Overview
- The incident occurred during Saturday night’s eighth race, a Quarter Horse event at Evangeline Downs in Louisiana around 8:35 p.m. local time.
- An ambulance on the inside rail veered toward the pack entering the first turn, prompting riders to swerve to avoid a collision.
- Stewards voided the result due to the vehicle being in the wrong position on the track, with all bets later refunded.
- All eight horses and jockeys were reported uninjured, and video of the near miss circulated widely on social media.
- The track announcer described the vehicle as out of position, while figures such as John Velazquez and Ray Paulick praised the jockeys’ reactions as officials probe how the ambulance reached the racing lane.