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Revision as of 12:48, 24 August 2023

This is a list of horse racing deaths in 2023 in the UK, USA, Ireland, Australia, Dubai, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. Retired racehorse deaths are not included in this list. See: Totals by country.

Known racehorse deaths 2023 by date

Name Date Age Location of death Country Rider Trainer Owner Reported cause of death Ref
Chili Is Hot Jan 1 5 Ascot Australia Joseph Azzopardi Graeme Ballantyne Euthanised - injured / clipped the heels of another horse [1][2]
In My Heart Jan 1 Los Alamito USA Ramon Sanchez Juan G. Aleman Musculoskeletal [Notes 1] [3]
No Huddle Jan 1 Sunland USA Fatally injured [3]
Reads Codigo Jan 1 Sunland USA Sesamoid fracture [3]
Awesome Charge Jan 2 Charles Town USA Sesamoid fracture [3]
Spartak Jan 3 7 Parx USA James Aguilar-juarez Euthanised [3]
Captain Delightful Jan 4 Meadows USA Found dead [3]
A Little Bit Jan 4 2 Parx USA Euthanised [3]
Last Gifted Eagle Jan 5 Turf USA Martin Osuna Edwin A. Martinez Musculoskeletal [Notes 1] [3]
El Tigre Terrible Jan 6 5 Oaklawn USA Found dead [3]
Dont Tell David Jan 6 6 Ludlow UK Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies Euthanised - fell / injured [4]
Ma Coco Jan 6 5 Tampa Bay USA Walter H Woodard Euthanised - pulled up in distress [3]
First Illusion Jan 7 7 Newcastle UK Ross Chapman Stuart Coltherd Euthanised - pulled up / injured [4]
Firing Carol Jan 7 5 Aqueduct USA Ricardo E Legall Euthanised - injured, vanned off [3]
Tap Union Jan 7 3 Golden Gate Fields USA Pablo Alejandro De Jesus Colic [3]
Top Bandit Jan 8 Naas Ireland Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott Fatally injured [5]
Bo Derek Jan 8 3 Gulfstream USA Todd A. Pletcher Went wrong, fell [3]
Big Future Jan 8 Los Alamitos USA Musculoskeletal[Notes 1] [3]
Alsalam Jan 9 Los Alamitos USA Musculoskeletal[Notes 1] [3]
Ballyglass Jan 10 6 Doncaster UK James Bowen Toby Lawes Fatally injured - pulled up [4]
Hard Timer Jan 10 4 Parx USA Sudden death [3]
Gentlemen’s Cry Jan 11 Oaklawn USA Comminuted fracture
Bloodstockshalltab Jan 12 Batavia USA Euthanised - horse took a bad step [3]
Kat’s Hitman Jan 12 Turf USA [Multiple] fractures, tendon tear, hemorrhage [3]
Time to Two Step Jan 12 Parx USA Euthanised - injured [3]
The Cob Jan 13 9 Huntingdon UK Kielan Woods Fatal fall [4]
Emma’s Dance Jan 14 Golden Gate Fields USA [3]
Goldbar Jan 14 Laurel USA Not disclosed [3]
Sa Alors Jan 16 7 Hereford UK James Turner David Bridgwater Euthanised - fell / injured [4]
The Perfect Crown Jan 16 6 Wolverhampton UK Hollie Doyle Archie Watson Euthanised - fell on bend - broke both front legs [4][6]
Orbert Jan 16 6 Parx USA Sudden death [3]
Russian Cavalier Jan 19 Hawthorne USA Bowed tendon, suspensory collapse [3]
Admiral Jack Jan 20 3 Newcastle (AW) UK Francis Norton Charlie Johnston Fatally injured - pulled up [4]
Pop Pop Susi Jan 20 Penn USA Euthanised - went bad, vanned off [3]
Press On Jan 20 Santa Anita USA Musculoskeletal[Notes 1] [3]
Rail Hugger Jan 22 Turf USA Horse was found dead in its stall [3]
