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Yeah, I watched the end bit of it yesterday. Someone had been asking me if it was possible the horse blew out both ankles before she crossed the finish line and was running on adrenaline. I told them no, and was explaining if that happened the jockey would have been catapulted over the horse's head.. then I watched a clip, and sure enough, horse stumbled, jockey got thrown over the horses head.
There are some parts of racing that I really like, hence why I diligently follow the Triple Crown each year.I saw one pre-race about a year ago, the jockey was so excited that he and the horse won, he was giving the horse great big hugs and pets, and before he hopped off to have his picture taken in the winners circle, he called for a bucket of water and started bathing the horse himself to cool him down. You never see stuff like that.
I follow the Olympics and Grand Prix and stuff too, and always hear of a horse being put down due to the riders idiocy. Makes me so sad.
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