Animal Aid statement on Royal Ascot: heat wave created unacceptable risk to horse’s lives
Royal Ascot ends the life of at least one horse, with multiple whip offences also seen at this year’s event.
Posted 20 Jun 2022

Posted on the 13th November 2006
The notorious Cheltenham racecourse claimed three more equine victims this weekend, with the deaths of Ol' Man River, Buailtes And Fadas, and War General.
Despite the deaths of eleven horses at the Gold Cup Festival meeting last March – the highest number of fatalities to occur at any race meeting – Cheltenham has failed to implement the recommendations published in July, following the Horseracing Regulatory Authority’s (HRA) inquiry into the events that led to the carnage.
The HRA’s recommendations included stricter veterinary checking procedures. But this will not be implemented until the March meeting in 2007. Had the new regime been put into practise for the weekend’s Open meeting, two of the most recent deaths might been prevented. Both War General and Buailtes And Fadas collapsed and died immediately after their exhausting races. Ol’ Man River was destroyed on Sunday after sustaining multiple fractures to his knee during the cross-country race on Friday.
Says Animal Aid Horse Racing Consultant, Dene Stansall:
‘Cheltenham has again failed the horses who race at the course. A total of 14 horses have now died from seven days racing at Cheltenham this year. Animal Aid calls for an immediate ban on racing at Cheltenham in order to prevent the deaths of more horses.’
Royal Ascot ends the life of at least one horse, with multiple whip offences also seen at this year’s event.
Posted 20 Jun 2022
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