Today, me and my family went to Ascot to see the horse racing, as a birthday present for me.
As is traditional when going to see horse racing, I bet on every race today and won myself about £240. That's all good and well but... I feel awful about it.
Let me explain, there's a horse that I had been wanting to bet on all day and when the race finally came, he ran an amazing race and won by 2 lengths. I was cheering and shouting "hooray" but it was a hollow victory because of what happened next. Around the last bend, Frankie Dettori (A well known jockey) fell off his horse (Rewilding, a very, very good horse). At first, I didn't think this to be a big deal as they fall off all the time. The horse he was riding continued running and crossed the line waaaay back in last place (of course). Upon closer inspection, Rewilding was running on three legs. The bone in his front right leg had snapped in half and was hanging off.
This... shocked me because I knew what was to happen next. The horse was put down in front of the stands (behind a curtain) and I felt all the happiness from the day drained from me.
Basically, I just wanted to hear what people think of this; if they think horse racing is right and if they wanted to ask any questions.
R.I.P. Rewilding.
P.S. Dettori was fine. He walked himself into the ambulance.
As is traditional when going to see horse racing, I bet on every race today and won myself about £240. That's all good and well but... I feel awful about it.
Let me explain, there's a horse that I had been wanting to bet on all day and when the race finally came, he ran an amazing race and won by 2 lengths. I was cheering and shouting "hooray" but it was a hollow victory because of what happened next. Around the last bend, Frankie Dettori (A well known jockey) fell off his horse (Rewilding, a very, very good horse). At first, I didn't think this to be a big deal as they fall off all the time. The horse he was riding continued running and crossed the line waaaay back in last place (of course). Upon closer inspection, Rewilding was running on three legs. The bone in his front right leg had snapped in half and was hanging off.
This... shocked me because I knew what was to happen next. The horse was put down in front of the stands (behind a curtain) and I felt all the happiness from the day drained from me.
Basically, I just wanted to hear what people think of this; if they think horse racing is right and if they wanted to ask any questions.
R.I.P. Rewilding.
P.S. Dettori was fine. He walked himself into the ambulance.
