrible. No thoroughbred should ever be subjected to a rider and ridden on the track before he turns 2. Good trainers know this. Why take the chance of injuring these youngsters before they are even old enough to race? But this is a sport and like any sport athletes are injured. We are working to learn all we can from track conditions (btw, a sloppy track well prepared can be a fast track, and just as safe, Churchill is a master at maintaining safe conditions.) How about jockeys, perhaps the strongest athletes in sports, and the most underpaid, with no insurance and benefits. Only a very small percentage make it, the rest ride for flat fees that they pay managers and valets out of. They love horses too. So go ahead and talk about something that you don't really know anything about. I can't hear you anyway over the sound of those hoofs coming down the stretch, beating with my heart.
Those race horse are prized
Crap!
Cindy Thomas of course they don't understand, we love the horses and the sport. I'm Bob and Hot walked and groomed race. horses
Nobody said that jockeys dont't love their horses. It's just that racing itself is abuse. Maybe there are horses that like it (which I doubt because running on fields and the stress of racing is a huge difference) but racing is si dangerous for the horses...there are so many horses that died while running...it is a shame really. If you love to race with a horse and really care for the animal it shouldn't matter if you're earning money with it, so you could just go and do that on a field.
If you really loved your horses then you wouldn't put them through all this.
Joe Rogan sent me here.
damn that's insane.sorry for them
Chris, were you there for that? I seem to recall you telling about a bad accident. Is that the one?
jesus, that was awful. hope everyone was okay, can't imagine what that was like for a jockey falling off and being practically trampled by horses. that's exactly why they shouldn't race on the mud, the race should've been cancelled to begin with. that's just awful
+allisonclaire Only 3 of the 7 jockeys went to the hospital with very minor injures. None of the jockeys suffered any broken bones. The only horse that was euthanized was Sharp Beauty, the horse in the lead that fell and caused the pile up. The other horses suffered some bruises, muscle strain, and cuts but none were life-threatening. This includes Miss Fifty, the horse that stayed up, she received some deep cuts on her legs which required stitches but was otherwise fine and returned to racing 5 months later.
Thank God none of 7 jockeys suffered any broken bone! Greetings from Venezuela
+Dick Hertz wtf is your problem
Quote:
The first horse that fell in the race, Sharp Beauty, was euthanized due to the extent of her injuries, but none of the other horses sustained life threatening ailments. Three of the seven jockeys that that went down were taken the hospital, but none were seriously injured. The winning filly Miss Fifty had suffered some cuts on her legs that required stitches, but was alright, and earned the entirety of the races' purse -- 28.000$.
i hope the horses made it out ok :(
Same, I think they did though
+SuperFishBoy - Minecraft PE And More! disgusting💔💔💔
The lead horse who broke down first died....all the rest had minor injuries
ITS NOT ABOUT THE FUCKING HORSES
KTA P yea that is good it’s about both
Yikes! I've heard of five car pileups, but never a five horse pile up!
I feel bad for these horses have you seen their injuries and also they get twist and turned when they run too fast!!😥😥🏇🏇
***** If that was the case there wouldn't be any need for you to sell it....... You do know no one ever falls for these scams right?
This is hardly the place to promote your system you insensitive bitch.
It's a bot you dumbass.
OMG IT IS NOT ABOUT THE HORSES ITS ABOUT THE ANIMALS
Horses are incredibly durable. Its amazing, such strong, fast animals. My only fear is if they broke their leg when they fell. A normal horse can withstand a tumble, but with multiple horses around
@mathieuprod What makes you say this? I guess I'd have to see Romanian horse racing in order to compare fairly but yes, this happened two night ago at racetrack in West Virginia.
It wasn't safe in the first place.. it was muddy it was bound to happen
You know freak accidents can also happen on dry tracks.
A well prepared muddy track is just as safe as a regular one. The horse that caused the chain reaction broke its leg which happens on both dry and wet dirt.
