Ascot winner dies after race
Thomas Chippendale died of a suspected heart attack after winning the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot for trainer Lady Cecil and jockey Johnny Murtagh. Murtagh said the colt "ran his heart out".
Thomas Chippendale dies after Hardwicke Stakes win
Thomas Chippendale died of a suspected heart attack after winning the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot for trainer Lady Cecil and jockey Johnny Murtagh.
The four-year-old colt collapsed after passing the line in a dramatic renewal of the Group Two over a mile and a half.
Murtagh said: "He ran his heart out and was pulled up at the line. He lost his balance and I don't know what happened to him.
"It's heartbreaking for everyone involved - it should have been a great win. It's just devastating the way it's finished".
The 9-4 favourite, Ektihaam, also slipped up on the bend and gave Paul Hanagan a nasty fall, but both the former champion jockey and the horse were reportedly unscathed.
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