Filly Taraz Suffers Fatal Injury During Workout at Oaklawn

The 3-year-old promising Taraz, running at the Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, suffered a terrible injury while training at the Arkansas track. The young horse suffered a severe fracture in his lower left leg during a workout at the Arkansas track.

About Taraz :

Taraz was quickly considered to be a prime candidate for the Kentucky Oaks or perhaps could even run against the Colts in the Kentucky Derby. She won the Martha Washington Stakes by nearly four lengths on 1 February in Oklaven. It was her first race, featuring two horses, a major test for young horses to determine whether they were capable of running in major races such as the Derby and the Oaks. All his wins came with a combined 22.5 lengths.

The racing charts show that Taraz raced Lasix, just like every horse in his three career starts. Proponents of the drug say that horses experience hemorrhage after a race helps horses, and refute the claim that the drug can cause injuries. It is not known whether Taraz had taken any drugs in his system at the time of Monday’s incident