Intranet Jan 21 5 Navan Ireland Euthanised - Injured After Jumping Hurdle [5]
Feeling Well Jan 25 Los Alamitos USA Musculoskeletal[Notes 1] [3]
Drama Diva Jan 25 Turf USA Found dead in morning: multisystemic hemorrhage [3]
Warrior’s Crown Jan 25 2 Parx USA Euthanised - injured
Graze Stone Jan 25 Turf USA Blunt-force trauma, brain hemorrhage [3]
Rocked Up Jan 27 7 Doncaster UK A J ONeill JJ ONeill Euthanised - fell on bend - injured [4]
Garth Road Jan 27 Aqueduct USA Euthanised - pulled up injured, vanned off [3]
Aerator Jan 27 Turfway USA Euthanised - took bad step, in distress [3]
Woodmere Skyroller Jan 27 5 Yonkers USA Died in stall 18 [3]
Actuator Jan 28 3 Santa Anita USA Sudden death [3]
This Famous Dream Jan 28 Turf USA Comminuted fractures, ligament rupture [3]
Slow Down Summer Jan 28 Aqueduct USA Euthanised - in distress [3]
Class Proof Jan 28 Turf USA Went wrong [3]
Morningside Jan 29 10 Sedgefield UK Stephen Mulqueen Sandy Forster Fatal fall [4]
Self Inflicted Sid Jan 29 4 Naas Ireland Fatal fall [5]
Franco d Aunou Jan 30 8 Hereford UK Charlie Deutsch V Williams Fatal fall [4]
Molly Kaye Jan 31 Limerick Ireland [5]
Party Game Feb 1 Santa Anita USA Musculoskeletal[Notes 1] [3]
Sick Pack Sara Feb 1 Penn USA Euthanized - inured [3]
Torula Feb 2 6 Wincanton UK Luca Morgan Ben Pauling Died after race - collapsed [4]
Hurrikane Mon Ami Feb 4 Yonkers USA Died in stable area (raced two days prior) [3]
Golden Rachel Feb 4 3 Turf USA Alexis Valdes Vann Belvoir Spine fractures, cord severed” [3]
Hemlock Feb 4 6 Musselburgh UK Darragh O Keeffe Thomas Gibney Euthanised - fell / injured [4]
Thats A Given Feb 5 9 Musselburgh UK Bruce Lynn NW Alexander Fatal fall [4]
Bullout Feb 5 Laurel USA Comminuted pastern fracture [3]
Master Ruler Feb 5 Rillito USA Severe pleuropneumonia with abscesses (euthanised 12 Feb) [3]
Maggie Barrett Feb 5 7 Musselburgh UK Patrick Wadge B Ellison Euthanised - fell / injured [4]
Dollys Destination Feb 5 Leopardstown Ireland [5]
Auriferous Feb 6 5 Fontwell UK Jamie Moore Gary Moore Fatal fall - broken neck [4]
Little Rikki Feb 6 Mahoning USA Fatal fall [3]
Unnamed ('21 Chexcess?) Feb 7 San Luis Rey Downs USA Musculoskeletal[Notes 1] [3]
Swamp Souffle Feb 7 7 Turf USA Aldo Arboleda Jose Silva, Jr Lame after race, severe laminitis, coffin bone rotation [3]
Cerulean Feb 8 4 Santa Anita USA Sudden death [3]
Extreme Cacao Feb 8 Fairyhouse Ireland [5]
Mizhipzletus Feb 8 4 Turf USA Chad Lindsay David Van Winkle Sweating profusely, fever of 102, died several minutes later [3]
Arcenos Adventure Feb 10 5 Bangor-On-Dee UK Charlie Todd Sam Allwood Fatal fall - broken neck [4]
Celtic Cousen Feb 10 3 Laurel USA Multiple fractures [3]
Caramelito Feb 10 Turfway USA Euthanised - pulled up in distress [3]
Stardayz Feb 10 Dundalk Ireland [5]
The Trend Continue Feb 10 3 Turf USA Trauma to head/brain [3]
Decorated My Life Feb 11 3 Santa Anita Park USA Euthanised - injured [7][8]
Sholo Star Feb 11 Naas Ireland [5]
Merit Song Feb 11 3 Santa Anita Park USA Euthanised - injured [7][8]
Merci Road Feb 11 Charles Town USA Fell with a fatal injury [3]
