Drivers of exit and outcomes for Thoroughbred racehorses participating in the 2017-2018 Australian racing season.

ABSTRACT: The destinations of Thoroughbred (TB) racehorses exiting the racing industry is a high-profile issue with ethical and welfare implications of interest to both animal welfare groups and racing regulators. This cross-sectional study investigated the reasons that TBs temporarily or permanently exited racing and training in Australia in the 2017-2018 racing season and the outcomes for these horses post-racing. An online questionnaire was sent to the last registered trainers of a representative sample of 2,509 'inactive' TBs. Inactive horses were defined as those horses that were recorded as 'active' but had not trialled or raced in the last 6 months of the racing season or had an inactive status recorded in the Racing Australia database. Of the 1,750 responses received, the largest group of in

SUBMITTER: Shrestha K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8454983 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature