Aparrently McKelvey unseated their rider at the 20th, ran on for some time, collided with a barrier and failed to regain its feet.

A sad end for such a handsome animal.

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Caress the one, The never-fading rain in your heart
The tears of snow-white sorrow
Caress the one, the hiding Amaranth
In a land of the daybreak

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I take a very cynical view in the events leading up to the death of Mckelvey.But sometimes cynicism uncovers the truth.

Who,as the human race,do we think we are to decide the fate of defenseless animals?
Mckelvey was near fatally injured in the GN in 2007,in fact the course vet advised "destroying" him there and then.
If Mckelvey had have been a no hoper that probabley would have been the case,but he finished second in the "race", thus sealing his fate.
A decision was made to try to nurse Mckelvey back to health.That was achieved and rightfully so.
But the investment made in achieving that goal was not for the benefit of the horse but for the self gratification of the people involved with Mcelvey,maybe,maybe,just maybe he could win the 2008 GN.
Mckelvey should have been retired,the risks involved in putting him through another GN were as plain as nose on his face.
How can the horse racing fraternity be so callous?
Someone should be prosecuted.Peter Bowen,Mckelvey's Trainer, should hang his head in shame.

r i p poor horsey,racing ,and hunting such vile sports...............

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I totally disagree with horse racing. Poor horses.

R.I.P to all racehorses

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