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Video: Jockey Sent Flying Off Her Horse Mere Feet Before Crossing the Finish Line First

What a heartbreaker. She couldn’t have been more than 35 feet from the finish.
Dan Gartland|
Video: Jockey Sent Flying Off Her Horse Mere Feet Before Crossing the Finish Line First
Video: Jockey Sent Flying Off Her Horse Mere Feet Before Crossing the Finish Line First

As a Yankee fan, I’m hoping the most heartbreaking sports moment I see today is what happened Tuesday afternoon at Southwell Racecourse in England. 

Jockey Bridget Andrews was cruising to a victory on Stick To The Plan, who went off as a 7/4 favorite, but then everything went terribly wrong. 

As the closeup video below shows, Andrews had her foot slip out of the stirrup while jumping an obstacle and was somehow able to regain her footing. Unfortunately, her foot slipped out again just before the finish line and she fell to the ground. She couldn’t have been more than 35 feet from the finish. 

Andrews tweeted an apology after the race. 

Most bettors who had Stick To The Plan winning got their money back, but at least one bookmaker paid out as if the horse had won. 

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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland writes Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, and is the host of the “Stadium Wonders” video series. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).

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