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Two race horses put to sleep

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Calcutta race today saw two horses being put to sleep.

In the first incident, favourite Amazing Legend( P S Chauhan up) checked near 2800m mark during the third race and was badly injured.

The rider was unharmed and the horse was put to sleep.

In the second incident Dino (Shezad Khan up) fell just before the winning post.

The rider sustained minor injuries and the horse was put to sleep.

In yet another incident a horse Corsica (Sailesh Shinde up) felll after hitting against another horse near the 500 m mark. Both animal and rider fell but got up.

The race was cancelled.

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First Published: Jan 22 2016 | 9:42 PM IST

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