A 3-year-old colt was euthanized on the track at Pimlico after suffering a "non-operable" fetlock injury, just hours before the scheduled start of the Preakness Stakes.
Havnameltdown, trained by the formerly suspended Bob Baffert, sustained the injury while running in the Chick Lang Stakes, the sixth race of the day. According to the Washington Post, the horse stumbled on the final turn and the jockey, Luis Saez, was thrown. Havnameltdown continued on the track but was visibly hurt, and was stopped on the homestretch to receive immediate medical attention.
A dark screen was put up around the horse to prevent the crowd from seeing what was going on, and Havnameltdown was put down after medical personnel determined he had a "non-operable left fore fetlock injury.