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Monday, October 6, 2008

Ayefel (AUS)

Brown gelding 2001 - 6/10/2008, by Mr Prosperous (USA) ex Scatter The Stars
Trainer: Don Hammarquist (Via Meekathara WA)
Owners: Northern Thoroughbreds
33 5-4-2 $17,365 Stakes AU
Landor, WA
Seven year old gelding Ayefel (AUS) raced in an earlier race on the program (race 3, ran fifth) and then also lined up for race seven, he collapsed and died post race from suspected internal haemorrhage, Landor 6th October 2008.

NOTE: Ayefel (AUS) was also raced at the same track just two days prior on the 4/10/2008, where he finished 4/5.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Disgraceful

EDITORS said...

Sadly, it is increasingly common to run horses more than once at a meeting, particularily at country tracks and picnic races in NSW and QLD.
NOTE: Ayefel also ran TWO DAYS PRIOR - on the 4/10/2008, at the same track, where he ran 4/5.

Anonymous said...

Why can't animal welfare groups do something about this.Just plain outright cruelty.