Third racehorse at Big Fresno Fair dies after injury

FRESNO, Calif. -- Officials astatine the Big Fresno Fair confirmed a 3rd racehorse died connected Friday.

The horse, Acclider, was six years aged and injured during contention 7 connected Friday afternoon.

A connection from the fair's racing manager says Acclider "pulled up" earlier the last crook of his contention and had to beryllium taken disconnected the way by ambulance.

Due to the injury, helium was euthanized.

Two different horses were besides euthanized since the commencement of the fair.

Six-year-old Tulane Tryst was the first.

He showed signs of an unwellness portion successful a unchangeable astatine the racetrack backmost connected September 27th.

Then, 2 days later, "Cry Me a Runner," and her jockey fell during a race.

The rider was okay, but the equine was euthanized.

A connection from the fair's racing manager says, "Fresno has 1 of the strongest information records successful the state; this is lone the 2nd racing related wounded that resulted successful a equine decease connected the Fresno way successful 12 years. The Big Fresno Fair and the California Authority of Racing Fairs enactment hard to guarantee the grooming and racing of horses is done to not lone conscionable but transcend information standards acceptable distant by the California Horse Racing Board."

The connection besides explains a licensing process for racing facilities that includes information standards for some horses and way surfaces.