During a sprint race on the opening weekend of the new, $550-million-dollar Belmont Park, a horse named Heat Missile suffered catastrophic injuries to her left front leg: Both sesamoid bones were fractured, and her fetlock joint dislocated. Workers cradled her mangled leg while a veterinarian filled a syringe with pink euthanasia drug.
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