Caixa Electronica Gone

[afleetphil]

Bad training accident at Belmont this morning. Gut wrenching.

[Senator L]

That sucks! He was a hard knocking horse.

[peeptoad]

Very sad.    He was a cool horse to watch; feel bad for the connections. Sounds like a real freak accident.

http://www.drf.com/news/belmont-park-caixa-eletronica-killed-training-accident

[BaroqueAgain1]

Hard to imagine how the horses apparently hit head-on...Caixa and his rider must not have seen Six Drivers until it was too late to avoid him.

[The Tin Man]

I've really got to wonder what kind of warning system Belmont has ...

When a horse goes down or is on the loose at Santa Anita ... a loud horn goes off sounding the alarm so everyone knows to stop roding and watch the f-ck out!

[WarBiscuit]

Four days into the year, and it's already been a rough start.  Caixa Eletronica was surely one of the more fun horses to
follow - all heart and tough as nails. I feel very bad for his connections and for all of his fans. I'll miss him for sure...

RIP Caixa Eletronica and Six Drivers.

WarBiscuit

[Dusty]

This is just heart wrenching. Unbelievable - RIP Caixa - you will be missed by many - so very very sad

[BaroqueAgain1]

I think I have read that Six Drivers dumped his rider at the gate, and also that the collision occurred near the gate. There may not have been enough time for an alarm to be sounded.

[Man o Taz]

Absolutely heartbreaking.

One of my favorites.

[Delamont]

Absolutely heartbreaking.

One of my favorites.

Mine, too, along with Saginaw.

[TouchOfGrey]

Mine, too, along with Saginaw.

Can't believe they're both gone.


I took this at the 2012 Met Mile:

[Zenyatta]

First Saginaw, now this one.  I was stunned when I heard the news, especially the manner in which it happened.  It still pains me to think about it.