An article about the tragedy posted at CBS says: "The 2-year-old fractured the right humerus, a major support bone in the upper leg, when he slipped and fell going into the first turn. He was taken off the track in a van and examined on the back straight. "It's not a fracture that's repairable," on-call veterinarian Dr. C. Wayne McIlwraith said." I don't know anything about veterinary medicine, so I comment on what he's saying, but to my uninformed ears, it sure sounds like it would be a very difficult area in which to try getting a break to heal. So sad :(
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What's happening with the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile? Wasn't it supposed to have been run between the juvenile turf and the turf sprint? Thanks!
Have they released any info yet on just how serious the injury was? I'm not familiar with too many cases where a horse is injured during a race, but in the few I do know of, generally if it's thought that the injury could be reasonably healed and the horse regain his/her health, an attempt to save them is typically made. Since Rough Sailing hadn't been gelded (that I know of) he still might have proven to be of value as a stud. Whatever the circumstances, though, it's truly sad. Rest in Peace, Rough Sailing!