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Horse trained by Bob Baffert euthanized after injury at Pimlico

A horse trained by Bob Baffert was euthanized on the track after going down with injury and unseating his jockey during a race on the Preakness undercard on Saturday. Hours before the second leg of the Triple Crown, favorite Havnameltdown buckled forward and threw jockey Luis Saez off his back during the sixth race, the Chick Lang Stakes, and continued running around the final turn in some distress. The 3-year-old colt was looked at by veterinary staff before being euthanized.