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A racehorse, which managed to escape a racetrack, was spotted running along a Kentucky highway and left many motorists baffled.
The horse escaped Ellis Park and ultimately booked it on Highway 41, according to WEHT.
Before the animal’s first-ever race, officials at Ellis Park confirmed that the horse “bucked” its rider and ran away before the competition. The horse, ironically named Bold and Bossy, ran alongside traffic on Highway 41. While the scary incident was happening, Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham and other officials were able to stop the horse.
The ruckus caused her to fall, get up and bolt.
A deputy with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office revealed that the racehorse had minor scrapes and cuts due to the escape. The horse was eventually returned to the barn by the horse ambulance.
Several Ellis Park horseback riders and police officers, secured her and calmed her down.
Officials at Ellis Park said the 2-year-old horse was shipped into the area from owner-trainer Michael Ann Ewing’s Lexington base.
“You think of all the silly baby things that are going to go wrong. I didn’t think this. But she’s doing well. Thank God for all the people who jumped in to go find her,” Ewing said.
“They dumped water on her,” Ewing said. “Gave her water out of their hands. Unsaddled her.”
However, Ewing said he didn’t know whether the horse would ever race.
“Apparently, she can run,” Ewing said.
Luckily, no cars hit the horse.
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