Nationwide Track Injury Rates

[rufus999]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/03/24/us/for-horse-and-jockey-risks-vary.html

What's going on in New Mexico?

rufus999

[VeryOldMan]

Did you read the underlying article?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/us/death-and-disarray-at-americas-racetracks.html

[cj]

This is really old and has been discussed here many times.

[TheEdge07]

Baffert Horses Big Part of Sudden Death Spike

Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/77448/baffert-horses-big-part-of-sudden-death-spike#ixzz2Q6iBqGru

[horses4courses]

Baffert Horses Big Part of Sudden Death Spike

Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/77448/baffert-horses-big-part-of-sudden-death-spike#ixzz2Q6iBqGru

This news today regarding sudden fatalities probably deserves it's own thread.
The fact that Baffert is in the mix makes it even more newsworthy.

So much of this game these days is getting that extra edge, and being able to stay under the radar while doing it.

[iceknight]

This is really old and has been discussed here many times. And your implication is.... ?

[PaceAdvantage]

And your implication is.... ?Why create a thread when there is an existing thread from a long time ago...that's the implication in a nutshell...

When a long time user cites an article that is over a year old, chances are, the topic of the article has been covered many times over here...

[Some_One]

Is anyone else surprised that the Penn numbers are so low considering the type of trainers who love hanging out there?

[castaway01]

Is anyone else surprised that the Penn numbers are so low considering the type of trainers who love hanging out there?

Not really. I don't know what standard people use on here to decide "everyone is cheating because they win a lot" but if it's the number of trainers winning at a huge percentage, last year Penn National had fewer than most. For people with a decent number of starts during the year, Servis stands out, and Ness. That's about it. It's really not any different than most tracks.

[Seabiscuit@AR]

With the Baffert article it is interesting that Japan had 0 heart attacks in the time period considered. If Japan had 0 heart attacks there is no reason why all the fit young racehorses in other countries should be having heart attacks

[Dan Montilion]

Its Sushi damn it.. Hay, Oats, Sushi and water....

[iceknight]

Why create a thread when there is an existing thread from a long time ago...that's the implication in a nutshell...

When a long time user cites an article that is over a year old, chances are, the topic of the article has been covered many times over here... well, that is true to some extent, but in conjuction with the recent discussion in CHRB about sudden deaths, since the problem has not been fixed yet, it is not a crime to keep it in discussion.

[Stillriledup]

I have some quaker oats in my cubbard, maybe i ought to throw them out...since Baffert's situation proves oats (and hay) cause heart attacks.

Who knew. :D

[5k-claim]

well, that is true to some extent, but in conjuction with the recent discussion in CHRB about sudden deaths, since the problem has not been fixed yet, it is not a crime to keep it in discussion. So, for the sake of discussion, what is your new insight into Drape's efforts from a year ago?

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