Horse dies moments after winning race

9:40 am | Sunday, May 13th, 2012

WASHINGTON – Eight-year-old bay gelding Arcadius died of a heart attack and aneurysm only moments after winning the $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase horse race on Saturday, the Tennessean newspaper reported.

Track veteranarian Monty McInturff declared the cause of death for the horse in the aftermath of the six-horse race, in which Arcadius edged Tax Ruling for the victory by overtaking him for the lead in the last three of 18 jumps.

Tax Ruling was trying to become the first three-time winner in the 71-year history of the race.

Arcadius, ridden by Brian Crowley, was being cooled down after the three-mile race when he collapsed just beyond the finish line after being cheered to victory by a cowd of 25,000 at Percy Warner Park.

Crowley was posing for pictures with Arcadius owner Ed Sawyer when the horse collapsed.

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http://profile.yahoo.com/6WLCKVHWJ4RPE5WSTOAZVW3LEY Airborne

I hope someone pulled blood on this horse BEFORE he was loaded into the trailer. As long as brochulator meds are given to horses that DO NOT have breathing problems, we can expect more horses dropping dead. Is that what happened here? When will the tox results be released to the public? Will there be a necropsy? Yes, we DO have a right to know as horsemen and laymen.

boysantos

you go and check it out urself.

Alberto Valerio

Another doped race horse gone bad.
palaigit

talk about cardio being good for your health,hehehehe…the horse does not even drink, smoke, nor party all night or does not even eat fatty foods, yet blam, down he goes..all the more reason for couch potatoes to revel in their daily routines…hehehe
http://twitter.com/aya_yatenka Aya Yatenka

I’m afraid “crowd” is misspelled.
Iggy Ramirez

Arcadius’ final run to the grave
boysantos

steroids.

http://profile.yahoo.com/6WLCKVHWJ4RPE5WSTOAZVW3LEY Airborne

No, not steroids. Let’s see if they release the tox results. I’m seeing more and more horses dropping dead from using bronchulator meds. Whatever happened to good nutrition and conditioning? I choose not to make my horses pin cushions.

boysantos

he definitely had good nutrition and conditioning that is why he won the race. steroids do crazy stuffs to people and animal.

http://twitter.com/jeckelong Ram abano

Animal Cruelty!!!!
turniphouse

Arcadius, you died just to make your master proud! Good job Arcadius! You live your life to the fullest here on earth.

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