Officials with the Atlantic Lottery Corporation have confirmed that a Standardbred racehorse had to be humanely euthanized this past weekend after having been involved in an accident.
An article by the CBC states that the training accident occurred at Red Shores’ Charlottetown Driving Park on Saturday morning (July 2).
The CBC piece states that the horse had gotten loose from its driver after one of its reins snapped. The horse eventually collided with a maintenance truck and sustained serious injuries. Track vets were forced to humanely euthanize the horse due to the injuries that it suffered.
Christine Manore, a spokesperson with the ALC, told the CBC that it was “a sad situation and of course it's not a decision that I imagine is taken lightly, but in the best interest of the animal."
The CBC article did not divulge the name of the Standardbred or horseperson that was involved in the accident.
Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the connections of the horse that had to be euthanized.
(With files from the CBC)