Farewell, Langarza

[my miss storm cat]

From Virtual Form Guide.....

No writer listed and God someone tell me why they posted pictures of this. So sad..... poor thing.

Rest in peace.


Langarza Dies, Oliver Injured in Werribee Fall


Champion jockey Damien Oliver has escaped serious injury after a heavy fall that claimed the life of talented four-year-old Langarza at Werribee today.

Oliver appeared to strike at least one upright post of the running rail as his horse smashed through the running rail near the 650 metre mark of the New Grandstand Premier Class 6 Handicap.

The comeback rider's condition appears to have escaped serious structural damage but has some facial injuries and a broken bone in his right hand.

Oliver has been transferred to the Epworth Hospital where further observations will be undertaken by medical officials.

A four-year-old gelding by Langfuhr, Langarza appeared to have suffered a heart attack prior to crashing through the inside running rail. Thankfully no horses were on his inside.

Langarza was contesting just his 14th career start. Prior to today he had won four races and been a minor placegetter on five other occasions.

Prepared from Caulfield by Colin Little, Langarza finished second in both the Alister Clark Stakes and The Debonair at his previous preparation.

Prairie Rose won the race giving Blake Shinn a winning double. Glenn Thornton prepared the winner, a six-year-old mare by First Norman.

The other fancied runner in the race, Approach the Bench was third over the line for Steven Arnold.