2 horses die at Belmont Park, adding another black eye for sport during Triple Crown season

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Two horses were euthanized at Belmont Park, the site of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

The first came on Saturday following the final race of the Belmont Stakes, which came immediately after the main event in which Arcangelo won the 155th running.

Excursionniste was injured and ended up getting euthanized, marking a horse’s death at all three Triple Crown race sites, which includes Churchill Downs (Kentucky Derby) Pimlico Race Course (Preakness Stakes).

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Arcangelo wins the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes on June 10, 2023, in Elmont, New York. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

Then, Mashnee Girl was euthanized on Sunday following "catastrophic injury" to the left front leg during a race at Belmont Park, per the New York Racing Association.

It was the same injury that occurred to Excursionniste.

PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo released a statement Saturday following the death of Excursionniste. 

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"Racing couldn’t manage to keep all horses alive for even one Triple Crown day this year," she said in the statement. "Belmont Park did not do enough to prevent Excursionniste’s death. PETA urged the New York Racing Association and the New York State Gaming Commission to require CT scans for all horses racing today in order to screen for preexisting injuries, which are present in 90% of these fatalities. They refused."

"The racing industry is digging its own grave – as well as this horse's."

People gather around a giant statue of Secretariat at Belmont Park as they celebrate the 50th