As Kaya Rose says, a well prepared muddy track is just as safe as a dry track. The tracks most disposed to breakdowns,
actually, are very dry, hard ones with no cushion. Tracks are designed so that they can be very sloppy on top while still having a solid surface underneath -- racing on a sloppy track is not similar to horses running in a super-muddy paddock. And the horses can run with mud caulks, special shoes with knobs, though there is disagreement about whether they are useful or not. Some think the special shoes changes the horses' gait in a potentially dangerous way. Horse races get cancelled for safety issues due to icy conditions (and lightning). Slop/mud is not a safety issue.
racetracks race when the track is muddy/sloppy all the time. it's called an off track. horses are used to it and can run just as well if not faster if the track is sealed like it was in the video. this was just a freak accident. hores have broken down on a fast track as well. its just part of horse racing.
Ummm... Well at least most of the horses got up...
(I'm just trying to make things happy I don't think it's working)
WormPuPDaBest Smiles ITS ABUSE
Dude the riders could be dead right now I hope the riders are ok
Horse Lover 300 Horse Lover, these horses are not being abused. Just because one slipped and fell (and all the others were tripped up by this) does not make it abuse.
Lilly Ponygirl it's not abuse in the sense of causing pain what is abuse is the industries abuse of their funds to breed thousands of horses each year so the majority will be slaughtered for dog meat.
Zoe I have to ask exactly this..do you know what your'e talking about? Do you know that horses do more than just racing, and many owners and trainers regardless of the discipline will now disallow any of their horses to be sold to slaughter...and also the tracks and event jumping centers now will ban connections if it's found the horse was abused...or sent to slaughter? Many ex race horses are retrained in other disciplines, are are adopted out to willing people as pets, or given a second life as therapy horses, or trail horses. Oh by the way, most people in the game are not millionaires and billionaires. Most are trying to get by on allowance claiming races. I suggest you actually talk to people who work backside instead of shooting off your mouth.
FYI... The horse who won, got the whole purse. All horses considered starters.
As long as the riders aren't hurt any worse than a NASCAR driver, there's nothing wrong with this.
They weren't severly hurt if I remember correctly. Most riders had broken noses and stuff, only the rider of Sharp Beauty (the horse who fell first) got a few broken rips.
It's been a while since I read that article, so don't quote me on that.
umm then go watch nascar not horse racing, it's just as dangerous as nascarXD
Seriously? All you care about is if the rider is okay? Those horses aren't some kind of metal machine that can be thrown away when wrecked. Those animals are more likely to get severely injured than the riders.
Emily Marie Horse deaths are nothing unusual in horseracing anymore. Plus, the only horse that was killed/euthanized in this accident was Sharp Beauty, the first horse that fell.
Emily Marie
Any time you drive past a McDonald's you are looking at "severly injured" animals to meet your bodily need.
Sharp Beauty, brokedown means she broke a leg ? What about the jockeys, were there serious injuries ?
Beautiful natural side step at the end after the race as well as good work over the fallen horses. That horse has natural agility. Could be a good prospect for future traiining for dressage and cross country jumping!
What the heck, how did the speaker not even acknowledge that anyone got hurt except saying there was a "spill" and "chain reaction" it's like he has no heart. It doesn't matter that the remaining jockey didn't stop because he couldn't do anything, but I hope people got there quick to do something.
I love horses. I hate horse racing!!!
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bronzerat012 its abuse
well thats a dumb thing to say lol
Horse Lover 300 actually horses love to race and it’s what there meant to do. It not abuse, there just people the abuse horses, but others don’t
Izzy Marie it's the massive amount of "wastage" there is from racing that makes it evil not the act of racing itself.
So many horses are bred just to get sent to the slaughter house, some are adopted before then but a lot more aren't.
There needs to be a bad on the breeding of excessive amounts of horses.
An inquiry for WHAT? 3 was the only horse to finish the race and had a clean race.
there was no winner as it would have declared no contest.
No, it wasnt! You don't know what you're talking about!
I think you will find that you can bet on the races outside of the USA and the result stood as 'first past the post' with many of the bookmakers, and all of the bookmakers here in the UK paid out.
That makes the sole finisher the "winner".
