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Sickening broken leg in the first 😢

I would like to see the whip banned, other than for safety. Seeing it used at the end of a long distance race is very unpalatable...

One of the first things shown on itv? A 100k bet placed in the GN. Obscene

Not helping, one of the first things shown on itv - 100k bet in the national

I guess the really big question here is - is it ok in this supposedly enlightened age to still find it acceptable that animals are being...

That's true but humans gonna human. Welfare agencies can and should protect horses so much better than they do. And perhaps cultural...

The people choose to operate within the system though. And many many more choose to support it. Systems are not an organic phenomenon...

This is a good point. If racing was about the horses, it probably wouldn’t exist. Of course the vast majority of people who work in the...

Indeed. I watched my beautiful TB trot across the field to me looking good. Tacked up, got on, walked 4 steps and got off. He'd had a...

It was stated that the horse became wobbly and collapsed behind the screens. I would think once stationery the horse could not stand...

Yes - it's systems not people that are the problem. People live within systems. If systems reward animal abuse and punish welfare then...

I took some time to speak to an ex jump jockey at my yard this morning about this. She is horrified and cannot imagine that the jockey...

Rather than being defended he should be losing his licence and warned off all racecourses. I can barely believe that a 'top' jockey can...

Why not? The jockey was in charge of the horse at the time, he should have pulled up immediately. I've been a fan of racing and horse...

All the jockeys should be aware that the Grand National meeting attracts a lot of press coverage from non-racing and non-horsey...