Tyrone Biggums
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Just heard on the radio 2 horses collapsed dead due to possibly receiving electric shocks in the mounting yard?
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Newbury Race 1 - 2 horses drop dead
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Bloomin' weird. They just said the grandstand is being evacuated 
Lord Bracknell
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DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT NEWBURY
By Tom Peacock, Press Association Sport
Two horses collapsed and died in the paddock before the first race at Newbury.
Both Fenix Two and Marching Song mysteriously fell to the ground, with the reasons for their deaths unknown.
Some horses had already made it down to the start and there were reports that others had "wobbled" on entering the paddock.
Stipendiary steward Paul Barton said: "We are going to hold an inquiry and interview those connected with the horses. We are not going to use the parade ring for the rest of the meeting. The horses will parade in the pre-parade ring and leave from that point.
"The veterinary team are in charge of whatever precautions as far as the other horses are concerned. They have checked all other horses in this race."
Nicky Henderson, however, was quick to withdraw his runner Kid Cassidy.
Andy Turnell, trainer of Marching Song, said: "It looks like they've been electrocuted. My fellow seemed perfectly all right and I was about to leg him up but he just went straight down."
Jonjo O'Neill, trainer of Fenix Two, said: "Kid Cassidy was in front and he took a turn.
"We thought he was bucking and kicking and he went down on his knees then he seemed to be OK.
"Mine reared up and we couldn't get him back, it was like he was stuck to the ground. It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen in my life."
There is speculation the horses died from some form of electric shock from a cable running underneath.
Denman's owner Paul Barber was in the paddock and said: "The girl of Turnell's said she felt a tingling as she led them round and then Nicky's horse went down.
"They were getting the shocks off the grass, not off the tarmac. I've never seen anything quite like that ever."
By Tom Peacock, Press Association Sport
Two horses collapsed and died in the paddock before the first race at Newbury.
Both Fenix Two and Marching Song mysteriously fell to the ground, with the reasons for their deaths unknown.
Some horses had already made it down to the start and there were reports that others had "wobbled" on entering the paddock.
Stipendiary steward Paul Barton said: "We are going to hold an inquiry and interview those connected with the horses. We are not going to use the parade ring for the rest of the meeting. The horses will parade in the pre-parade ring and leave from that point.
"The veterinary team are in charge of whatever precautions as far as the other horses are concerned. They have checked all other horses in this race."
Nicky Henderson, however, was quick to withdraw his runner Kid Cassidy.
Andy Turnell, trainer of Marching Song, said: "It looks like they've been electrocuted. My fellow seemed perfectly all right and I was about to leg him up but he just went straight down."
Jonjo O'Neill, trainer of Fenix Two, said: "Kid Cassidy was in front and he took a turn.
"We thought he was bucking and kicking and he went down on his knees then he seemed to be OK.
"Mine reared up and we couldn't get him back, it was like he was stuck to the ground. It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen in my life."
There is speculation the horses died from some form of electric shock from a cable running underneath.
Denman's owner Paul Barber was in the paddock and said: "The girl of Turnell's said she felt a tingling as she led them round and then Nicky's horse went down.
"They were getting the shocks off the grass, not off the tarmac. I've never seen anything quite like that ever."
Mackenzie
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Sounds like a live main under the parade ring. Feel sorry for the horses, but I'm glad nobody was killed.
R. Slicker
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- Jan 1, 2009
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Ohm my god, Thats terrible.
Bob!
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Meeting abandoned now
R. Slicker
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I'm not surprised, given the current situation
chez
Johnny Byrne-The Greatest
Very sad indeed. Although I'm quite pleased my initial thoughts seem to be wrong and there wasn't any foul play involved. (no pun intended)
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
http://horses.sportinglife.com/Video/Racing/0,27770,417722,00.html
If anyone is interested in the incident, press the rewind button on the video for the commentators thoughts just after it happened. It sounded very nasty.
If anyone is interested in the incident, press the rewind button on the video for the commentators thoughts just after it happened. It sounded very nasty.
Bloody hell - what has gone wrong?
Tyrone Biggums
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Mackenzie
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Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
That really sounds bizarre doesn't it...I thought that electric cables had to be buried in insulated piping a certain distance below the surface, maybe someone with knowledge of building regs can confirm!
Lord Bracknell
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Watt?
Gritt23
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Unbelievable incident, never heard anything like it. Certainly sounds like it was some sort of exposed live cable just under the surface, and as the hoof dug in with the metal shoe, it's picked up the shock.