I just found this as well..." the stewards refused to declare the race a no contest. All win/place/show money placed by bettors on all the other horses (except #3) was lost." I'll consider yourself well and truly "shocked".. ;-) seeing as the result stood in the USA.
I was a placing judge at the track the night this happened. The race was not declared a no contest. The 3 was declared the winner (correctly, by WV rules) because he carried his assigned weight over the finish line. Exotics payouts were 3/all, 3/all/all, etc. Multi-race wagers that included the 9th were refunded (this was the 8th and the 9th was canceled.) I don't recall how the place and show pools were handled that night, as every horse in the field was obviously declared a starter; I believe the entire pools were paid to those bettors that had the 3 to place and/or show.
now that was the dumbest comment I have ever read. And I have never left a reply ever but you said there was no winner? Of course there was a winner. The only horse that finished the race was declared the winner. There was no 2nd or 3rd or 4th place but there was a winner. It was the 3 horse that paid $5.80 for a $2 win bet.
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I the track is filled like the High School an College track an what I mean is that if any of the tracks are filled with fiber that you have to used Keats """" change the tracks because the house doesn't have the footage, so they don't have to got put down, Diana Knight .
Why unofficial? The horse won!
David Rosado because all of the other riders fell... that’s not a fair race
Upon crossing the finish line, the lead horse is the unofficial winner. Once the race footage is double checked for any signs of foul play (which also gives the horses time to cool down), the winner can proceed to the winner's circle.
Cause all the others fell and got severely injured. Therefore they cannot call him a winner; for the others have fallen. There is actually rules in these races, if you didn't know
pe.trikor not severe, only minor injuries. If you talking about the horse, that is. Horses are incredibly durable, its scary. They can catch their leg in a fence while jumping and it won't break. Those things are cute tanks
Cosmo S. Factor Maybe so, but you get what I mean. The others fell and got injured (they all ran over and landed on eachother, pretty sure some got injured). These horses were also running full speed, I've seen a horse break it's leg from misstepping on racetracks (but I guess that's a bit extreme). Pretty,, sure,, they got a bit hurt
you can see the panic in miss fifty’s jockey, he literally can’t stop his horse, that’s the worst thing you can do. if she wanted to stop she would have done. he’s essentially just being dragged along with her. you can see him turning back all worried but he needs to stay on his horse or he could injure himself too.
LOOVEEE how all the horses just leave their jockeys and keep going,like yes you go horses!!
The show must go on!
that's all they know is running....I work at a Track and many times during morning warmups a rider will fall off and their horse will run immediately back to the barn where they're housed... that's really all they know...
What is meant by 'brokedown'? Did the lead horse have a health incident?
Horse racing is one of the worst things ever. Ugh
That's stupid horse races are awesome🐴🐎🏇✌️❤️
Michael Newton The racing industry is so messed up. Just look up how many horses DIE each year! They are perfectly good horses! Some horses dont even ever get to race on the track before being sent to slaughter.
Michael Newton Not really when the horses are ripped away from their mothers not even after a day of birth. As adolescents, they're pumped full of drugs and forced to race till they drop. If they're lucky to survive racing, they just get hauled off to slaughter.
MountainGoaat big deal they're fucking horses
MountainGoaat don't compare any of that stuff to fuck horse racing
That one horse that just kept running without its jockey... that's me.
YEAH THE HORSE TRIPPED BC ITS RACING IN FREAKING SLUDGE AND MUD WTF
It didn't trip, its leg snapped.. (break down)
If you want to be really disturbed, you can partially see the break down by slowing the speed down to .25 during almost the entirety of the 0:29, so you'd want to start at 0:28. You can see the body lower for the tiniest amount of time before collapsing, which happens because the horse is literally running on a stub.
You can tell something went wrong with the first horse that fell. He didn’t slip. He just collapsed
Horse racing needs to be stopped
Tammy Cushing nope,
Tammy Cushing it definitely needs to be reduced, the amount of horses slaughtered every year because the racing industry breeds way too many horses is ridiculous.
The racing industry single handedly runs the horse meat industry because without it most of their supply would be gone.
How is it bad it's basically exercise for the horses and humans .
