Grand National Carnage ; As Horses Lie Dead Under Tarpaulin, Riders Bypass Fences for First Time Ever
Mail on Sunday › April 10, 2011
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TWO horses died during yesterday's Grand National in one of the most 'distressing' races in recent history.
Millions of TV viewers saw Ornais fall at the fourth fence, breaking his neck, while Dooneys Gate broke its back minutes later at Becher's Brook.See the full content of this document
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Grand National Carnage ; As Horses Lie Dead Under Tarpaulin, Riders Bypass Fences for First Time Ever
It meant that for the first time in the race's history the two fences were bypassed during the second circuit of the Aintree track - as the horses were hastily screened off with tarpaulins.
But there ...See the full content of this document
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