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All the Marbles, a promising turf runner trained by Marty Jones, had to be euthanized on Sunday morning shortly after suffering a catastrophic ankle fracture just as he was completing a workout on the turf course.
All the Marbles was nearing the finish line when he was stricken and fell immediately to turf, throwing his rider, the former jockey Corey Black. Black scrambled out of harm's way. He was checked out at track first aid and was later reported to be ok, according to track stewards.
All the Marbles got to his feet, but the extent of his injury was severe.
All the Marbles was a 3-year-old colt by Lonhro out of the Belong to Me mare Miss Houdini who won the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante in 2002. He had won once in three starts and earlier this meet was second by a nose in an allowance race on turf going 1 1/16 miles. He was bred and was owned by Bo Hirsch.
All the Marbles became the 15th horse euthanized, either racing or training, since the meet began July 15. There are still two weeks to go. There were nine horses euthanized from racing or training injuries last summer.
Of the 15 fatalities, 12 have occurred on dirt, three on turf. The two prior grass fatalities came in races. Of the 12 dirt fatalities, eight came in workouts, four in races. At least two of the fatalities were from suspected sudden heart or lung ailments, not fractures. All horses euthanized undergo necropsies at the University of California at Davis.
Not that all the horses aren't special, but I'm a fan of that Aussie black stallion's offspring.