Horse dies at Cheltenham before race abandoned in sweltering heat - The Guardian
The Guardian | Horse dies at Cheltenham before race abandoned in sweltering heat The Guardian Soaring temperatures at Cheltenham on Thursday resulted in a steeplechase over three miles being abandoned on welfare grounds. On an unseasonably hot afternoon in the Cotswolds, the decision was taken to not run the three-mile-two-furlong contest ... Cheltenham: Race called off after April heatwave Horses struggling in 23-degree Cheltenham heat as race abandoned Hot weather forces Cheltenham to abandon race |