The stable of horses that are running in the filmed races never go more than 3f. They are scanned and evaluated before/after each filming session. There was the equivalent of more than 2,000 races run in season one and based on the injury database statistics, 2 deaths is half of what would normally be expected in that many races.
Both horses in question were felled by odd injuries. One took a misstep after training, fell and broke a shoulder. The other suffered a rare femur fracture -- rather than cannon. Every horse involved in 'Luck' has been guaranteed a safe home for the rest of their lives by HBO and Red Board.
The animal activists would only be happy if there was no racing... At that point of course, there would be no horses bred. Then what would they do with their lives?
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