Horse of the Year Saint Liam euthanized
2005 Breeders' Cup Classic winner breaks leg in freak injury
 | Saint Liam, shown here being ridden by Edgar Prado, was euthanized on Tuesday. |
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LEXINGTON, Ky. - Saint Liam, the 2005 Eclipse Award winner as thoroughbred racing’s Horse of the Year, was euthanized on Tuesday after injuring his hind leg.
The 6-year-old stallion, who won the 2005 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Belmont Park last October, was being turned out at his paddock at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Ky., when he slipped and fell, suffering a left tibial fracture.
He was taken to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, where he was euthanized.
Dr. Larry Bramlage, who examined Saint Liam when he arrived at the hospital, said there was no treatment possible on the injury.
“It was a freak accident,” Bramlage said. “It’s something that would require months of bedrest in a person, but in a horse, he had nothing in the leg left to support him.”
Saint Liam, a son of Saint Ballado and trained by Richard Dutrow, won nine of his 20 career starts and earned $4,456,995.
A message was left seeking comment from Lane’s End Farm.
The horse’s death was first reported by the Lexington Herald-Leader.
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