Mia Casa Feb 13 Los Alamitos USA Accident [3]
Pappy Wolfe Feb 13 2 Oaklawn USA Multiple fractures [3]
Music City Dancer Feb 15 Mahoning USA Displaced knee fracture [3]
Pillars Of Earth Feb 16 6 Chelmsford UK Jack Mitchell Denis Quinn Fatally injured - broke down [4]
Steele Horizon Feb 16 Sam Houston USA Multiple fractures [3]
Moot Court Feb 16 8 Leicester UK Liam Harrison Fergal O Brien Euthanised - pulled up / injured [4]
Touch Of Oscar Feb 16 Ireland [5]
Lord Brownie Feb 17 Belmont Park USA Euthanised - progressive worsening of laminitis [3]
Petit Verdot Feb 17 Turfway USA Catastrophic injury left shoulder [3]
She’s a Black Belt Feb 18 Aqueduct USA Euthanised - injured foreleg, vanned off [3]
Getabeau Feb 19 5 Musselburgh UK Brian Hughes C Grant Fatal fall - broken neck [4]
Hard Iron Feb 19 7 Musselburgh UK Brian Hughes NG Richards Euthanised - pulled up - injured on bend [4]
Bluebell Diva Feb 19 Punchestown Ireland [5]
Felix Natalis Feb 19 3 Meydan Dubai Ross Atkinson Broke a leg after losing his rider and running loose [citation needed]
Cash Rocket Feb 19 Oaklawn USA Multiple fractures [3]
Grand Turina Feb 20 12 Lingfield UK Ned Fox V Williams Fatal fall- broke neck and broke foreleg [4]
Jelly Nougat Feb 20 Aqueduct USA Euthanised - suffered an injury [3]
He’s a Candy Man Feb 20 Turf (last raced Feb 13) USA [multiple] fractures [3]
Big Talker Feb 20 4 Santa Anita USA Collapsed and died [3]
Crafty Jack Feb 21 Parx USA Euthanised - suffered catastrophic injury [3]
Friendly Fella Feb 22 Charles Town USA Euthanised - pulled up with fatal injury [3]
Rockanrye Feb 22 Punchestown Ireland [5]
Lucky Ranger Feb 22 Punchestown Ireland [5]
Big Laugh Feb 22 2 Golden Gate Fields USA Gastrointestinal [3]
Havana Gold Feb 23 13 Tweenhills UK Fatal pelvis injury [4]
Auspicious Lad Feb 23 3 Laurel USA Sudden death [3]
Bones and Roses Feb 23 Oaklawn USA Pelvic injury, soft tissue hemorrhages (last raced Feb 19) [3]
Weseekhimhere Feb 25 Fairyhouse Ireland [5]
Cinnamack Feb 25 Freehold USA Fatally injured [3]
Kandoit Feb 25 Fairyhouse Ireland [5]
Black Sambuca Feb 25 3 Turf USA Fractured cannon [3]
Mucho Feb 25 7 Oaklawn USA Florent Geroux John Alexander Ortiz Colic[Notes 2] [3]
Iron Soul Feb 26 Rillito USA Euthanised - fell [3]
Amman Feb 26 Aqueduct USA Euthanised - sustained injury to RF [3]
Juana Gallo Feb 26 Turf USA [multiple] fractures: cannon, sesamoids, P1, P2 [3]
Rap Star Feb 27 Mahoning USA Euthanised - suffered catastrophic injury [3]
Flann Feb 28 Leicester UK Fell - Broke Neck - Dead [4]
Sporty Sense Feb 28 Oaklawn USA Multiple fractures [3]
Call Me Freddie Mar 1 Wincanton UK Harry Reed Richenda Ford Fatally Injured Running Loose [4]
Mucho Mar Oaklawn USA Colic[Notes 2] (last raced Feb 25) [3]
Mystical Image Mar 1 Turf USA Fatal fall [3]
Starzan Mar 1 Turf USA Fatal fall [3]
Exit Poll Mar 1 9 Wincanton UK Alice Stevens A King Euthanised - Broke Near-Hind Leg [4]
Miss Taken Mar 2 2 Middleburg USA Severe infection in lungs [3]
Lillywave Mar 2 7 Taunton UK Michael Nolan PJ Hobbs Euthanised - Finished Race Lame [4]
