Harness racer dies in multi-horse collision at South Okanagan race course - BERITAJA

A harness racer died connected the play aft a multi-horse collision astatine a South Okanagan title course.

The Desert Park Raceway successful Osoyoos said a equine mislaid its measurement during a title and fell connected the track, colliding pinch aggregate trailing horses and drivers.

“A tragic mishap during the 5th title astatine Desert Park Raceway (Sunday) resulted successful the fatality of driver Scott Knight,” the raceway said successful a statement online.

“The #1 horse, Dillon James, driven by Don Ross, collapsed stride, mislaid his measurement and went down connected the track. The trailing drivers and horses were incapable to debar the downed horse, starring to a multi-horse collision.”

Knight, 52, was driving the #4 horse, Wits Beach, while Carson Abbott, who was driving the #7 horse, Firm Ringo, was transported to Penticton Hospital for aesculapian treatment.

Another driver was treated connected site.

The raceway said that each 3 horses successful the collision survived.

The remainder of Sunday’s unrecorded racing programme was cancelled, on pinch Monday’s events.

The schedule will not resume until Monday, Oct. 26, the raceway said successful the statement.

“It is an incredibly sad incident, and we are astatine a nonaccomplishment for words,” Kelly MacMillan, president of the Western Canada Horse Racing Association and usability of Desert Park Raceway, said successful a statement.

“Scott was portion of our family and I can’t statesman to picture really we are feeling. We are each reeling successful grief. Our thoughts and prayers spell retired to Scott’s family and everyone involved.”