Hind Limb Fractures in racing Thoroughbreds

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Hind Limb Fractures in racing Thoroughbreds

On April 2, 2010, in Horses and Racing, Opinions and Posts, by kath

In 2008, 19 Thoroughbreds from a total of 111 that died on synthetic tracks in the state succumbed to catastrophic hind limb injuries, according to a preliminary CHRB/University of California-Davis report.

Death comes in bright colors

RECENT HIND LEG INJURIES

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EUTHANIZED

Boozin' Bear: suffered a condylar fracture to his right hind leg and was euthanized;

Flawless Treasure 6 mare,suffered a broken right hind leg and was euthanized

Manduro suffered a fracture to his off-hind leg when winning the Prix Foy at Longchamp on Sunday.

Flibberjibit took a bad step, suffered a hind leg injury, was vanned off and later euthanized.

Cloud Nine (USA) suffered a broken right hind leg soon after the start on the turf and [intlink id="2787" type="post"]was euthanized [/intlink]on the track.

Shakis was euthanized at Hollywood Park the morning of Nov. 21 after breaking his hind leg during a workout.

Lady at the Half (USA) shattered a right hind tibia approaching the wire at the end of a workout

Insider, the 7-5 favorite in yesterday’s second race, became the fourth horse euthanized since July 19, after suffering compound fractures of the left hind leg.

Exotic Indy: In the $67,200 Possible Mate Stakes run on the inner turf, Exotic Indy broke her left hind leg after taking a bad step midway [intlink id="5674" type="post"]down the backstretch.[/intlink] She suffered a severely broken left hind leg and was euthanized.

City On Line: Got loose from pony in parade, collided with statue of Secretariat and fractured hind leg. Euthanized

Shoot the Chute, 2-year-old colt disarticulated right hind ankle, race Golden Gate

UAE Derby winner Victory Moon dies In South Africa

Septimus (USA)

Hurry An Notis (CAN)

Copracabana (USA): fractured her right hind leg and was

Hurry An Notis, a Stephanotis filly, fractured a hind leg and was euthanized, Ballerina Stakes,

RETIRED

Grade 1 winner Monba has been retired after suffering an injury to his left hind leg.

Bluegrass Cat broke a bone in his right hind leg and was retired.

[intlink id="4916" type="post"]Takeover Target[/intlink] sustained a career ending injury when he cracked the cannon bone in his near hind leg. After he underwent surgery at the Newmarket Equine Veterinary Hospital to insert five screws in the cannon bone his owner and trainer Joe Janiak officially announced his retirement.

IN TRAINING

Barbaro's full brother Nicanor injured, scratched from Virginia Derby with left hind leg injury

Dunkirk injured with a non-displaced condylar fracture in his left hind cannon bone. Racing

Corinthian sidelined with hairline fracture in left hind leg