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Mentor Cane Fatally Injured in Morning Work

By Blood-Horse Staff


Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... z2elbC5f64

Skiddles n’ Bob, 5, also at Belmont...

http://www.drf.com/news/belmont-park-me ... eaking-leg

Very sad

And condolences also to the connections of National Hero who had to be euthanized at Suffolk on Tuesday. And to all those present to witness it.
http://www.drf.com/news/suffolk-cancels ... -breakdown

Catalina wrote:And condolences also to the connections of National Hero who had to be euthanized at Suffolk on Tuesday. And to all those present to witness it.
http://www.drf.com/news/suffolk-cancels ... -breakdown

An 11yo trouper. RIP National Hero...

WarBiscuit

11 years old? That makes me sick. How tragic. Thank you for remembering him.

Here's a REALLY great picture that a friend of mine got of Mentor Cane ... Just thought I'd post it as I really think it does this gorgeous animal true justice ...

Just wish the pic were completely visible without having to scroll it down ...

It's hard to tell if this was mentioned in the old forums, but I didn't remember hearing anything about this. Shaggy Mane died in 2011. I was checking on some of her foals and noticed she didn't have one listed for '12 or '13. There's a death report on her for 2011

National Hero's incident was an accident, not a breakdown. It didn't matter what his age was, he ran through the rail at the start and had to be euthanized from the injuries. I wouldn't call that a breakdown.

RIP National Hero

Izvestia wrote:National Hero's incident was an accident, not a breakdown. It didn't matter what his age was, he ran through the rail at the start and had to be euthanized from the injuries. I wouldn't call that a breakdown.

RIP National Hero

Breakdown is how DRF referred to it.

Here's a list of horses I just posted on the 'In Memory' Facebook. I'll post it on here just incase people aren't on FB or miss it (Written in British date format)...

21/7 - Trendy Kee - Unspecified Illness at Pleasanton
22/8 - Memo To Kathy - Foundered In Left Hindleg at Humboldt
23/8 - My Friend Bruno - Multiple Fractures To Left Fore Fetlock at Golden Gate
25/8 - Dangerous Affair - Rolled In Stall, Couldn't Rise at Golden Gate
25/8 - Revolution Coming - Collapsed, Pelvis Injury at Golden Gate
30/8 - Zapeye - Right Shoulder Fracture at Golden Gate
30/8 - A Dream Issue - Colic at Golden Gate
31/8 - Lightonthebrandy - Ran Through Rail, Left Radius Fracture at Golden Gate
1/9 - Caught A Flyer - Brokedown, Fell at Los Alamitos
5/9 - Sarasita - Left Foreleg Condylar Fracture at Golden Gate
8/9 - Alum Rock - Left Humerus Fracture at Golden Gate

Prophete De Guye (FR) was put down on the 8th after another horse struck into the back of him, severing his tendons.

His trainer posted this video of him playing in his paddock, well worth a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARZpUMjcNVY

DRF may have used the word "breakdown" in the first paragraph, but this is what followed:
The equipment was needed to recover the body of National Hero, an 11-year-old son of El Prado and New England’s champion turf male in 2010-11, who lost jockey Jordano Tunon leaving the gate and broke through the outside rail on the turf course nearing the stretch and fell into the ditch that separates the turf course from the main track.
That sure sounds like his injuries came from the crash.

Le Beau Bai wrote:Prophete De Guye (FR) was put down on the 8th after another horse struck into the back of him, severing his tendons.

His trainer posted this video of him playing in his paddock, well worth a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARZpUMjcNVY

Thanks for the link to the video! He looked so happy to be outside.RIP.

We lost a Medaglia D'Oro baby today - Attenborough fractured a leg breezing at Belmont Park. RIP beautiful boy.

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:DRF may have used the word "breakdown" in the first paragraph, but this is what followed:
The equipment was needed to recover the body of National Hero, an 11-year-old son of El Prado and New England’s champion turf male in 2010-11, who lost jockey Jordano Tunon leaving the gate and broke through the outside rail on the turf course nearing the stretch and fell into the ditch that separates the turf course from the main track.
That sure sounds like his injuries came from the crash.

Absolutely so SAD - and perhaps avoidable,, RIP National Hero

jjacks1 wrote:We lost a Medaglia D'Oro baby today - Attenborough fractured a leg breezing at Belmont Park. RIP beautiful boy.

Oh, dear. He didn't have a stellar racing record, but it is still dreadfully sad to learn that he is no longer with us. I saw him race at Saratoga this year. The injury must not have been discovered until after the work.

http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Result ... registry=T

Le Beau Bai wrote:Prophete De Guye (FR) was put down on the 8th after another horse struck into the back of him, severing his tendons.

His trainer posted this video of him playing in his paddock, well worth a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARZpUMjcNVY

That sounds gruesome. RIP, Prophete De Guye, National Hero, and all we've lost recently.

Ballerina wrote:

jjacks1 wrote:We lost a Medaglia D'Oro baby today - Attenborough fractured a leg breezing at Belmont Park. RIP beautiful boy.

Oh, dear. He didn't have a stellar racing record, but it is still dreadfully sad to learn that he is no longer with us. I saw him race at Saratoga this year. The injury must not have been discovered until after the work.

http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Result ... registry=T

Attenborough was the second Englehart horse in three days that suffered a catastrophic breakdown at Belmont, both in the morning. Skiddles N Bob was also one of his.
Condolences to both Skiddles N Bob's and Attenborough's connections. It's bad enough to lose one horse, but two so close together.

And another morning casualty at Belmont today - Maui Mark who last raced August 30, in Saginaw's final race. RIP, Maui Mark.