Point of View: Saving the horse racing industry

Name: Point of View: Saving the horse racing industry
Uploaded: 2019-10-10T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 15 s
Description: Since last December, thirty-three horses have died in racing or training accidents at Santa Anita, but it isn’t the only track with a problem. It isn’t even the track with the most deaths. According to the Jockey Club's Equine Injury Database, Illinois’ Hawthorne Racecourse leads all racetracks in racing deaths followed by Churchill Downs in Kentucky.

Since last December, thirty-three horses have died in racing or training accidents at Santa Anita, but it isn’t the only track with a problem. It isn’t even the track with the most deaths. According to the Jockey Club's Equine Injury Database, Illinois’ Hawthorne Racecourse leads all racetracks in racing deaths followed by Churchill Downs in Kentucky.

By Elex Michaelson

Posted October 12, 2019 11:54am PDT