That's racing - glory one day, tragedy the next...Racing at Ascot UK was heavily overshadowed overnight by the death of the strongly-fancied Rewilding in the feature King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Frankie Dettori's mount, winner of the Dubai Sheema Classic and Prince of Wales Stakes, broke down badly in the straight, fracturing a cannon-bone. Dettori escaped with a bruised knee, but Rewilding had to be put down. Tim Morris, director of Equine Science and Welfare at the British Horser
That's racing - glory one day, tragedy the next...Racing at Ascot UK was heavily overshadowed overnight by the death of the strongly-fancied Rewilding in the feature King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Frankie Dettori's mount, winner of the Dubai Sheema Classic and Prince of Wales Stakes, broke down badly in the straight, fracturing a cannon-bone. Dettori escaped with a bruised knee, but Rewilding had to be put down. Tim Morris, director of Equine Science and Welfare at the British Horseracing Authority, says: "Rewilding suddenly and completely unexpectedly suffered a major fracture of the lower part of his near-fore. The horse was caught and examined by the vets immediately, and the decision was made that humane euthanasia was the only option...That was done professionally by the vets on the scene. It is a great regret, but it was the right decision for the horse."