Racehorse kills veteran exerciser
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Associated Press
A veteran racehorse exercise rider at Golden Gate Fields died when a startled thoroughbred flipped over and killed him.
Racetrack publicity manager Tom Ferrall said Ignacio Ramirez, 58, left the barn at 6 a.m. Sunday for an exercise ride when the horse got spooked and flipped over. Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ferrall says fatal accidents at the track are rare, and he was not sure what had startled the filly.
The horse was not injured.
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