A horse had to be put down in Gozo yesterday after it bolted and damaged two cars just before the Xewkija feast race.

The incident happened at 5.10pm in Triq l-Imgarr triq il-Gdida.

The police said the horse bolted, threw off its sulky rider and ran into the parked cars, damaging two.

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