Three freak accidents involving two horses and one groom occurred at the Virginia Fall Races.

Race officials reported that Irv Naylor’s horse Wolfe Tone had to be euthanized after breaking his leg on a turn between the second-to-last and last fences in the $35,000 National Sporting Library/Chronicle Cup Timber Stakes.

Ridden by Mark Beecher and trained by William Meister of Maryland, the 7-year-old bay gelding (Partner’s Hero—Linkashot, Celtic Cone) had three point-to-point wins since starting over fences in 2009.