RSPCA experts keeping close watch on Wetherby racecourse due to the death of 4 racehorses. Two horses died in the main race, while another horse was seriously injured and the winner had injuries too. Since the course of the race was changed, the racing has been questioned even by the road surface. The deaths of Divex and Marrel overshadowed the remainder of the racing action. All this facts are dirtying an important sport like the racehorse. Although the British Horseracing Authority has conducted regular inspections at the track. According to Animal Aid's DeathWatch website, five horses were also injured fatally at Wetherby before, so that fact tell us that it isn’t a coincidence. The incidents continues once and again even when there are important inspectors like witness in all the events. There is a equine consultants studying veterinary reports into the horses’ deaths too, before reporting back to the authorities. The inspectors says maybe in the future, they advise that racing should only be taking place when the ground is good or slower. He walked the course before the racing and felt that improvements had been made to the surface since the spate of fatalities earlier in the year. He says that the old parts of the course are fine.
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/oct/15/wetherby-rspca-horse-fatalities
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