Last Race at Menangle today...

[Frano1982]

Does anybody on here know if autopsies are conducted on all horses that die on the race track???
I think the last race at Menangle today might prove to be an interesting one...
Maybe this is HRNSW chance to make a stand here???
Take possession of the horse and conduct a thorough autopsy!!!

[Richard prior]

No replay available and from what you have said Adam, It doesn't sound very good.

[Frano1982]

I'm sure it was nothing untoward Richard...
Just another routine day at the races!!!

[Gtrain]

Rocket Racer was it?

[harness racing]

It was Black Caprice had a heart attack.

[djgood]

I think cause of the rarity of horses dying on track autopsies are automatic to ensure its not a contagion that caused death , all we need is another horse flu type thing to wipe out horse population they are struggling for horses to race at the moment.

[barney]

It was Black Caprice had a heart attack.


Black Caprice quite a smart horse in the Triton stable ex Victorian was in the Tubbs stable there from memory

[barney]

Still waiting for stewards report on harness.org no mention just had it down as a late scratching

[Danno]

Heart attacks happen in every walk of life, personal experience was a few years ago, a horse I had in training for several months, took him to the educational trials twice, and he went really nice, lined him up to qualify the next week and he died in running in the home straight last time around...the horse felt terrific until he felt like he was dead, and in fact he was, a very unnerving and unique experience.
An awfull incident, that still causes me to ask if I could have done something different with his preparation.

[aussiebreno]

Heart attacks happen in every walk of life, personal experience was a few years ago, a horse I had in training for several months, took him to the educational trials twice, and he went really nice, lined him up to qualify the next week and he died in running in the home straight last time around...the horse felt terrific until he felt like he was dead, and in fact he was, a very unnerving and unique experience.
An awfull incident, that still causes me to ask if I could have done something different with his preparation.
Gallops had a few well known horses in a short time span (Crystal Lily was one of them IIRC) and people always assume the worst. But we don't hear about all the stories like yours.

[Frano1982]

That's terrible Danny...
It'd certainly get you thinking about next time you jumped in the cart!!!

The stewards report is finally up from Tuesday...

"As the field were in the process of their preliminary, BLACK CAPRICE fell to the track and was subsequently found deceased. The on course Veterinarian immediately examined BLACK CAPRICE and was diagnosed to have suffered from a ruptured artery and Exsanguinated (bled out) into its abdomen. BLACK CAPRICE was withdrawn by Stewards at 6.07pm. The race was then rescheduled to commence at 6.25pm to allow the track curator an opportunity to remove the deceased horse and furthermore prepare the track.
Stewards took possession of the deceased horse so as a full post mortem can be undertaken and various testing also be done."

So at least the stewards have done the right thing here in my opinion!!!
And we'll all wait to see what comes from this...

[broncobrad]

I would doubt if there will be anything surprising to come from the post mortem...am sure the vets diagnosis will be confirmed.