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Related: About this forumMaiden Filly Breaks Down In Training At Santa Anita; 22nd Fatality At The Meet
....They reopened the main track yesterday for training. A maiden filly brokedown this morning.
From the Paulick Report:....Three-year-old filly Princess Lili B broke down during a half-mile workout at Santa Anita Thursday, becoming the 22nd horse to die in racing or training since the meet began Dec. 26.
Princess Lili B was in training for her third career start, after finishing ninth in her debut Dec. 29 in a $50,000 maiden claiming race and fifth in her second start Feb. 18, a $20,000 maiden claiming event. Her veteran trainer, David Bernstein, also owned and bred the filly along with Elizabeth Philippian.
Thursday's breakdown occurred at the finish line of the main track at the end of Princess Lili B's breeze....
https://www.paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/maiden-filly-breaks-down-in-training-at-santa-anita-22nd-fatality-at-the-meet/
oregonjen
(3,338 posts)sweetroxie
(776 posts)3catwoman3
(24,006 posts)...human amusement.
I hate horse racing.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)Did the horse just drop dead?
twogunsid
(1,607 posts)Last edited Fri Apr 5, 2019, 08:02 PM - Edit history (1)
....i believe it was her sesamoids but I am not 100% sure of that.
The meaning of "broke down" is the horse injured itself during training or in a race.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)I'm philosophically against horse racing as it's practiced in the modern world, but I'm for real trying not to be an asshole here.
I just wanted to know my terms.
Thanks again.