Arcadius died after winning the Iroquois Steeplechase last Saturday. The eight-year-old had a heart attack and collapsed while his jockey Brian Crowley was celebrating with the animal and its owner Ed Swyer in the winner’s enclosure Saturday.
A champion horse died moments after winning a prestigious race in Nashville, US, RIA Novosti reported.

“The horse ran a beautiful race, pulled up very cleanly and, as he was cooling down after the race, he had a heart attack,” track veterinarian Monty McInturff told local newspaper The Tennessean.

“When I got to him on the scene, his heart was very irregular and he had a very weak blood pressure,” he said.
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