Horse Flips Over And Kills Rider At GG Fields

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

His name was Ignacio Ramirez.

Prayers to his family.

A shame.

The story I've heard without confirmation that it was a freak accident somewhat relevant to the tapeta surface and the "borders" to maintain the integrity of the tapeta with the paddock non-tapeta and the transition between.

To keep the paddock and barn surface from mixing with the tapeta, I'm told there are some little ridges built like one might use in a backyard around a patio to differentiate surfaces.

When the filly spooked, and the rider was tossed, his helmet struck one of the ridges and split open. The story is he was apparently deceased at that moment, but the filly stepped on his head in her move to get back up.


No morbidity intended, but I do think most of us real thoroughbred lovers would want to know what actually happened to cause the death of Ignacio Ramirez.