The beautiful series "Luck" by Michael Mann and David Milch had to cease production after a third horse had to be put down. HBO quickly canceled the series that starred Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, Joan Allen and Nick Nolte. The premise of the series centered on the interconnected lives of gamblers, trainers, track employees and owners at Southern California's Santa Anita race track, and was a momumental effort. The horse trainer Matthew Chew, hired by the production company to look after the horses, is reportedly saying that the horse fatalities were no one.s fault. TMZ reported that the trainer simply believes that .sh*t happens,. and he felt that the horses got superb care, with twice daily examinations. Chew...
- 3/16/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The man who trained the third horse that died on the set of HBO's "Luck" is telling friends ... No One is to blame for the fatality ... insisting the animals received exceptional care, but sometimes "s**t happens."Sources close to Matthew Chew -- who trained and owned horse #3 -- tell us the people who looked after the horses are some of the best in the business ... who thoroughly examined the animals at least twice a day during production.
- 3/16/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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