Two horses tumble to the turf in a shocking incident, with Western Australia's highest-profile race called off and rescheduled for January 14.
The fall is the latest in a string of high-profile incidents that have prompted protests and criticism of the racing industry in recent years. Dom To Shoot, the other horse involved in the fall, "suffered abrasions and is slightly lame in the off-foreleg". - The Perth Cup was abandoned mid-race after two horses collided
The 2023 Perth Cup was called a no-race after two horses and their jockeys were involved in an horrific fall just 200m into the iconic race.
“It’s one of the most bizarre feelings I’ve had in 43 years of calling.” It triggered memories of a spectacular six-horse fall in the 2008 Cup won by champion jockey Damien Oliver and Cat’s Fun. Jockeys got the message with about 900m to run and started to stop their mounts as quickly as possible. Dom To Shoot was then left with no hope of avoiding the fallen horse. After the fall, race officials acted quickly to head around the back of the track to try and pull up the field, with Chili Is Hot lying motionless in the middle of the main straight. More than 11,000 punters were stunned to silence after the fall, which occurred just 200m after the start of the race and saw gallopers Chili Is Hot and Dom To Shoot tumble to the turf.
The Graeme Ballantyne-trained mare fell in front of Dom To Shoot, sending jockey Jordan Turner to the turf. Perth Racing confirmed both Turner and Chili Is ...
Sadly Chili Is Hot was unable to be saved and had to be euthanised at the track. Unfortunately Chili Is Hot suffered significant harm and could not be moved from the home straight, leading to the abandonment of the race with jockeys instructed to ease their mounts down when approaching the 800m mark. The incident occurred as the large field was galloping down the straight on the first occasion, with Chili Is Hot coming down when racing in restricted room.
After a jaw-dropping fall which led to Sunday's Perth Cup being deemed a no-race, jockeys Peter Knuckey and Jordan Turner were OK.
The Perth Cup has been deemed a no-race by RWWA stewards and will not be re-run today Jordy Turner bounced up onto his feet immediately and went straight back to the mounting yard,” commentator Brittany Taylor said. After a jaw-dropping fall which led to Sunday’s Perth Cup being deemed a no-race, jockeys Peter Knuckey and Jordan Turner were OK.
Jockeys and punters alike were left shocked and saddened by the scenes in the Perth Cup, where a horse died and two riders were fortunate not to suffer ...
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A horse has been euthanised while two jockeys were fortunate to escape serious injury in a fall during the Perth Cup that forced the event to be called off ...
Replays suggest Chili Is Hot fell after clipping the heels of Buster Bash. Dom To Shoot “suffered abrasions and is slightly lame in the off-foreleg”, according to a stewards’ report. Officials were forced to race to the back of the track to alert the rest of the field that the race was to be abandoned with about 900m left to run, as Chili is Hot lay motionless in the middle of the main straight.
Jockeys Peter Knuckey and Troy Turner have escaped serious injury after their heavy falls saw the running of the Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) declared a ...
Chili Is Hot suffered fatal injuries and was euthanised on-course and stewards continue their inquiry into the cause of the incident. Medical Officers cleared the two jockeys of injuries while Dom To Shoot was found to have abrasions to the off-fore cannon area. Around 200 metres after the start, Knuckey aboard Chili Is Hot and Turner riding Dom To Shoot fell to the ground.
Two horses fell to the turf 200 metres into the 2400m race, held in front of more than 10,000 spectators on New Year's Day at Ascot Racecourse. A horse has been ...
A horse has been euthanised on the track after a shocking fall during the Perth Cup that forced the event to be cancelled for the first time in its 136-year history - as two jockeys made a miraculous escape Both jockeys involved, Peter Knuckey and Jordan Turner, incredibly escaped any serious injury - with Turner, who was riding Dom To Shoot, seen in the mounting yard afterwards with a bloody nose. Horse has to be euthanised on the track after horror fall that led to race being called off for the first time in its 136-year history - as two jockeys have miraculous escape
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The Perth Cup was abandoned mid-race after a horse suffered fatal injuries in a fall 200 metres into the race. Track staff euthanised the horse "Chili is ...
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"I think WA, actually Australia as a whole, should be quite proud of their equine welfare record. "Normal race days don't get as much media attention. Mr Oldring said those involved in animal welfare, such as the RSPCA, worked with the racing industry to ensure the "utmost care" of the horses. "When you have big events like the Perth Cup or the Melbourne Cup, there's a lot of attendance, there's a lot of glitz and glamour. "The location of where this incident occurred is what required the race to be called off, as the field was going to have to traverse that section of track on the second lap," he said A jockey has been suspended in the wake of a shocking fall at the Perth Cup that led to the death of a horse, with the CEO of Perth Racing defending the sport's equine welfare record.