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July 23, 2008
Jockey Club launches horse injury database
AP:
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A system for tracking injuries to thoroughbred racehorses is being enacted on a national level.
The Jockey Club on Tuesday announced the launch of the Equine Injury Database system for monitoring on-track racing injuries. Most major tracks already have been keeping track of injury data for the past year in a pilot program.
The Jockey Club is funding and developing the project. Kentucky equine medical director Mary Scollay developed the standardized reporting form for listing injuries.
Racehorse safety has received heightened public awareness lately with the high-profile deaths of Barbaro and Eight Belles.
A study by The Associated Press found at least 5,000 horse deaths reported at thoroughbred tracks since 2003. Countless others went unreported.
Posted by sue at July 23, 2008 08:20 AM