Horses break from the gate during the opening day for thoroughbred racing in July 2016 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Ed Burke I Contributing photographer

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — A horse died Sunday while training at the Saratoga Race Course, marking the 10th death of a horse in 2022 at the famous Upstate New York racetrack.

The thoroughbred horse — named A Cut Ahead 20 — was injured while running at the Saratoga Main and euthanized on the track by a veterinarian, the New York State Gaming Commission reported on its database of horse racing incidents.

Another horse, My Girl Lexi, was hurt while racing Sunday at the Saratoga Springs race course, the commission said. She was taken away from the track in a horse ambulance for treatment, the commission said, and — despite initially being reported as dead — is recovering.

A Cut Ahead 20 was the 10th horse to die this year at the Saratoga Race Course.

Eight of the horses died after getting injured while either racing or training, the Gaming Commission reported. Most were euthanized.

One horse was euthanized at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Saratoga Springs after developing laminitis, a crippling foot condition, reported the commission. The other horse appears to have died of peritonitis, a commonly fatal condition, the commission said.

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