That is stupid to say 😡😠‼️⚠️
Mariheartz it's abuse they drug their horses and constantly make them run past their breaking point it's cruel and it needs to be stopped
The full story is online but all the riders are okay accept one stayed in the hospital overnight but yes that horse that started the chain reaction was put down
That's sad that the horse that caused it had to be put down...however, it's beyond cruel to have tried to have kept that horse alive if the injury was that severe.
And now everyone is a horse expert 👏
Even the speaker was in shock , didn’t know what to say
Cruel sport.
slobomotion Rubbish!
Charlotte Froehlich girl being a horse is an inherent risk. They are always finding new ways to hurt themselves racing or not. Many horses injure themselves and die just fooling around in the pasture. These horses love to run and are bred to do so. Athletes get hurt sometimes. That's life.
I don't see how racing is cruel. Rider and horse both can get injured. They are a team. We look at football and NASCAR and they all can get you killed because it's competition
slobomotion quarter horses have tons of energy, it's in their blood to run a ton. There's nothing wrong with it, there is a limit though and the horses are fine
It's one thing to accept that shit happens and that horses will be horses and get themselves hurt, but it's another to refuse to acknowledge that this is damage done by the humans, not the horse. It is ignorant and sad for you to use that as an excuse to justify horses DIEING so people can watch animals physically exert them to the max, while having a human on their back.
The intro reads: "Except for the horse that broke down, all horses seem to have come out with minor injuries." Does this mean the jockeys were okay too?
Boring. You call this a crash? Nothing caught fire...
lol
Wtf are u talking about
Hey, I know you posted a long time ago, but I just saw what you said..please don't compare living beings to machines. ..the cars don't feel pain... I love a good car crash just like the next guy, horses die...I'm sure you know this
Lol
Everyone who replied are huge retards who have no sense of humor. When cars crash don't you think the people inside die too? I live near a car race track and there's been a bunch of deaths, one guy got crushed by a tire.
Why was Ms. Fifty the “unofficial” winner? Is that race null because of the accident?
All winners are declared unofficial for 5 minutes before the win is deemed fair
This is just sad.
One don't race on mud
Two I feel hella bad for the horses
Three I bet either thoughs jockeys died, are now in a wheel chair for the rest of there life. So I do feel bad for the jockeys.
This is a good video to bring up when you try to shut down the horse racing industry.
Quite frankly it should not have even existed in the first place
Mud is actually not that bad for horses it they are not that sloppy, which is probably not the case here. But there has to be mud because of safety reasons. Imagine you being on a horse, riding at full speed, then fall on rocks and a hard ground.
Ouch.
I have fallen off a horse by galloping. It was not pleasant.
Couldn't move at all after that (pain); and I fell on sand.
So mud would be probably better for the riders and horses in this case.
If no rider died there, they probably would have on stone.
Also, why do you fell bad for the horses more than the jockeys? You just said that they either died or be in a wheelchair. Wth?
For the horse it might have hurt like normal fall damage. Like if you accidentally trip. No larger thing is falling on them like the jockeys.
And I agree with you. Of course most riders care for their horses (
I know the jockey kept going but these horses are trained to run and not stop really most of the time they know when the race is over that’s why it still takes a good 200 m extra stretch of pitch to show them down
Well those people got what they deserved because how cruel it is to race horses and so the horses I hope are ok and well. I don’t care about the people I care about the horses and the people that go to races are mean because they wip the horses and when one horse won one it
Had a heart attack.😭
Hi everyone Pro jockey0p here. I race out of north east Ohio and about to start riding out of Churchill. These aren't trail horses. They can't stop. You have a a now spooked horse trying to get away from the panic along with what these horses are trained to do, run the track. The remaining rider did a great job. As far as conditions go the track only closes when there's thunder and lightening or ice. We race in hard rain blizzards anything. Remember to those who don't know about racing this is a business owners riders trainers patrons out riders valet pony ect. Don't get paid. It looks like a very unfortunate accident 😕. And is probably my worst feet. They called for the inquiry mean it has to go to the stewards to be reviewed is there was an illegal advance a pile up box out. When something happen where a riding is coming up on you and there's something illegal like rubbing happening its then that riders ob the visibly stop riding. Not stop clearly indicates Iyou're no longer riding because you were fouled and it either changed the course of the race and the winner or made the Race dangeous. Stanibg uo posing. This is may have just been a bad accident the rider in the lead horses stumbled. Be safe put there to my fellow riders out there. Say a prayer for me when like I said this is my worst fear as a jockey/rider.
