Death Watch Reports

Since the inception of Race Horse Death Watch in March 2007, Animal Aid has periodically produced special reports detailing the scale of on-course deaths, the most lethal race courses, the nature of injuries suffered, and the relative dangers posed by National Hunt, Flat and All Weather racing.

The first year: March 2007 - March 2008: download report (pdf)

The second year: March 2008 - March 2009: download report (pdf)

Three year analysis: March 2007 - March 2010: view report

The fourth year: March 2010 - April 2011: view report

2012: download report (pdf)

Cheltenham Racecourse analysis (2007-2013): download report (pdf)

2014: download report (pdf)

2017: view report

2018: view report

2019: view report