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Two more horses die at Saratoga — 12 horses have died at track since July 13

Horse racing, already under intense scrutiny over horse deaths, suffered yet another very public display of the sport's troubling side. New York Thunder was far in front toward winning the Grade 1 $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes at Saratoga when he fell in the homestretch, suffering a fracture of the left front fetlock, and subsequently was euthanized. It was the second death of the ...
Horses and riders train at sunrise at Saratoga Racetrack on Aug. 16, 2013, in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Horse racing, already under intense scrutiny over horse deaths, suffered yet another very public display of the sport's troubling side.

New York Thunder was far in front toward winning the Grade 1 $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes at Saratoga when he fell in the homestretch, suffering a fracture of the

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