Preakness Tragedy: 2 Horses Die In First 4 Races Horse deaths on the racetrack, while alarming, are surprisingly common. 05/21/2016 05:55 pm ET I could have glanced incorrectly, but I think it said two more horses died but after the fourth race. It did say that!...god. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/preakness-horses-die_us_5740c8b2e4b00e09e89f43eb?cps=gravity_2425_-6579361347755106895 Most of us knew this ..wingnuts didn't. I remember. when there is this kind of money. . . . . . it's all humans care about. of course, NOT ALL humans .. but way too many!