Are you related to the Aussie Cairns?
I think this is a disgusting display of animal abuse
Im sorry but do you actually know anything about the horse racing industry? No? I didn't think. Its actually very corrupt in most cases (luckily not all) but most. Race horses are commonly abused and hurt and later after they're done their racing career, they go off to be slaughtered in a slaughter house.
Jeanette Vasko man! u just made them ppl cry! I love horse racing and it's like any sport...shit happens
If you were correct: "I think this is a disgusting display of wet, muddy, tracks that should have been used"
Most of these horses LOVE to run, its in their blood as a lot of them were born for this reason.
Jeanette Vasko sounds like you know nothing about the racing industry at all!
1 first time watching my reaction is "holy crap thats not good". 2nd time watching the jockey who stayed on his horse im like "holy shit that is one amazing skilled jockey". he pulled some sweet maneuvers. if his horse went down he probably would have had the safest bail.
that was so funny how the guy talking just went quiet then the horses without riders came galloping
+Jai Fox Because someone could have died. The horse that started the reaction had to be put down. He's choked up at the end.
Jackass.
Death and horses getting mangled amoungst each other is not funny.
Jai Fox ITS NOT FUNNY, ITS ABUSE
Jai Fox...um you do know that some of those jockies had to be rushed to the hospital and some of those horses were probably put down right??? I don't see how its funny.....
Jai Fox 'Ghost riders in the -sky- sand'
Wow, just the Jockey and Miss Fifty and it was a smart thing he continued and handled the situation with his horse the way he did.
it is animal abuse
True. People like these are just blind selfish bastards
carol heuer horse riding is all animal abuse
Lotte Pepplinkhuizen equine sports are animal abuse
shycutie_ pie every kind of horse riding is abuse if you look at it
Lotte Pepplinkhuizen yeah. Even tho I do ride I agree horse's back wasn't made for our asses.
so the jockey who made it through (stuffed if anyone knows how! - even though the closer camera caught them staying on!) just continues on. now i know this is normal but help me understand. is it so that they can keep control of their horse? would lose horses then follow them so as to minimize the danger they pose to those who are down? is there a reason they continue or is it just what's done?
Racehorses are trained day by day to get to that finish line. Even the ones that fell still went for the finish line. The best thing for the jockey to do is to ride out the race, and let the veternarians and emergency professionals handle it.
true! no point fighting a horse thats only doing what it's been taught.
you´re an idiot. Horses are Not Trained to get to the finish line lol The reason horses continue runnign towards the finish line after losing a rider or falling is because they are running with the other horses, or running in the direction they were going. The jockeys are the ones controlling the horses around a track and towards the finish line, without a jockey the horse will continue going in the direction the other horses, a natural reaction for animals.
wouldn't it hold true that the horse is used to being pushed to continue around the track as well? also that's where the fences etc lead it. so it makes sense they just continue (either foreward or backward) around the track. so the one rider staying on lead the remainder around the track as well.
The jockey that didn't fall kept running for many reasons. They are trained to keep going to finish but also because if they stopped they could risk getting run over by panicking horses. It also takes a while to slow down a thoroughbred because they reach such high speeds and have such skiny legs. Them finishing the race also allows for them to be out of the way
I love horses it is cruelty what the do to them they have no hearts the horse get hurt they killed him what kind of people are they I love animals better than people
You're an idiot; all horse sports involve elements of risk. These horses are bred for this job, they live for this.
+OneMoreMileAnHour yes of course but they put them down due to things like broken bones because they can't be asked to use their money or time recovering or paying lots of money to help them so what do they do.?? PUT them down
+The Football Centre right, you didn't even read my fucking comment did you? Dumb shit. Proof I shouldn't even bother with you anymore. Get back to your football, obviously you know FUCK ALL about horses.