Ultimate Diva Mar 3 Golden Gate Fields USA Injured during the gallop out [3][9]
Segomo Mar 3 Dundalk Ireland [5]
Head Law Mar 4 6 Newbury UK Fatal fall [4]
Unrequited Love Mar 4 Wolverhampton UK [4]
Glenloe Mar 4 Navan Ireland [5]
All the Best Mar 4 Mahoning USA Fatally injured [3]
Turfy Mar 4 Oaklawn USA Comminuted humerus fracture [3]
Jiving Jerry Mar 5 Wexford Ireland [5]
Whenudon’t Know Mar 5 Rillito USA Antonio Bazan Jesus Fernando Ortega, Sr. Fatal fall - fell: fractured shoulder [3]
Heza Valentine Mar 6 Golden Gate Fields USA [3]
Lou Trek Mar 6 Southwell UK [4]
Borntobealeader Mar 7 4 Southwell UK J F Egan DE Pipe Euthanised - pulled up / injured [4]
Charlee’s Magic Mar 7 8 Mahoning USA Found dead [3]
One Dashing Gallito Mar 8 Turf USA Gastric rupture [3]
Funwhileitlasted Mar 9 Belmont Park USA Euthanised in stall [3]
Joy Enamorada Mar 9 Turfway USA Catastrophic injury to right foreleg [3]
Lady Demaree Mar 9 Oaklawn USA
Chanting Hill Mar 10 Ayr UK [4]
Sir Rex Mar 10 Penn USA
Moro Dandy Mar 10 Sam Houston USA
Peaceful Street Mar 11 Oaklawn USA
Dreamboat Mar 11 Oaklawn USA
Surac Mar 12 Limerick Ireland [5]
Uncle Buff Mar 12 Sam Houston USA
Captain CJ Mar 12 Naas Ireland Fatally injured [10]
Cailin Diana Mar 13 4 Los Alamitos USA Sudden death [11][3]
Brentford Mar 13 Penn USA
Surdoue De Ballon Mar 13 Plumpton UK [4]
Miss Glorious Mar 13 Turf USA Multiple fractures [3]
Em’s Winaholic Mar 13 Turf USA Fractured shoulder [3]
Ask The Bishop Mar 13 6 Thurles Ireland Euthanised - pulled up [5]
Malinello Mar 14 8 Cheltenham UK Gina Andrews Ben Pauling Fatal fall [12][13]
Shy Bella Mar 16 Charles Town USA Euthanised - fell [3]
Bank On Shea Mar 16 Belmont Park USA Euthanised due to illness [3]
Tap’s Lullaby Mar 16 Fairmont USA
Boat Over the Hill Mar 17 Parx USA
Monymusk Lad Mar 17 7 Fakenham UK Charlie Price Laura Horsfall Fatal injury [14]
Not Bad Are You Mar 17 6 Doncaster UK Finn Lambert N Twiston-Davies Fatally injured [4]
Fort Defiance Mar 17 Turfway USA Euthanised - suffered catastrophic injury [3]
Chef Menteur Mar 18 Gulfstream USA Euthanised - suffered catastrophic injury [3]
Eye of the Tiger Mar 18 Old Friends USA Kiaran McLaughlin [15]
Chef Menteur Mar 18 Gulfstream USA [3]
Echo Watt Mar 18 Fontwell UK Fatally injured [16]
Strikewhileurhot Mar 18 Sam Houston USA
Florescent Star Mar 18 Moonee Valley Australia Teo Nugent Euthanised - fell [17]
Western Safire Mar 18 5 Kempton Park UK Patrick Cowley L J Morgan Euthanised - pulled up / lost action [4]
Lady Macho Mar 18 Laurel USA Euthanised - fell [3]
Mackelduff Mar 18 7 Uttoxeter UK Sean Bowen Olly Murphy [4]
Beverly Vista Mar 19 3 Santa Anita USA Ramon Vazquez Philip D’Amato Euthanised - injured [18]
Akuna Matata Mar 19 Sam Houston USA
Maypole Class Mar 19 9 Carlisle UK Jamie Brace JJ ONeill Euthanised - hit fence - injured near-foreleg [4]
De Wanted Warrior Mar 19 Chepstow UK [4]
Oratorio Mar 19 Lincolnshire Horse Trials UK William Fox-Pitt Heart attack [19]
Manuka Bobby Mar 20 Mahoning USA Euthanised - suffered catastrophic injury [3]
Trophy Chaser Mar 20 Parx USA
