Racehorse escapes, tears off down US Route 1

A racehorse who escaped from a Maryland racecourse during morn preparation on Fri took an unscheduled run downwards the U.S. of A. Route 1.

The action, captured yesteryear jockey Abel Castellano, from the video above.

Bullet Catcher was seen yesteryear commuters inwards North Laurel heading southward without his rider.

The 4-year-old from the Jerry Robb stable had tossed jockey Jeremy Rose patch heading dorsum to the barn after his morn workout as well as got loose.

The gelding, a boy of Strong Hope, therefore made his means out of the stable gate, made a left on Whiskey Bottom Road as well as roughly other left onto Route 1 earlier beingness caught, uninjured, after a 1.6 mile journey.

The trip included parts of Anne Arundel, Howard as well as Prince George’s Counties.

“You mean value you’ve seen it all,” said old passenger Mark Rosenthal, who co-owns the gelding.

Jockey Abel Castellano captured business office of the opportunity downwards Route 1 on his mobile phone.

“I had finished working a Equus caballus as well as was coming to the jocks room when I saw a Equus caballus run yesteryear heading out of the stable gate,” Castellano said.

“I decided to follow the Equus caballus as well as perhaps when he stopped I could grab him. All all of a precipitous nosotros got to Route 1 as well as at that topographic point was a blood-red light. I saw the cars driving yesteryear as well as I said ‘oh my God, we’re going to select an accident’, but at that minute it changed to a greenish low-cal to brand a left as well as the Equus caballus only made a left.

“I went, ‘oh, we’re therefore lucky therefore far’, therefore nosotros got the dot where the route splits, y'all larn correct therefore that Equus caballus he keeps to the right, therefore nosotros follow him. The Equus caballus is nevertheless running thirty miles an hour.

“Finally, he slowed downwards inwards front end of the Chrysler dealership most to Main Street as well as nosotros were able to grab him. The floor had a happy ending but it was scary.”

Trainer Charles “Snake” Frock was also business office of the grouping that caught the Maryland-bred horse, who has i win as well as iii on-the-board finishes inwards half-dozen lifetime starts.

“I select never seen anything similar it as well as I select been at the racetrack for to a greater extent than than l years,” Frock saidd. “I was coming from the farm inwards Westminster as well as saw him on Whiskey Bottom Road as well as did a U-turn to endeavor to help.

“My trailer was total amongst hay as well as I had roughly other Equus caballus inwards the van. When nosotros live caught him nosotros were able to convey him dorsum to the rail inwards my van. I told Robb later, ‘it’s unreal the Equus caballus galloped out the gate as well as all the means to Main Street on the blacktop as well as never shredded a shoe’. God was on his side.”

Robb indicated Bullet Catcher had roughly abrasions on his feet but he would non know the total extent of whatsoever injuries for a few days.

 

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