breakdowns

richard burch · #1 06-25-2008, 09:22 AM

saw this on espn...

if horse racing is going to survive, this needs to be changed.

A recent Associated Press survey found that thoroughbred racetracks in the U.S. reported more than three horse deaths a day last year and 5,000 since 2003, and the vast majority were put down after suffering devastating injuries on the track.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=3455452

MaTH716 · #2 06-25-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by richard burch

saw this on espn...

if horse racing is going to survive, this needs to be changed.

A recent Associated Press survey found that thoroughbred racetracks in the U.S. reported more than three horse deaths a day last year and 5,000 since 2003, and the vast majority were put down after suffering devastating injuries on the track.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=3455452

Don't believe everything you read.

Rupert Pupkin · #3 06-25-2008, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MaTH716

Don't believe everything you read.

The number is understated, not overstated. Some of the smaller tracks don't keep records.

#4 06-25-2008, 10:34 AM

There is no getting around this point. The breakdowns must stop or the game faces banishment.

SniperSB23 · #5 06-25-2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kagbr

There is no getting around this point. The breakdowns must stop or the game faces banishment.

Post of the year. You going to wave a magic wand and make them suddenly stop? Let us know your solution to the problem. We can figure out your agenda.

Cannon Shell · #6 06-25-2008, 10:43 AM

The number also includes horses that were injured training, got colic, foundered, had heart attacks, etc.

Rupert Pupkin · #7 06-25-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The number also includes horses that were injured training, got colic, foundered, had heart attacks, etc.

I think they are only talking about horses that die of injuries. There was a much more in-depth article about this in the Los Angeles Times a couple of weeks ago and I'm almost positive that they were only talking about horses that broke down and had to be put down. I don't think that horses that died of colic were included in these numbers.

Cannon Shell · #8 06-25-2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by kagbr

There is no getting around this point. The breakdowns must stop or the game faces banishment.

I would think your banishment may be the first sign

Kasept · #9 06-25-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by kagbr

There is no getting around this point. The breakdowns must stop or the game faces banishment.

Don't know why I'm asking, but how many breakdowns annually will result in 'banishment'? I'm asking because I think that 'zero tolerance' for breakdowns may be a difficult target to achieve or maintain. Could be just me... I may be wrong...

paisjpq · #10 06-25-2008, 02:55 PM

they should also "banish" farms that have accidents which result in horses dying....like Lane's End last winter when their yearlings got into the road and were hit by cars. Obviously they are not qualified to run a farm.

Cannon Shell · #11 06-25-2008, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by richard burch

saw this on espn...

if horse racing is going to survive, this needs to be changed.

A recent Associated Press survey found that thoroughbred racetracks in the U.S. reported more than three horse deaths a day last year and 5,000 since 2003, and the vast majority were put down after suffering devastating injuries on the track.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=3455452

Your news cycle is about a week old.