Two-year-old horse Calypso Breeze was being taken to Newcastle races when their horsebox was hit in a crash.
Calypso Breeze died in horsebox accident. (Picture: Getty Photos)
A racehorse coach admitted that he was ‘fortunate to be alive’ after a automobile crashed into his horsebox, tragically killing the horse he was transporting to the races. Denis Quinn, a coach primarily based in Newmarket, was en path to Newcastle with two-year-old filly Calypso Breeze on Saturday, the place she was set to compete in a 7f handicap.
Calypso Breeze had beforehand raced 5 occasions and celebrated victory in her fourth begin at Wolverhampton in October. She was pegged because the second favorite for the £6,000 race, with Darragh Keenan scheduled to trip her. Nevertheless, Quinn and the younger filly by no means reached Gosforth Park resulting from a devastating highway accident on the A1 twin carriageway in Leicestershire.
Talking to The Mirror, Quinn stated: “We had been going to Newcastle when there was an accident. The visitors got here to a standstill when one other automobile ploughed into the again of us.
“My tummy was pushed proper up in opposition to the steering wheel. Sadly the filly took the brunt of it. The lorry was an entire write-off and we had been fortunate to get out alive.”
“The motive force was crying and apologising however it would not deliver the horse again to life. In 35 years driving that is the primary accident I have been concerned in.
“The police had been there, the vets had been there and a stunning man, Sean Doyle, gave up his Christmas plans to get us residence. Everybody was very shaken up however we’re right here to inform the story. It is so unhappy however it might have been lots worse.”
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Leicestershire Police stated: “Police had been known as shortly earlier than 8.40am on Saturday 20 December to a report of a collision involving three automobiles, one in every of which was towing a horsebox, on the A1 northbound between Stamford and Stretton.
“Not one of the folks concerned within the collision had been injured however sadly the horse died on the scene. The carriageway was closed whereas the incident was handled however was reopened a short while later.”
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