Jacks Profit Mar 23 Lingfield UK Robert Dunne David Evans Euthanised - pulled up [4]
Relenteless Grace Mar 23 Retama USA
Forth Mar 25 Laurel USA Bad step - fell [3]
Saltwater Gypsy Mar 25 2 Oaklawn USA Fatal fall [3]
Hunsbury Mar 25 Bangor UK Fatally injured [20]
Vezpa Mar 25 Turfway USA Went wrong [3]
Stand Up Comic Mar 25 Parx USA
Ballabawn Mar 25 Bangor-On-Dee UK [4]
Tone the Barone Mar 25 7 Lingfield (AW) UK Marco Ghiani Stuart Williams Fatally injured [21]
Older Brother Mar 26 Turf USA [multiple] fractures [3]
Amongst Friends Mar 26 Oaklawn USA
Cumulus Mar 26 Parx USA
Cut the Check Mar 28 3 Belmont Park USA Euthanised - lung disease [3]
Hexotique Mar 28 Belmont Park USA Euthanised - fracture [3]
Nicos Clave 7 Mar 29 2 Turf USA Fatal fall [3]
Temple Of Artemis Mar 29 Warwick Farm Australia Euthanised - fracture to his near fore sesamoid [22]
Utterly Courageous Mar 29 Laurel USA Sesamoid fracture/laminitis [3]
I’m Thunderstruck Mar 30 Australia Mick Price / Michael Kent Jr Euthanised following arthroscopic fetlock surgery [23]
Cabane Des Taules Mar 30 4 Naas Ireland Euthanized - lame [5]
Zinny Mach N Mar 31 Meadows USA
Wudda U Think Now Apr ? Belmont Park USA Colic, founder [3]
Hair of the Dog Apr 1 Charles Town USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Haveulostyourmind Apr 1 Turf USA Rigo Sarmiento Cindy Krasner Hemorrhage, sudden death [3]
Gamaret Apr 2 7 Ascot UK Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams Fatally injured [24]
Hello Jamrock Apr 2 Laurel USA
Clay Rogers Apr 2 8 Ascot UK Sean Bowen Olly Murphy Fatally injured [25]
Frenchboro Apr 2 Parx USA
Glen Na Tara Apr 2 5 Downpatrick Ireland Fatally injured [5]
Meetmeinkingston Apr 2 Gulfstream USA Euthanised - "under distress" [3]
Autism Ability Apr 2 5 Los Alamitos USA Sudden death - took a bad step mid turn, fell and had to be vanned off [3][26]
Forza Milan Apr 2 11 Downpatrick Ireland Euthanized - lame [5]
Hesa Charmer Apr 3 Tioga USA Expired while training [citation needed]
Another Wine Apr 3 3 Turf USA [multiple] fractures [3]
Corky’s Cause Apr 3 Parx USA
Crb Bella Apr 3 Sam Houtson USA
Midnight Vow Apr 5 Santa Anita USA [3]
Mongol Emperor Apr 5 Wincanton UK Fatally injured [27]
Friend Apr 5 Mahoning USA
Georgeville Apr 5 7 Leopardstown Ireland Collapsed - died [5]
Gorta Apr 5 3 Leopardstown Ireland Collapsed - died [5]
Waites Kingdom Apr 5 Mahoning USA Euthanised - took a bad step [3]
Maajaackkobe Apr 7 Yonkers USA Broke his leg during the 5th race [3]
Fancy Liquor Apr 7 Keeneland USA
Montana’sbigsunset Apr 8 4 Finger Lakes USA Sudden death [3]
Lexcellent Apr 8 Golden Gate Fields USA [3]
Practical Julia Apr 8 Aqueduct USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Notion Street Apr 8 Laurel USA Sesamoid fracture [3]
We Call Him Clyde Apr 8 Laurel USA Comminuted pastern fracture [3]
The Gunner Yeats Apr 9 6 Fairyhouse Ireland [5]
Mighty Potter Apr 9 6 Fairyhouse Ireland Fatal fall [5]
Tallow For Coal Apr 10 Chepstow UK Harry Cobden Jamie Snowden Euthanised - Broke Hind Leg [4]
Faith Du Val Apr 10 Cork Ireland Patrick M O'Brien Gavin Cromwell Fell - Injured - Destroyed [28][29]
