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Owners of Barbaro suffer another loss as 2 horses die in first 4 races on Preakness Day

In this May 3, 2008, file phot, track personnel try to hold down Eight Belles after the 134th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Eight Belles was euthanized after breaking both front ankles following a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon, File)
In this May 3, 2008, file phot, track personnel try to hold down Eight Belles after the 134th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Eight Belles was euthanized after breaking both front ankles following a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon, File) In this May 3, 2008, file phot, track personnel try to hold down Eight Belles after the 134th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Eight Belles was euthanized after breaking both front ankles following a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon, File)

By Associated Press 2 min read

The owners of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro got a grim reminder of their beloved horse’s tragic run at the Preakness 10 years ago when their filly Pramedya broke down Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.

Barbaro shattered bones in his right hind leg in the 2006 Preakness. The horse made it through surgery but was euthanized in January 2007 after developing laminitis, a painful hoof condition.

Pramedya, owned by Roy and Gretchen Jackson’s Lael Stables, was injured during the fourth race and was one of two horses to die on the Preakness undercard.

Homeboykris won the first race, then collapsed and died after having his picture taken in the winner’s circle. Track officials said they believe cardiovascular collapse caused the 9-year-old gelding’s death.

Euthanizing horses at tracks around the country is not uncommon. The fatality rate was 1.62 deaths per 1,000 starts across all surfaces, ages and distances, according to 2015 statistics released by the Jockey Club.