Rip Admire Rakti And Araldo

Vanilla Gorilla · Nov 4, 2014

Grief and horror after Admire Rakti and Araldo’s death puts Melbourne Cup in firing line

THE nation is in shock after the death of Melbourne Cup favourites Admire Rakti and Araldo cast a shadow over Australia’s biggest race.

News of runner Araldo’s death came several hours after suffering an injury it sustained on its way back to the stalls post-race, reports Fox Sports.
The incident occured when the stallion lashed out and kicked a fence after being spooked by a child waving a flag.

“Racing Victoria (RV) has tonight confirmed that Araldo has been humanely euthanised as a result of injuries sustained in a freak accident following the running of the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington today,” read a statement by Racing Victoria.
“Araldo took fright on the path returning to the mounting yard when spooked by a flag being waved by a member of the crowd.
“In retreating, the horse kicked out and fractured a pastern bone in its hind leg on the fence bordering the path.
“The horse received immediate veterinary care and was transported to the University of Melbourne Veterinary Hospital, however, sadly the fracture in its pastern was not repairable.
“The owners made the decision to humanely euthanise Araldo in the best interests of the horse.”
Earlier, viewers called news of Admire Rakti’s collapse in his stall after coming in last during the iconic race “heartbreaking” and “hard to stomach”.
Many said they could no longer support the event, with the Japanese horse’s demise echoing that of Verema last year.
Some even called for a total ban on horse racing.

According to Ward Young from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, 125 horses lost their lives on Australian racetracks from Aug 2013 - July 2014, meaning 1 horse died every 2.9 days.
“From our perspective it’s extremely concerning that the Melbourne Cup has resulted in the deaths of two horses,” he told news.com.au.
“Today’s events are a sad reminder of the dangers of horse racing, and more needs to be done to ensure the safety and welfare of horses.
“A clear start to this would be an end to reckless and cruel jumps racing which kills horses at 20x the rate of flat racing, and an end to two year-old racing and pushing horses beyond their physical limits with the whip.”
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Poor thing basically got worked to death

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