SPORTS
Horse dies after winning $150,000 race
May 12, 2012
May 12, 2012
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(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Arcadius collapsed and died as he was being cooled down after winning the $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park on Saturday.
The 8-year-old gelding collapsed at a station placed just beyond the finish line of the 3-mile race.
Dr. Marty McInturff, one of five official veterinarians on the course, said Arcadius succumbed from "a heart attack" and a possible aneurysm. The results of a necropsy examination are expected Monday at the earliest.
The bay gelding raced for the Hudson River Farm of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., real estate executive Edward Swyer and Hall of Fame trainer
The 8-year-old gelding collapsed at a station placed just beyond the finish line of the 3-mile race.
Dr. Marty McInturff, one of five official veterinarians on the course, said Arcadius succumbed from "a heart attack" and a possible aneurysm. The results of a necropsy examination are expected Monday at the earliest.
The bay gelding raced for the Hudson River Farm of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., real estate executive Edward Swyer and Hall of Fame trainer
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