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Originally Posted by CSC
To expand on the injury thoery, I have been watching Australian racing for the better part of 4-5 years now and I have rarely seen a horse break down during a race. Infact I can only think of one horse breaking down during the stretch unseating the jockey. Not sure why that is, perhaps turf is more forgiving I don't know? But it always struck me how safe racing was over there.
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There was an horrific breakdown either on Melbourne Cup Day or the day before, as bad as you would see this side of Go For Wand.