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Date: August 19, 2004
Track: Del Mar
I’m happy to report no one was hurt. There are two parts to this video. First is a clip of the “head-on” camera shot, which clearly shows three maintenance workers diving as they realize the field is about to trample them. Notice the bucket that they leave on the course.
The second part is the full race. At the 2:29 mark, you can see where the maintenance workers scramble, but it’s not nearly as clear as the head-on shot.
From Steve Andersen’s report in the Daily Racing Form:
“Three members of the Del Mar turf course staff nearly caused a catastrophic accident in the seventh race Thursday, when they were forced to scramble under the rail to avoid a field of seven horses while replacing divots on the turf course.
“The three men dove under the inside rail just as the field turned for home and had so little time to react that they left a plastic bucket on the course, which the runners nearly struck.
“The incident occurred with approximately a quarter-mile remaining in a race over 1 3/8 miles on turf. The three men walked onto the course and began working when the field passed the far turn for the first time. They were alerted of the oncoming field by the screams of the jockeys.”
Duration : 0:2:53
hahahahhaah that …
hahahahhaah that made me laugh!
HAHHAHAHA!!
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HAHHAHAHA!!
Shouldnt have been on the track then should they.
The idiosos missed …
The idiosos missed their siesta - not funny, mexies… have another torta
no there was …
no there was nothing on the track after each turf race a maintenance crew goes out and fertilizes and fills in holes left from the race so someone doesnt get hurt in the next race they just werent quick enough and didnt realize there was another turf race starting
they left a bucket …
they left a bucket out there… they worried the horses could trip over it
this isn’t just any race - it’s Gent, a decent allowance horse, showing guts on the lead… and the overrated Frankel import Jipipibiquigrafo
there was probably …
there was probably something on the track and they went to get it? (though that doesn’t explain 4 people lol!)
Maybe I’m too new …
Maybe I’m too new to this sport, but I’m wondering…What the are you doing on the track, during the race?! Is it normal to go out and do things on the track like that while a race is going on or was that just weird? (I’ve been to Saratoga and I’ve seen people out maintaining the turf courses, but only if there isn’t a race or the race is on the dirt or the turf course that they aren’t working on).
The idiots need to …
The idiots need to read the program!!
they should no how long the race is!
Funny thing is this …
Funny thing is this happened the SECOND time the horses ran through that turn. Where were these dipshits 90 seconds earlier that they didn’t see or hear them?
OMG LMAO
OMG LMAO
haha i was there …
haha i was there that day!
what are they …
what are they ing retarded
is the race result …
is the race result official. or no contest
“Dude, like isn’t …
“Dude, like isn’t there a race going on?”
“No man, it’s like sunday.”
“Then what the is that?”
“Um, that would be seven 1,200 pound horses galloping at us at about forty miles an hour.”
“Dude . . . wanna play chicken?”
omg? they didn’t …
omg? they didn’t hear the feet pounding towards them? r they didn’t c the horses? they lucky.. dats all i can say!