Kentucky Derby.

Catastrophic injuries in racehorses is the subject of this article:

McIlwraith agreed by stating there is no data to suggest females suffer catastrophic injuries more often than males.

Nor is there any evidence younger horses (i.e., 2-year-olds) are injured more often than their 3- or 4-year-old competitors.

“In fact, there is epidemiologic data in the United States showing 4-year-olds as having the highest incidence of catastrophic injuries—not the 2-year old group,” McIlwraith said.

In a 2007 study of Ontario racing Thoroughbreds, there was no difference in catastrophic injuries in horses of different ages from 2 to 8 years or between sexes.

2 comments:

Alida Antonia Cornelius said...

Hi, can you put a link to my post about the tragedy at the Derby? I linked to your site...

Plese read my post.

Alida Antonia Cornelius said...

I just so disagree....please read my post...all the news in Louisville, the trainers were all saying the same things I do.
If you have ever raised horses or worked with them, you would not say these things.

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