Racing fans were left in shock after two horses died in the same race at Cheltenham on Sunday.
Abuffalosoldier collapsed shortly after winning at Cheltenham Abuffalosoldier, ridden by Sean Bowen, produced a superb run to claim victory in the Holland Cooper Handicap Chase but tragically collapsed just moments after crossing the finish line. The winning jockey Bowen was seen doing an interview on Abuffalosoldier with ITV after the race before the horse went down.
’ Liam Kearns, Chief vet on course at Cheltenham, added: ‘ jumped everything fantastically well, he was full of running up to the finish but he collapsed shortly after the last and sadly died very quickly. JKockey Sean Bowen rode Abuffalosoldier to an impressive win before the horse’s tragic death ‘This was a cardiovascular collapse, it could be a heart attack it could be a major artery, we won’t know until the post mortem is done.
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