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Originally Posted by Spalding No!
Not true.
Here is a quote from the latest annual post mortem examination report (for the fiscal year 2016-2017) published by the CHRB last month:
The number of unexplained sudden deaths in horses remains relatively high with 12 cases reported during this period.
Meanwhile, according to the the New York Gaming Commission's Equine Incident Database, in the last 6 weeks there have been 5 equine fatalities designated as either "collapsed", "collapsed and died", or "died after finishline-possible aneurysm" at NYRA tracks...
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At a certain point their bodies can't take it anymore and they fall apart IMO. Hopefully they're retired before they drop dead but this is and has been a big problem IMO
