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Posted 15 Feb 2019

Posted on the 30th March 2017
Last year’s Aintree Grand National Meeting (2016) was the most deadly this century. Six horses died as a result of the three days of racing. Despite the authorities stating the race itself is getting safer, the reality is that the Grand National Course remains a significant killer of horses. Four of the six victims perished on the Grand National Course; the worst total since before the year 2000. The two other victims died as a result of racing on Aintree’s Mildmay course.
Aintree’s Grand National Course Victims
Aintree’s Mildmay Course Victims
Despite recent changes to the Grand National Course – in an attempt to diminish public disquiet – it continues to be emblematic of its notorious past as the most searching test of the thoroughbred race horse. There are sixteen inimitable and exceptionally tough fences to contend with, fourteen of which are often jumped in races more than once. The pace of the races is usually frantic and many horses carry very heavy weights over exhausting distances.
The Mildmay is a sharp and fast course with stiff (hard) fences, and hurdles that come quickly upon the runners.
Says Animal Aid’s Horse Racing Consultant, Dene Stansall:
‘Animal Aid believes that there are significant factors that contribute to equine death and injury at Aintree – which has seen 48 fatalities who have fallen victim to the testing race conditions since the year 2000 at the annual three-day festival. It remains, however, the responsibility of the racecourse, which is owned by The Jockey Club, and racing’s regulator, the British Horseracing Authority, to resolve what is a major animal welfare issue.’
Notes to Editors:
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Posted 15 Feb 2019
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has confirmed that racing will resume from tomorrow (Wednesday 13th February), following the outbreak of equine flu.
Posted 12 Feb 2019
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