Terrible Incident Today At Belmont

wooley85 · **Joined:** Tue May 19, 2009 12:44 pm **Posts:** 3048

gebbgebb wrote:

wooley85 wrote:

I am on vacation this week, and two of my buds decided to go to the track today.

Unfortunately, I was in the backyard Club house area today, walking along the rail heading to the track. I heard a thunderous noise and City on Line came driving down the dirt path heading back to the saddling area. He was going at least 30mph...full speed. He sllipped on the cobblestone area around the Sec statue and slid into the statue with his back feet...like a slide to a base. The sound of the crash was horrific...like a car crash. Looked like broken back legs.

It took all of the 5th race and 6th race to load the poor soul into the ambulance. The tarps went up 15 minutes after the accident, and City on Line was still moving.

Ruined a nice day at the track. I don't understand why they don't put a bar up at the tunnel entrance to the track and stop horses from running back to the saddling area. City On Line was heading back to his barn, it appeared.

Wooley, we do put up a bar at the tunnel entrance, but, unfortunately City on Line was the number 10 and the # 11 - # 12 and the outrider were still coming on the track as he barrelled past them and me at full speed. I did my best to get the people out of the way that were coming up the tunnel out of the paddock. But there was no time to get the bar up

Of course.

I was still in the clubhouse patio walking along the rail......talking to my friend who was across on the other side when simultaneously I heard someone yell "loose horse" as City On Line barreled by me about 3/4 way down the path...

Horrible to watch a freak accident and death. People in the area who saw the accident were really shaken up, including me.

gebbgebb · **Joined:** Thu May 21, 2009 12:34 am **Posts:** 33

wooley85 wrote:

gebbgebb wrote:

wooley85 wrote:

I am on vacation this week, and two of my buds decided to go to the track today.

Unfortunately, I was in the backyard Club house area today, walking along the rail heading to the track. I heard a thunderous noise and City on Line came driving down the dirt path heading back to the saddling area. He was going at least 30mph...full speed. He sllipped on the cobblestone area around the Sec statue and slid into the statue with his back feet...like a slide to a base. The sound of the crash was horrific...like a car crash. Looked like broken back legs.

It took all of the 5th race and 6th race to load the poor soul into the ambulance. The tarps went up 15 minutes after the accident, and City on Line was still moving.

Ruined a nice day at the track. I don't understand why they don't put a bar up at the tunnel entrance to the track and stop horses from running back to the saddling area. City On Line was heading back to his barn, it appeared.

Wooley, we do put up a bar at the tunnel entrance, but, unfortunately City on Line was the number 10 and the # 11 - # 12 and the outrider were still coming on the track as he barrelled past them and me at full speed. I did my best to get the people out of the way that were coming up the tunnel out of the paddock. But there was no time to get the bar up

Of course.

I was still in the clubhouse patio walking along the rail......talking to my friend who was across on the other side when simultaneously I heard someone yell "loose horse" as City On Line barreled by me about 3/4 way down the path...

Horrible to watch a freak accident and death. People in the area who saw the accident were really shaken up, including me.

Ummm, you probably heard me yelling "Loose Horse". and yes we all were shaken up

1/4 Pole · **Joined:** Tue May 19, 2009 1:21 pm **Posts:** 71536

I did not mean to make light of this incident with my post regarding the loose runner at Philly Park.

This was a very sad occurrence and I feel badly that it happened.

And I miss hugging gebbgebb at Belmont Park.

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