+The Football Centre my horse is insured with NFU, i pay almost £50 per month for peace of mind, ok?
If my horse had such an injury he would have all the treatment he needed. However, as a responsible, loving horse owner, if he had to be on box rest (for a dumb kid like you, that means in a stable) for a year, I'd have to think about it, because my horse is a very hot headed, spooky nervous Arabian horse. He HATES stables. He is terrified of stables. A year of being in a stable is sheer hell for him. Over the Autumn last year i tried him in a stable and he stressed so much he lost loads of weight in the space of 2 weeks. THIS is why I say some horses are simply not suited to the rest part of healing from s big injury. My horse piaffes (for idiots like you that means trots on the spot) in a stable, non-stop, he'd do this even if he was injured. That's not fair and causes pain. This is the reason I think he'd not cope. It has NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY BECAUSE HES INSURED.
+The Football Centre AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TIME BECAUSE HES MY ONLY HORSE AND I ADORE HIM. but if he was stressed and causing himself pain, I'd make the right decision; because that's part of being a responsible horse owner. It's not always about rainbows and unicorns and black beauty friendship times! Sometimes it's abut choosing the right decision; not just the easiest one.
Betting question: Only the win horse had a rider. Does a horse have to finish with the jockey to be counted as having placed in the race or is no one riding a DQ? Of course I hope all horses and humans were ok...
Why diddnt he stop to help and get of his horse
He was in the safest place he could be when there are loose horses running around. The last thing the hurt people need was another guy getting hurt.
Nathan Tootill You can't just stop a horse in full gallop.
especially in the middle of a race. when a horse stops.. You get an accident like this.. To continue riding as best you can is the safest and only option.
It would be like being on a freeway at 50 mph. seeing an accident and just coming to a stop.. except instead of just getting hit and hurt/killed the horse would get seriously hurt!
TheBot Bot Agree! He did the right thing and get away from the spill. He could not have been any help if he dismounted his horse he would have had to hold his horse and horses are usually very aggressive coming off the track after a race. I know since I drove and still drive Standarbreds. Accidents are horrible for the humans and the horses. Your taught when a wreck happens in a race to do the safest thing and stay away and let horsemen and medical attention get to the scene as soon as possible. Usually in this type of race an ambulance usually follows the race. Very dangerous sport and sad to see all this.
Nathan Tootill He is paid to WIN.
What's he gonna do that all the people who are actually paid to help can't do? That's not his job
Ok so did the people who bet on 3 actually win? Or did they refund all tickets?
One jockey finished the race, amazing, and one of the horses without the jockey almost hit the winning horse and jockey long after the race was over, it doesn't get more stranger than that, especially without much of the audio. The announcer shows no emotion, I figured there would almost be a Hindenburg reaction of terror as jockeys and horses go flying.
Could this accident have been because of the rain and water on the track? If so why not wait another time when the track is dry for better traction?
No - the first horse tripped and went down
Horses are trained to run on certain ground conditions. Some run better wen the ground in soft or heavy, others run better on good or firm ground. The trainers know what their horses are suited to, so if a horse that likes to run on good ground is registered in a race (usually weeks before the race) and then on the day the ground is soft the trainer and owner will declare the horse a non-runner or they might just send him out for a run but these kind of accidents happen no matter what the groun
Does anyone recall the horses and riders being okay? I mean hurt obviously but OK?
I think the one that collaped must've been put down. However I think the other horses and jockeys were okay. :)
At 1:20 why did the horse wait forever to slow down when it almost hit 50, also why after the horse dodge thing, why does 50s horse slow down in a slant type of way and is it hard to stop racehorses as 50s took a while to get to a normal slow stride
I remember growing up going to Charles Town races. It seems like every other day there were nasty spills with these Claiming 2500 cheap horses. They used to put a tarp up and inject the horses to put them down right on the track in front of the grandstand. Then put a chain around their necks and pull the dead horse into the trailer. Still scared to this day