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  "path": "/uk/news/2026/03/12/second-horse-dies-at-cheltenham-festival-the-80th-since-2000/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T18:44:25.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A second horse, HMS Seahorse died at this year’s Cheltenham Festival after sustaining a fatal injury on 11 March. This has reinforced calls by national animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports for a public boycott and government intervention. It brings the death toll at the Cheltenham Festival to 80 horses since the turn […]\n\nBy The Canary",
  "title": "Second horse dies at Cheltenham Festival – the 80th since 2000"
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