Racehorses seem to be more brittle than ever, and several high-profile horses in recent years have sustained fatal injuries or been retired prematurely after being hurt on the racetrack.

The paladin was unmoved, but his horse could not sustain the terrible shock of Bayard.

But Vuldai and his men had acquired enough food and new horses to sustain them for their gallop to the next village, which would be treated in similar fashion.

His trainer, Todd Pletcher, said today that the horse had sustained a hairline fracture of his left knee during that race.

Should a horse sustain an injury, the veterinarian will arrive on the scene in less than a minute.

The horse lost three shoes and sustained a bad cut.

She ran through the virtual battlefield at a speed a galloping horse could achieve but not sustain, sensors out, defenses tight.

It was the second year in a row that a horse sustained a fatal injury in the Breeders' Cup; last year at Belmont it was Exogenous.

The laminitis is affecting Barbaro's left hind leg and is likely the result of uneven weight distribution, which often occurs after a horse sustains a fracture.

The horse, Black Phantom Raider, sustained serious injuries which led to his euthanization.