“It’s Just Plain Cruelty”: Triple Crown Season Suffers Saddening End as Devastating News Rocks Equestrian Community

The Triple Crown season has ended with a remarkable accomplishment, but ominous clouds are gathering over Belmont Park. The last leg of the Triple Crown series, the Belmont Stakes, is held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, where two unfortunate horses were put to sleep this weekend. On Saturday, after Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes, the first horse to be euthanized because of an injury was Excursionniste. Following this, Mashnee Girl was put down to sleep on Sunday at Belmont Park before it could finish the race. However, the intriguing similarity between these two horses was the severe injury they both sustained during the competition. The story traveled like wildfire across the equestrian community, and many were understandably upset.

Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, was forced to close a few weeks before the race because of an ongoing problem with dead horses on the course. The equestrian world is in an uproar over the recent deaths of two more horses at Belmont Park. When this story of horse deaths was uploaded on Fox News’ official social media account, hordes of people flocked to the post to voice their concerns.

The Triple Crown got really messy this year

Horse racing’s Triple Crown consists of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, all of which are Grade 1 events. A number of horse deaths in this year’s Grade 1 races have prompted public concern. Before, on, and after Derby Day, many dead horses were discovered at Churchill Downs, prompting a brief stoppage while officials investigated. A number of horses also died during the Preakness Stakes, which was held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The fatalities at Belmont Park after the last race in the Triple Crown series have increased everyone’s level of worry.

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On Saturday, Jena Antonucci made history when she became the first female trainer to win the Belmont Stakes with her horse, Arcangelo. However, the festivities were marred when, during the final race, Excursionniste was seriously hurt and had to be put to sleep. However, on Sunday, another horse, Mashnee Girl, met the same end as Excursionniste after being wounded at the track. Senior Vice President of PETA Kathy Guillermo spoke out immediately, issuing a statement that said, “Racing couldn’t manage to keep all horses alive for even one Triple Crown day this year.”

The equestrian community was outraged because of the horse deaths at the sites of the three Triple Crown races. Similar to how quickly it was reported, this information became viral on the web.

Concerns raised by the equestrian world once again

Fox News’ official Twitter feed shared details of the Belmont Park incident. Concerned equestrians flooded the comments section, driving the post’s views beyond 100,000 in a matter of hours.

The saddening reality was discussed by this netizen; as they say, “It’s just plain cruelty to entertain and make money. The hoses have no choice.” A similar concerning comment read, “Cruel and unusual punishment to run these horses to death for entertainment… evil….”

This user had several questions, as they asked, “Who were the owners and what are the autopsy findings?” It looks like this user has a suggestion, as they say, “Let’s just stop all racing of animals since they really don’t have a say!! Race cars and let adults take the risk!”

The official Belmont Stakes team has not yet released a report on the horse fatalities that have happened in the last 24 hours. The equestrian community must now wait for additional information about this terrible tragedy.

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