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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Horse destroyed in second spill in a week at Del Mar
Saturday August 16, 2003
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) A horse was destroyed after injuring its
leg in the 10th race at Del Mar on Saturday night, triggering a
three-horse spill that was the track's second accident in a week.
Naskra Nick was turning for home in the 6{-furlong race when he
appeared to take several bad steps. As jockey Martin Pedroza pulled
the horse up, Naskra Nick veered out and hit Jason Raj and jockey
Max Corrales, causing them to fall.
Jockey Scotty Ziesing and his horse Chataquos' Chance were
struck by Jason Raj and also fell in the 12-horse field.
Naskra Nick hurt his left front leg and was removed from the
track by horse ambulance. He was later euthanized. The other two
horses appeared to escape serious injury.
Corrales was taken to Scripps Hospital La Jolla for
precautionary X-rays on his left shoulder and right knee. Pedroza
and Ziesing reported no injuries.
Last Monday, jockeys Jose Silva, Anthony Lovato and Tyler Baze
were injured and three horses euthanized following a chain-reaction
accident during the fourth race.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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