A four-year-old champion racehorse meant for a quiet retirement was instead illegally slaughtered and its meat served to unwitting diners at a municipal soup kitchen in southern Turkey, an official investigation has revealed. The case came to light last month when a patron in Mersin's Yenisehir district found a strange object in his kavurma, a traditional stew typically made with beef or lamb.
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry inspectors identified it as a microchip from Smart Latch, a thoroughbred mare retired after breaking her leg during a race in Adana on 14 October 2025.
