Animal Aid's Race Horse Death Watch was launched during the 2007 Cheltenham Festival. Its purpose is to expose and record every on-course thoroughbred fatality in Britain. more...
The image the racing industry promotes is that of a harmless sport in which its prize asset - the Thoroughbred race horse - is cosseted and treated like a king.
In reality, no other sport comes close to matching racing's attrition rate. If it did, a ban would quickly be imposed. Approximately one in every 42 horses who starts a season's racing will have perished by the end of it. They will have died as a result of a racecourse or training injury, or they will be killed after being judged to be no longer financially viable. For more information, visit our Horse Racing campaign web pages.
For horses killed racing in Ireland see: Race Horse Death Watch Ireland
When quoting figures from this website in articles, books, social media, etc. Please credit:
Animal Aid's Race Horse Deathwatch website (www.horsedeathwatch.com)
*since the start of Race Horse Death Watch, 13th March 2007
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