Cherie DeVaux's Stirring Words dies from cardiac event at Saratoga
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 29, 2026, 2:17 PM
Last updated Aug 29, 2026
Stirring Words, a three-year-old colt trained by Cherie DeVaux, died after a cardiac event while warming up at Saratoga Race Course on August 28. The horse collapsed on the track during its pre-workout routine. This incident marks the first racing-related fatality at Saratoga since July, with only three reported since the meet began on July 3. The death occurred just a day before the Travers Stakes, a prominent race featuring other DeVaux-trained horses such as Golden Tempo and Englishman.
- •Stirring Words suffered a cardiac event while warming up.
- •The colt collapsed on the track and was reported dead.
- •The incident comes a day before the Travers Stakes.
- •DeVaux has two horses running in the Travers and Jerkens.
- •This is the first fatality recorded at Saratoga in over a month.
- 2:17 PMYahoo Sports — Horse trained by Cherie DeVaux dies after 'cardiac event' at Saratoga Race Course on Travers eve
"According to a state Gaming Commission database, the Cherie DeVaux-trained Stirring Words died after suffering a "cardiac event" while warming up to breeze Friday at Saratoga.
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