Tenzing Apr 10 Fairyhouse Ireland Fatally injured [30]
Will Take Control Apr 10 Parx USA
Gaslight Apr 10 4 Belmont Park USA Euthanised due to cellulitis [3]
Hello Jamrock Apr 11 Laurel USA Cellulitis, laminitis [3]
Explain Apr 11 Parx USA
Blue Paynt Apr 12 Belmont Park USA Euthanised - fracture [3]
Thousand Island Apr 12 Belmont Park USA Euthanised [3]
Envoye Special Apr 13 Aintree UK James King Fatally injured [31]
Bali’s Back Apr 13 Fairmount USA
Goin to the Show Apr 13 Keeneland USA Catastrophic injury to right foreleg [3]
Caesar Nero Apr 14 Leicester UK [4]
Twinkling Irish Apr 14 Oaklawn USA
Kiss Me D Oro Apr 15 Lone Star USA
Jlc Hey Good Lookin Apr 15 Retama USA
Dark Raven Apr 15 6 Aintree UK Paul Townend Euthanised [32]
Hill Sixteen Apr 15 Aintree UK Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson Euthanised [33][34]
Singing the Oldies Apr 16 Gulfstream USA Euthanised - fell [3]
Minella Voucher Apr 16 Wincanton UK Fatally injured [35]
Major Attraction Apr 17 7 Turf USA Arthritis (last raced Feb 26) [3]
Baltic Moon Apr 17 7 Tramore Ireland Euthanised - struck - pulled up [5]
Itstimetomoveon Apr 18 6 Tipperary Ireland Aidan Kelly Padraig Roche Fatally injured [36]
Witty Banter Apr 18 Laurel USA Multiple fractures [3]
Winnetka Apr 18 N/A UK Suspected heart attack [37]
Mansoline Apr 18 Tipperary Ireland Phillip Enright Brian M McMahon Fatally injured [38]
Master of the Ring Apr 19 Keeneland USA Euthanised - fell [3]
Rileys Dude Apr 19 Penn USA
Samagon Apr 19 Beverley UK Ross Coakley Hugo Palmer Euthanised - finished Race Lame [39]
Golden Pegasus Apr 20 Laurel USA Euthanised - suffered catastrophic injury [3]
Bigmancan Apr 20 Laurel USA Euthanised - pulled up lame, vanned off [3]
Cianciana Apr 20 Cheltenham UK Fatally injured [citation needed]
Mia Testarossa Apr 20 Thistledown USA
Shower Time Apr 21 Penn USA
Mighty Thunder Apr 22 Ayr UK [citation needed]
Oscar Elite Apr 22 Ayr UK Harry Cobden Joe Tizzard Fatally injured [40]
Strong Silent Apr 22 Gulfstream USA Euthanised - “tried to jump fallen foe" [3]
Lionessofbrittany Apr 22 Gulfstream USA Euthanised - fell [3]
Wideeyedandlegless Apr 25 Ffos Las UK Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill Fatally injured [41]
Harry Angel Apr 25 n/a UK Michael O’Callaghan Died instantly in a freak [transportation] accident [42]
Wolfe County Apr 26 Keeneland USA Euthanised - pulled up [3]
Unkoalafied Apr 26 Parx USA
Wild On Ice Apr 27 Churchill Downs USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Brandy Harbour Apr 27 9 Punchestown Ireland Euthanised - injured [5]
Mortal Apr 27 11 Punchestown Ireland Euthanised - injured [5]
Deere Mark Apr 28 6 Chepstow UK Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Thomas Fatally injured [43]
Perceived Apr 28 Aqueduct USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Parents Pride Apr 29 4 Churchill Downs USA Saffie Joseph Collapsed and died [3][44]
Artic Weather Apr 29 7 Punchestown Ireland Euthanised - injured [5]
Pretty Gita Apr 29 Fairmount USA
Code of Kings Apr 29 Churchill Downs USA Flipped multiple times, broke neck [45][3]
