Fall and Death of Fergus McIver @HorseRacingKills

Uploaded August 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

Sunday 28th August, 2011. Sandown Racetrack.

Fergus McIver becomes the 10th death of the 2011 Jumps Racing Season, falling in the first race of the day and slowly dying in front of the Grand Stand.

'Juan Carlos' and 'Pay The Aces' fell in Grand National Steeplechase, with 'Petushki' throwing his rider on the final jump.

Despite 'Fergus McIver' becoming the 10th fatality of the season, Racing Victoria continue to label these deaths as 'accidents'.

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$Melbourne Cup Day 2021 was not fatality free Three year old filly, Mikki Mouse, is the second Melbourne Cup Day 2021 victim for us to learn of. Whilst the eyes of the world were focused on whether a horse would die at Flemington, Mikki Mouse suffered a fracture to her near hind tibia at the Morphettville track in SA and was subsequently killed. Racing.com edited the replay footage and the stewards report was delayed from being published until well into the following day. Mikki Mouse joins The Grinder, who lost his life at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day also, whilst his people at @Chris Waller Racing celebrated their Melbourne Cup win. At least one horse is killed on Australian racetracks every 2.5 days. This is not a Melbourne Cup issue. This is a horse racing issue. Rest in Peace sweet Mikki Mouse. We are so sorry. Take the pledge to never bet on or attend a horse race 👉https://bit.ly/2ZSx9pR$

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