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Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan died on Sunday following a fall from his horse during a race about 10 days ago, officials with the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board said.
A horse was hit by a pickup truck on Highway 278 after jumping a fence and running into traffic Wednesday morning just west of the bridge to Hilton Head Island, near the intersection of 278 and ...
A third horse, Napper Tandy, died in the next race of the day, in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle. The British Horseracing Authority issued a statement on the deaths, saying that the losses “are a ...
He became the Guinness World Records "tallest living horse" when he was measured in 2010 at 20.2 3 ⁄ 4 hands (82.75 inches, 210 cm). [ A ] [ 8 ] [ 4 ] He also became the second-tallest horse on record, after Sampson at 21.25 hands (86.5 inches, 220 cm) (foaled 1846, in Toddington Mills , Bedfordshire , England).
Louis II of Hungary, died at the Battle of Mohács in 1526 after falling from his horse. Louis III of France (879–882), king of West Francia, died from a skull fracture after falling from a horse while chasing a girl. Louis IV of France (920–54), king of France, died after falling from his horse while hunting a wolf.
A man has died after a horse collided with the vehicle he was traveling in through Norco, California. On Sunday, Sept. 22 at around 2:05 a.m. local time, firefighters responded to reports of a ...
In 1984, the horse began competing in show jumping events, touching off what would become a long and successful career. Millar rode Big Ben to more than 40 Grand Prix titles including six Spruce Meadows Derbys, as well as taking the world cup show jumping championship two years in a row - the first World Cup Final coming at Gothenburg, Sweden in 1988, and then again the next year in Tampa ...
Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan has died days after getting injured when he fell in a race. He was 24. O’Sullivan was hospitalized and put in an induced coma after falling at the two-mile Racing ...