Two horses at today's race meeting at Newbury have died in very mysterious circumstances before the first race was due to take place. They were in the paddock when this happened. There is speculation that they were electrocuted, but I hear on the radio that there is no knowledge of underground electric cabling in that area. The only work done there recently was routine drainage.

The meeting has been abandoned.

BBC article The article includes a photograph showing tarpaulins which have been placed over the horses so that they are not visible.