Heavy rainfall led to a near-tragedy on Monday at the Ayr racecourse in Scotland. Struggling to maintain their footing in the heavy going, no less than seven horses fell at the home turn in the third race on the program.
The drama occurred as the two leading horses began to slide in the mud that had been stirred up during the earlier races. As those two horses began to come down, five of the following group met the same fate as their jockeys attempted to swerve around the danger only to find that the horses could not respond in the slick surface conditions.
Miraculously despite this being one of the most dramatic racing incidents to have ever taken place at the track, none of the horses were injured. All recovered quickly and simply resumed running. Five other horses also completed the race without incident.
It was only jockey Joe Fanning who was unlucky enough not to come through the ordeal unscathed. He is likely to be sidelined for some time after falling from All The Red and breaking his collar bone.
Sensibly, the stewards decided not to take any further risk with the safety of horses and riders, as they cancelled the rest of the day's races.
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