An Droichead Eile Apr 29 Punchestown Ireland Euthanised - injured [5]
Crazy Dreams Apr 29 Golden Gate Fields USA Took a bad step [3]
Speed Alert Apr 29 Foxfield USA [multiple] ruptures, [multiple] fractures [3]
American Boy N Apr 29 Monticello USA
First Empress Apr 29 Oaklawn USA
Mamzooj Apr 30 Oaklawn USA Went wrong [3]
Flash of Mischief Apr 30 Lone Star USA Multiple fractures [3]
Hiway One O Three May 1 Kempton UK Rex Dingle Chris Gordon Fatally injured [46]
St Arnicca May 2 6 Warrnambool Australia Tom Ryan Paul Preusker Euthanised - suffered catastrophic injury [47]
Kadens Courage May 2 7 Parx USA Gregory DiPrima Euthanised - fell, catastrophic injury [3]
Blue Agave May 2 Thistledown USA Fatally injured [3]
Chasing Artie May 2 5 Churchill Downs USA Saffie Joseph Collapsed and died [3][44]
Take Charge Briana May 2 3 Churchill Downs USA D. Wayne Lukas Euthanised - fell [45][3]
Keep 'Em Lit May 2 8 Ballinrobe Ireland Euthanised - broke down [5]
Diverge May 4 5 Last raced at Punchestown Apr 25 Ireland Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins Overreached badly at Punchestown and did a lot of damage to his tendon. [48]
Sunshine Linda May 4 Penn USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Nightmare Moon May 4 2 Belmont Park USA Charlton Baker Pleuropneumonia[Notes 3] [3]
An Agent Mistake May 4 4 Santa Anita USA Doug F. O'Neill Colic[Notes 2] [3]
Freudian Fate May 4 Oaklawn USA
Medyaf May 6 4 Uttoxeter UK Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton Fatally injured [49]
Bint Freya May 6 6 Listowel Ireland Euthanised -broke foreleg [5]
Chloe’s Dream May 6 3 Churchill Downs USA Corey Lanerie Jeff Hiles Euthanised - right front knee injury [50][51]
Freezing Point May 6 3 Churchill Downs USA Corey Lanerie Joe Lejzerowicz Euthanised - suffered a left ankle injury [50]
Tapwood May 6 5 Great Meadow USA Graham Watters Jack Fisher Collapsed and died [3]
Fire and Spice May 7 Hawthorne USA Fatally injured [3]
Flying Verse May 9 11 Fakenham UK Theo Gillard David Dennis Fatally injured [52]
Beav’s Boo May 9 Thistledown USA Fatally injured [3]
Mon Paradis May 9 5 Mountaineer USA Luciano Hernandez Alejandro Gomez Euthanised - injured past wire [3]
Awanderdownunder May 11 5 Clonmel Ireland Euthanised -broke hind leg [5]
Singsong Bird May 12 Belterra USA Fatally injured [3]
Arcadius May 12 8 Percy Warner Park USA [53]
Make Sure Its Cold May 13 Meadows USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Bosque Redondo May 13 Churchill USA Fatally injured [3]
Along long story May 13 7 Hexham UK Thomas Dowson   Micky Hammond Fatally injured [54]
Reed Kan May 13 8 Belmont Park USA Ruben Silvera Mertkan Kantarmaci Euthanised - catastrophic injury to his right front leg
Bosque Redondo May 13 Churchill Downs USA Jareth Loveberry Alexis Claire Euthanised - injured [55]
Rio Moon May 14 3 Churchill Downs USA Martin Garcia Dale Romans Euthanised - catastrophic injury to his left foreleg [56]
Smile for Glory May 14 Santa Anita USA [3]
Westwood Ryder May 15 Southwell UK Nico de Boinville   Nicky Henderson Fatally injured [57]
