Horse hit by drone in ring at Killarney

racinggal
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Horse hit by drone in ring at Killarney Jul 22, 2017 14:33:11 GMT -5

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Post by racinggal on Jul 22, 2017 14:33:11 GMT -5

I agree with the trainer. There should have been some sort of citation or fine for this utterly stupid drone owner/opertor. Could this happen here? Are there any laws?

Horse hit by drone in 'reckless' parade ring incident at Killarney

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cait
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Horse hit by drone in ring at Killarney Jul 22, 2017 17:32:47 GMT -5

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Post by cait on Jul 22, 2017 17:32:47 GMT -5

actually a good question - dunno know if tracks can have a say in drone "rights" but local gov'ts should have the brainpower to ban them from track areas as thoros are way too high strung

geo - know anything about this? I can't imagine what would happen if a drone flew closely overhead during a race - chaos for sure

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Horse hit by drone in ring at Killarney Jul 22, 2017 18:01:29 GMT -5

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Post by george on Jul 22, 2017 18:01:29 GMT -5

The FAA has regulations regarding where drones can be flown, and lots of local jurisdictions now do, too. The problem is that they overlap or conflict with each other. For example, the FAA prohibits drones within five miles of airports. NYC has designation drone areas, one of which is Flushing Meadow Park - it's only about a mile from LaGuardia! It looks like everyone is still working on consistent laws regarding drones.

Anyone remember when some idiot flew a drone into the tennis stadium during the US Open in Flushing a few years ago? He crashed it into some seats, but luckily they were empty at the time.