Horse dies after veering into spectators at Cartmel Racecourse

Two spectators were taken to hospital and a racehorse died after a horse suffered a veterinary issue and veered into a group of racegoers at Cartmel Racecourse on Bank Holiday Monday, the track said, in an incident witnessed by former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.

Cartmel Racecourse said the incident occurred during the third race of the afternoon, a three-mile handicap hurdle, when Wbee, a 10-year-old gelding trained by Gary Hanmer, "experienced a veterinary issue that caused it to deviate from the course, where it came into contact with a group of spectators." Onsite medical teams and racecourse vets responded immediately, the statement added. Two people were taken to hospital for further treatment and Wbee received prompt veterinary attention on site but "sadly did not recover," the course said.

Jockey Alan Doyle had pulled the horse up quickly after it went wrong, but Wbee then went through the running rail near the second-last obstacle and collided with onlookers, witnesses and officials said. The British Horseracing Authority posted on X that medics and vets were on the scene and that racing had been delayed. The next race on the card went off about 38...