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Georgie Campbell, 37, British equestrian who died on 26 May 2024 after a fall at Bicton International Horse Trials. [2] Philip Cheng, Hong Kong jockey, fell from horse and was trampled to death. Stefano Cherchi, 23, Italian jockey, died in 2024 from injuries sustained in a fall at Canberra Racecourse. [3]
The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. The Inter Dominion was the brain child of Western Australian Trotting Association Chairman Mr. J P Stratton, with the first series held at Gloucester Park, Perth.
The breakdown and death of racehorses at races had been known of for centuries, but had never before been witnessed in an event so widely seen as the great match race between Ruffian and Foolish Pleasure at Belmont Park, with 18 million viewers. [4] The horse racing industry has been trying to adapt to increased safety concerns ever since. [5]
In 1879, the harness racing community established "The Standard", which stated that a Standardbred was a horse who either: (a) could trot a mile in 2:30, [b] or (b) was the offspring of such a horse. Both Dan Patch's parents were Standardbreds but further back in his pedigree are a significant number of Morgan horses .
Pages in category "Horses who died from racing injuries" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A man whom a grand jury indicted on manslaughter in the death in Fort Worth of another driver whose vehicle was struck during a drag race in which the man who died was not involved is on trial.
Pages in category "Harness racing in the United States" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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