A multi-horse collision occured in Flamboro Downs' 12th and final race on the Friday card unseating several drivers, but fortunately all individuals involved escaped without serious injuries
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Reports from Flamboro indicate the accident was caused when Regrets Pays Off (Scott Coulter) made a break in stride in the first turn. Jackpot Mindale (Mike Langdon), starting from the trailing post, could not avoid the breaking horse and fell to the track. Typecast (Aaron Byron), Medoland Jackie (J.R. Plante) and Mamzele Leopold (Robert Shepherd) all collided with the downed Jackpot Mindale and subsequently fell, unseating their drivers. The horses and drivers avoiding the first turn incident pulled up near the half-mile pole and conceded the race a no-contest.
All horses and drivers left the track under their own power and were unharmed, save scrapes and bruises.
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Well Jack, we can agree to
Well Jack, we can agree to differ on what is more dangerous but I will still say a horse, or horses, that are nose to helmut beyond the first turn are in more danger than a horse that trails at the starting gate. I'm not disputing where a horse is most likely to break, I'm disputing at what point of a race a horse is in the greatest danger and that point is exponentially when the horses are in single file. I do agree that all noses should be on the gate
Sorry Brian... Due to
Sorry Brian... Due to experience I beg to differ with your opinion. Most horses that do break will do so behind the starting gate or shortly after leaving the gate.On a half mile track having the trailing position is like playing Russian Roulette leaving the gate and into the first turn.I also feel all horses deserve a fair start with all noses on the gate.
Sorry Jack, but unless the
Sorry Jack, but unless the horses race 8,9 or 10 wide for the entire mile, the fact is at some point they all eventually fall into single file line. A trailing horse at the start is no more dangerous at the start than it is at any other point of the race. In fact the horses are not moving at full speed prior to the start of the race. History will show that the most serious accidents are the ones that occur after the first turn.
And yes, it's a good thing that nobody was hurt.
That is an example why New
That is an example why New York State no longer has Trailing horses in overnight races..DANGEROUS!!!! Good News nobody was injured!!!