The official industry tally captures only a portion of the carnage, racing abolition activists note. So, they are right on course to hit their historical average."Īn average of more than six thoroughbreds a week - 328 overall - died at American racetracks in 2022, according to the Equine Injury Database, which was established by the Jockey Club after the thoroughbred Eight Belles was euthanized after suffering a serious injury in the 2008 Derby. That is an average of 25 deaths annually. Over the past five years, Churchill Downs has 126 kills on its ledger. "The cluster of deaths of Churchill Downs is unusual," Battuello told ESPN. The fatalities at Churchill Downs might have captured national attention, but they are not out of the norm, according to Patrick Battuello, founder and president of Horseracing Wrongs, a nonprofit that condemns racing as animal exploitation. The controversies have reignited concerns among animal rights activists who say the glitz of horse racing's biggest events - including Saturday's Preakness Stakes - obscures the grisly reality that the sport is routinely deadly for horses. days before the event after two of his horses suddenly died, and after the race, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher was suspended and fined because of a positive drug test involving Forte that dates back to 2022. Churchill Downs suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. This year's Kentucky Derby featured elegant hats, natty suits and bourbon-soaked soirees as usual, but a series of deaths, injuries and a drug scandal cast a pall over the nation's most famous horse race.Įight thoroughbreds died and five more, including early favorite Forte, were scratched from the race because of injuries. Kentucky Derby, Preakness obscure death in horse racing
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