Another Tragedy in Equestrian World as Hall of Fame Trainer’s Horse Dies at Prestigious Race Course

The equestrian world gets rocked when the news of horse death appears. It engulfs the equestrian community in a blanket of sorrow and sadness. The recent horse deaths at the prestigious racecourse have raised concerns about the care and safety of the equine. Reeling under the cloud of those deaths and its investigation another tragedy struck the equestrian industry.

The news of the death of a horse trained by the Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert during a workout has left the community disheartened, and there’s nothing but pity for the unfortunate horse. Bob Baffert, who was recently under public scrutiny due to his suspension from horse racing by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission for anti-doping activities, expressed remorse for the loss.

Calamity struck the Equestrian world as a horse died at Del Mar

On Saturday, it was a normal routine training for the two-year-old colt, Pastor T, at Del Mar. He was one of the promising horses this year for the Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Pastor T was nearing the end of his workout for the day when he suffered a catastrophic injury. The Siena Farm and WinStar Farm-owned horse suffered a leg injury and had to be euthanized. This is the fifth death of a horse at Del Mar this year due to racing or training injury.

On the 12th of this month, the colt took part in the maiden race of his career at the Del Mar racecourse. It was a maiden special weight thoroughbred race for two-year-olds for five and a half furlong distance at the dirt-fast track. Pastor T was placed fourth in the race of seven horses and won his first career race by four and a half lengths. This fantastic victory made him one of the favorites for the upcoming  Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity race in September. Pastor T was the son of Into Mischief and Top Quality, and was bred by WinStar Farm. The California Horse Racing Board spoke about the nature and circumstances of the injury.

The equestrian board gave details of the incident

The California Horse Racing Board informed that Pastor T got an untreatable injury on his right front fetlock joint which contained sesamoid and canon bones. According to their chairman Greg Ferraro, the incident happened at the wire and there was nothing odd in the horse before it. The rider was unhurt with minor complaints of a stiff neck but overall was out of danger and nothing serious happened to him. According to Ferraro, these things are unpredictable despite the efforts to avoid them.

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The death of promising horse Pastor T is very disturbing and disheartening. The incident once again brought the issue of safety and care of the horses to the forefront.

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