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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
horse deathsBY MONTH
159 horse deaths in 2017
RACING INJURIES THAT
KILL HORSESBroken neck
Broken shoulder
Smashed knee
Broken cannon bone
Broken pastern bones
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Broken pelvis
Broken back
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CHELTENHAMHORSE DEATHS
20156 DEATHS
10 DEATHS
12 DEATHS
2016
2017
159horse deaths
BY RACE123 national hunt (jump) racing 36 flat racing
51 63 9 19 17Chase races Hurdle races National hunt
flat racesFlat races
on turfFlat races
on artificialsurfaces
123 in nationalhunt (jump) racing
36 in flat racing
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COURSESDEADLIEST
RACE HORSEDEATH WATCH
REVIEW 2017
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Cheltenham
Southwell
Chepstow
Lingfield
Doncaster
Musselburgh
12 deaths
9 deaths
9 deaths
8 deaths
6 deaths
6 deaths
Cheltenham and Southwell have had the highest number of deaths for the past 3 years (2015, 2016, 2017) of any of the 60 racecourses in Britain.
50 racecourses in total had one or more horses die in 2017.