Wild On Ice, which was looking to become the first Texas-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby since Middleground in 1950 and the first gelding to win since Mine That Bird in 2009, was euthanized Thursday after suffering an injury to his left hind leg.
in Kentucky Derby history. He was aboard Wild On Ice when the horse suffered his injury Thursday.
Wild On Ice was evaluated at the Churchill Downs Equine Medical Center and then transported to an equine surgical facility in Lexington, according to a Churchill Downs“All I could tell you is that whoever makes it all the way to compete in this category should truly appreciate it,” Tohillthe Louisville Courier-Journal.
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