Grand National fans distraught after leader Broadway Boy’s horror fall | Other | Sport
Grand National fans were left distraught after witnessing the horror fall of Broadway Boy who had been leading the race. The horse was leading for the majority of the race before taking a nasty tumble at one of the hurdles. An update came around an hour after the race confirming that Broadway Boy walked into a horse ambulance and was taken to his stable for further assessment. The horse tumbled three quarters of the way into the race after performing well up until then.
Jockey Tom Bellamy came tumbling off Broadway Boy, who is owned by owned by Nigel Twiston-Davies, but seemingly landed on his knees. The camera cut away from the horse before viewers could make out if it was okay after the horror fall. People have been taking to social media to share their reactions after witnessing the horrendous accident, with many expressing concern for the animal.
One X user wrote: “No one gives a s**t who won, we want to know how this beautiful horse is after his horrific fall.”
Another said: “I really think that’s me done with Horse Racing after seeing Broadway Boy go down like that. It’s time fans of Horse Racing [to] take accountability for jump races. That was awful to watch. 46 years and that was just awful to watch.”
A third shared: “Only positive thing to come from that Broadway Boy fall is a whole generation of kids put off this for life.”
One person said of the incident: “Why are they ignoring the fact #broadwayboy fell so horrrically? Everyone saw. He was out front. All this celebrating, ignoring an horrific fall because they want to pretend it doesnt matter.”
Another commented: “The Grand National is the only horse race I ever take an interest in but I’ll give it a miss in future after watching that Broadway Boy fall. Poor poor animal, I hope he somehow survived.”
Others called on ITV, the channel airing the Grand National, to give an update on Broadway Baby “immediately”. One person wrote in a post: “Interviews can wait.”
Another said: “The fact they still haven’t mentioned anything about broadway boy is disgusting. I will never watch or support horse racing again.”
The Racing Post later reporter that the horse walked into an ambulance and will return to the stables for further checks.
