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Horses Aren’t the Only Ones Dying on Racetracks

People would be surprised to learn how many horses suffer fatal breakdowns every week on racetracks—and that the horses aren’t the only ones whose lives are in danger.

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PETA Calls for Investigation After 13 Horses Die at Del Mar Racetrack Within a Few Weeks

As horses drop like flies, PETA asks the San Diego sheriff and district attorney to step in.

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Is It Really a ‘Sport’ if Dozens of Competitors Die?

Seventy-one deaths would decimate the New York Mets and Yankees, but it’s just business as usual for horse racing.

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California Horse Racing Board Imposes U.S.’ Strictest Whip Regulation

The California Horse Racing Board has implemented the strictest whip regulation in the country.

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Why the Drugs? PETA Seeks Investigation Into Horse’s Death at Belmont

PETA is calling on the New York State Gaming Commission to investigate whether Helwan really needed Lasix, the drug he was given prior to his fatal breakdown.

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The Belmont Racing Story You Didn’t Hear

After a horse dies at the Belmont Stakes, sports writers expose the cruelty of the racing industry.

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Four-Year-Old Horse Helwan Dies While Racing at Belmont

Even on one of the most elite days of racing, the horses aren’t safe. Four-year-old Helwan, a French horse, was racing on Lasix for the first time—something that is not allowed in Europe—and like more than 1,000 horses a year in the U.S., he died on the track. U.S. racing is about drugs, breakdowns, and … Read more »

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Death at the Racetrack: It’s a Safe Bet

What you need to know before the Belmont Stakes: 942 horses died on U.S. racetracks in 2014.

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Why American Pharoah Will Be Beaten at the Preakness

American Pharoah was whipped at least 32 times during the Kentucky Derby. The racing commission’s response? Meh.

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Bipartisan Bill Could Stop Horse Racing in Its Tracks

On the eve of the Kentucky Derby, two legislators have introduced bipartisan bills that would ban interstate betting and pull the rug out from under the horse racing industry.

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Martha Stewart Asks New York Mayor to Investigate Mysterious Death of Horse in Carriage Industry

A horse named Tickles was put down after he suffered a leg injury.

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In Japan, Thoroughbreds Race or Die

A look at a heartbreaking series of photos that show what happens to thoroughbred horses in Japan.

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Thrown Away Like Garbage

Think all racehorses are retired to bucolic farms in the country? Don’t bet on it.

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16 Horses Die at Del Mar, and PETA Is Asking Questions

It was a deadly summer meet at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, California, and PETA is demanding answers.

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Abused Horses Find Their Field of Dreams (Photos)

Henry was once a racehorse, but after he stopped winning, his life took a turn for the worse.

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