The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) said it would investigate the deaths of three horses at the Grand National meeting and condemned animal rights protesters who forced their way into the Aintree grounds to disrupt the event on Saturday.
Hill Sixteen was the third horse to die at this year's three-day festival after a heavy fall at the first fence of Saturday's National.
"Our thoughts are with everyone connected to the horses who suffered fatal injuries this week," Julie Harrington, the Chief Executive Officer of the BHA, said in a statement. The start of the National, one of the highest-profile events in Britain's sporting calendar, was delayed for around 15 minutes after the protesters made their way on to the course.
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