DAY one of York’s star-studded Dante Festival was overshadowed by a ‘horrible, horrible incident’ in the second race.
Poor four-year-old colt Hispanic tragically died in the 2.45pm contest over six furlongs.
GettyRacecourse staff rush on the track in the background to help jockey Rossa Ryan after his fall from Hispanic, who sadly died from his injury[/caption]Trained by Mick Appleby, the former Aidan O’Brien horse flung jockey Rossa Ryan to the turf early on in the sprint.