Bob Baffert-trained Havnameltdown euthanized on track ahead of Preakness Stakes moreover havnameltdown horse pedigree.
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Bob Baffert horse euthanized, jockey injured during race ahead of Preakness Stakes, The Preakness day card took a tragic turn during the Chick Lang Stakes on Saturday when Havnameltdown, trained by Bob Baffert, broke down and was euthanized on the track.
Jockey Luis Saez was hurled to the ground and taken to a nearby Sinai hospital.Havnameltdown was rounding the far turn when he appeared to take a bad step, throwing Saez to the ground.
He suffered a broken left front fetlock injury that was non-operable, according to Dr. Dionne Benson, chief veterinary officer for 1/ST Racing, which runs Pimlico Race Course. It appeared the injury to the horse was to the left front leg.
In a gruesome scene, Havnameltdown kept running with his lower leg clearly damaged. An outrider corralled him midway in the stretch.