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The Breeders' Cup hasn't had a horse fatality since 2019, but recent safety improvements in the sport still haven't brought an end to thoroughbred deaths. Thoroughbred deaths put horse racing ...
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. reacts as he rides White Abarrio to win the Breeders' Cup on Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. The future of horse racing in California is in peril, with Santa Anita at ...
Horse racing once again in the spotlight as Saratoga Race Course has exceedingly high number of fatalities since meet opened on July 13.
Seven of the 21 deaths occurred during races on the dirt oval with nine happening during training on dirt and the others occurring on the turf track. [26] Thirty-seven horses died at the facility in 2019, causing the above noted suspension of races, and resulting in the California Racing Commission considering rule changes.
Accidents and disputes were so bad in 1732 England, soon after nobility first started racing Thoroughbreds, that participants were ending up in court. [6] The "Sport of Kings" has been described as an exercise in controlled chaos, with the jockeys described as "daredevils", and the racehorses as "unpredictable". [7]
Jockeys who were killed while taking part in horse racing. Pages in category "Jockeys who died while racing" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
Horse racing, already under intense scrutiny over horse deaths, suffered yet another very public display of the sport's troubling side. New York Thunder was far in front toward winning the Grade 1 ...
Attempt to revive horse racing in Northern California ends, affecting the sport around the state. John Cherwa. December 16, 2024 at 12:29 PM.