On 15 November, campaign group Animal Aid will visit Southwell Racecourse – one of the most deadly courses in Britain.
Wearing black and carrying banners that list the names of the horses who have died at the course, supporters of the national campaign group will be asking punters not to give their betting or attendance money to the racecourse.
Since June 2007, no fewer than 70 horses have died at the venue: 24 on the All Weather course and 46 on the Jumps course. In 2015, the racecourse was rated the most lethal in the country, with seven known deaths at the venue.
That death toll has already been surpassed in 2016 with eight horses killed at the Nottinghamshire course – the most recent fatality occurred on 31 August. Kingscourt Native (IRE), ridden by Richard Johnson, suffered an horrific fall and broke his neck.
Dene Stansall, Animal Aid’s Horseracing ConsultantSouthwell Racecourse has consistently appeared in the list of the most lethal racecourses in the country, yet the racecourse officials and the British Horseracing Authority have failed to reduce the number of horse deaths at the course. Racegoers have the right to know about the high equine death toll so that they can decide whether they want to support the industry or, as we would urge, boycott it
Animal Aid will be showing ‘The Dark Side of Horse Racing’ film
