Yes, she was claimed for $30,000 and. fell and died during the race. Richard Moreau was the trainer on record. and he'd had her for three starts... The new owners had to accept the $30,000 loss and are on record as the last owners.
Silvain Filion. was the driver..
The date was June 23rd 2012.
Not sure if this is different between T-Breds and Harness Horses.. but:
In 2013, California implemented a rule requiring the claim to be declared null if a horse dies or is placed on the veterinarian’s list after a race (which would happen automatically if the horse was pulled up and vanned off, or might happen as a result of lameness detected after the race was complete). In its first month, 19 out of 229 claims on the California circuit were voided as a result of the new rule.
Reaction to the rule at the time was mixed; according to the Daily Racing Form’s reporting, some trainers told officials they were more confident in claiming horses as a result, while others believed the voided claim rule could allow owners to unfairly wiggle out of a transaction.
California remains in the minority as far as voiding claims for unsoundness or even death. New York, Iowa, Minnesota, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Maryland will also void claims for specific reasons related to soundness (some with exceptions not granting a claim void to horses suffering from epistaxis). Other states, including major racing jurisdictions Kentucky, Florida, Louisiana, Indiana, New Mexico and New Jersey, make no provision for owners who claim a horse that dies on track, much less one exiting the race with a limp.
