Imagine betting this horse and the sulky collapses near the finish

[TimTimTimbo]

https://harnesslink.com/australia/bizarre-accident-costs-alford-another-win/

Replay is down the bottom of page, Also

NZ's best pacer suffers potentially serious injury when a shoe flies off and cuts his tendon

Akuta injured and immediate future in doubt
18 January 2024 , News
By Adam Hamilton

Superstar pacer Akuta's Australian trip is off and his immediate racing career is in limbo.

Trainer Mark Purdon revealed his stable star injured a tendon in a training mishap on Wednesday and he fears it could be "quite serious."

"We won't know the full extent until the swelling goes down a bit and we can get it scanned, which might be two weeks," he said.

"At this stage we're worried it could be quite serious given the amount of swelling."

Purdon said Akuta pulled a shoe off in work and when the shoe came loose, it contacted the tendon.

Akuta was due to fly to Australia next Wednesday with young gun stablemate Don't Stop Dreaming.

The injury almost certainly rules him out of the Miracle Mile and the Race By Grins.

"Now we'll just take the one," Purdon said, "Don't Stop Dreaming will still definitely going across."

But Akuta's setback will see a change of plans for Don't Stop Dreaming.

"We will run him in the Hunter Cup now, instead of the 4YO Bonanza," Purdon said.

"He'll run in the Casey Classic Saturday week and then onto the Hunter Cup a week later.

"Then we'll go to Sydney for the one of the lead-up races to try and get his spot in the Chariots Of Fire."

[SwankToliverA]

Wow, that's something I've never seen before, the sulky collapsing.

[dinkadoo]

there was a case at Northville over a decade ago. The wheel collapsed and the bike fell onto the fork digging in the ground.

Here's the best part.

Horse was on the lead and driver kept whipping horse to the finish.


and below in the link was another bike collapse -- that looked more like an explosion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpgUgjv1-kY

[rainman2]

They should have had this happen in the movie easy money. With sulkies from the 70’s it would have been more believable!!

[okdfool]

The bikes of now a days only have so many 'snaps' in  them

[eagles1]

Early 1970's at Freehold Raceway. Driver was Floyd Weeks. Horse came out f the sulky and kept going.The racebike and driver were sitting ther 10 feet from the finish line. 100% true.

[Generation XYZ]

What kind of bike was that?

[remington]

There was a at Vernon who had an old wooden bike break in half right under the seat years ago.

[Jazzman]

many years ago at elmira in ontario bike collapesed in the stretch battery rolled out from under the seat funniest thing ever

[gogasgoboom]

Happened to Jack Kopas years ago at Western Fair right off the gate into the first turn. Fortunately he had an outside post and didn't stack anyone up.

[Stan durbread]

The Harmer bikes were notorious for breaking at the weld under the seat

[Mailbox Money]

Ha! This was started by Tim Timbo and one of the best clips of this happening was at Northville Downs and the driver was TIM DRIVER!! Ya can't make this kinda shit up!!