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Shaker Knit was the horse that tripped over Mr. Nickerson


"Chris Antley, his jockey, suffered a broken collarbone from being thrown to the track. Shaker Knit, a horse who tripped over the fallen Mr. Nickerson, suffered serious injuries."

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/28/sports/breeder-s-cup-racing-s-darkest-day-belmont-disaster-go-for-wand-mr-nickerson.html

It appears that neither horses lived, "He was in the booth at Belmont when Mr. Nickerson collapsed with a burst artery in his lung and Shaker Knit fell over him in the Sprint. Both horses didn't survive, with Shaker Knit dying the next day."

https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/22/sports/perspective-50000-people-here-are-in-shock-and-disbelief.html

(In response to this post by Newt)

Posted: 05/21/2018 at 10:51PM


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