Another horse has died at Cheltenham Festival this year, bringing the death toll for the week's races up to four. Ginto sustained a fatal injury in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, according to a post on Twitter from Racing TV.
Their tweet said: "Incredibly sad news that Ginto sustained a fatal injury in the Albert Bartlett - our thoughts are with connections". And it added: "A star of the future taken far too soon". The horse was involved in five races before its death, which included four wins.
Earlier in the week, three other horses died while they were taking part in the event in Gloucestershire. Shallwehaveonemore died on the first day of racing, and yesterday (March 17), Mindsmadeup fell in the day's final race and was later put down.
