HORSE RACING
RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES : Horse racing review
During the 1999/2000 National Hunt horseracing season, 247 horses were raced to death - that's one dead horse for every 31 who took part in National Hunt rules events.
The 1999/2000 season
- One in 31 horses dead
- Jockey Club tight-lipped
- Inexperienced animals prime victims
- Shielding the public
- Even the greatest fall
- Deaths around the country
- No mercy for horses past sell-by
The Grand National
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