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Originally Posted by Dunbar
According to this NPR story, that's hard info to come by: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/08/73089...-deaths-secret
There's going to be an uproar for any death at (or just before) this year's BC, no matter where it's held. But I agree with ateam that it's going to look all the worse if the fatality happens at Santa Anita, the track that's been at the center of almost all recent media attention. |
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Originally Posted by King Glorious
Curious to know what the breakdown rate is at Churchill? What would the reaction be if you move from SA because of breakdowns and then a horse breaks down at Churchill?
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Highly publicized CJ piece (attack) from May: https://www.courier-journal.com/stor...es/3284846002/
43 since 2016, a 2.42 per 1,000-start (50 percent higher than the national average during the same three-year span).
Last year, 16 in 5,856 starts: 2.73 per 1,000.
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