Risk factors for race-day fatality in flat racing Thoroughbreds in Great Britain (2000 to 2013).

ABSTRACT: A key focus of the racing industry is to reduce the number of race-day events where horses die suddenly or are euthanased due to catastrophic injury. The objective of this study was therefore to determine risk factors for race-day fatalities in Thoroughbred racehorses, using a cohort of all horses participating in flat racing in Great Britain between 2000 and 2013. Horse-, race- and course-level data were collected and combined with all race-day fatalities, recorded by racecourse veterinarians in a central database. Associations between exposure variables and fatality were assessed using logistic regression analyses for (1) all starts in the dataset and (2) starts made on turf surfaces only. There were 806,764 starts in total, of which 548,571 were on turf surfaces. A total of 610 fataliti

SUBMITTER: Rosanowski SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5862470 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature