Oski, a 9-2 favorite, was looking sure to win the Novice's Handicap Chase at Taunton Racecourse near Somerset, England, when he veered to the other side of the stretch after the final fence and geared himself down, cantering by the wire and losing the race. Sporting Life and others reported on the strange incident, which gave horseplayers a dramatic and unexpected ending to the event.
After Oski's incident, Little Red Lion managed to steal the lead and Broadclyst took second, leaving Oski to finish third.
Paddy Power offered single bet refunds for horseplayers who backed Oski, according to Yahoo! Sport.
Oski's trainer, Fergal O'Brien, took the incident in good spirits and ended up having another winner later that day in Gortroe Joe.
“Some days it's just not your day!” O'Brien later tweeted. “Thanks to Gortroe Joe and Liam (Harrison, jockey) for rescuing what had been a frustrating day so far. But that's racing. We all have a lot more losers than winners.”
😲 Taunton drama!
Oski is offski when it looked like he had the race in the bag… Little Red Lion picks up the pieces…pic.twitter.com/RK2tUNUpKM
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) December 30, 2020
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