Smile for Glory May 15 Santa Anita USA Kyle Frey Sean McCarthy [3]
Creative Force May 17 5 York UK William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin Fatally injured [58]
Distractandattack May 17 Parx USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Good Culture May 17 Park USA Andy Hernandez Robert Mosco Euthanised - catastrophic injury [3]
Cardboard Gangster May 17 8 Perth UK Tom Bellamy D J Jeffreys Struggling when fell heavily [59]
Major General May 17 Churchill USA Died in transit to hospital [3]
The Pink'n May 17 Newton Abbot UK Daniel Sansom Seamus Mullins Went wrong and unseated [4]
Dubai Instinct May 17 York UK Shane Gray Michael & David Easterby Pulled up, looked to go wrong [4]
Bertie's Wish May 18 5 Perth UK Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish Alan Baxter Fatally injured - fell [60]
It's Unbelievable May 19 5 Aintree UK Miss Pippa Brown Ian Brown Alison Johnson Euthanised [4]
Havnameltdown May 20 3 Pimlico USA Luis Saez Bob Baffert Euthanised - buckled forward, continued running around the final turn in some distress [61]
Mount South May 20 6 Uttoxeter UK Jack Hogan Ian Williams Pulled up, looked to go wrong
Your Band May 20 Bangor-on-Dee UK Nick Scholfield Alastair Ralph Pulled up after 3rd, dismounted, lost action
Swanson Lake May 20 3 Churchill Downs USA James Graham Michael McCarthy Euthanised - significant injury to the left hind leg [62]
Carolina Mia May 21 6 Golden Gate Fields USA Santos Rivera Felix Rondan Euthanised - injured [63]
Magic Lemons May 21 Belterra USA Suspected complete small colon obstruction [3]
Honor Our Fallen May 21 2 Santa Anita USA [3]
The Very Thing May 22 9 Market Rasen UK Emma Smith-Chaston Micky Hammond Derek Walpole Euthanised - fell [4]
Arneis May 23 Fairmount USA Catastrophic failure of suspensory apparatus [3]
Enchantedly, May 23, Horseshoe R – “[multiple] fractures, suspensory failure”
Trevelyns Corn May 23 10 Hexham UK Brian Hughes Micky Hammond D Lees J Kaye & D Pollitt Euthanised - lame on right foreleg [4]
Imagine Gold May 23 Hawthorne USA Carpus injury, intractable pain [3]
Delaware River May 23 Laurel USA
Bustin Lulu May 23 Belmont Park USA [3]
Mascat May 24 6 Warwick UK Nick Scholfield Syd Hosie Syd Hosie, John Romans, Olly Watt Fatally injured [64]
J J’s Mr. Raven May 24 Ellis USA Colic [Notes 2]
Kubler Ross May 25 2 Catterick UK Oisin Orr P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck Bywater Thoroughbreds Euthanised -finished lame, fatally injured [65]
Acasha’s Intuition May 25 Charles Town USA MCIII fracture [3]
Pots And Pans May 26 4 Limerick Ireland Jody McGarvey John Joseph Hanlon Rachel O'Neill Fatally injured [5]
Dromore Warrior May 26 6 Limerick Ireland Euthanised - injury [5]
Impazible Donna May 26 Belmont Park USA Jaime A. Torres Bruce N. Levine Flying P Stable Euthanised (Jun 2) - injured, vanned off, pneumonia [3]
Sure Listen May 26 6 Worcester UK James Best Mandie Fletcher Euthanised - pulled, lame [66]
Kaon May 26 Saratoga USA [3]
Dromore Warrior May 26 Limerick Ireland Euthanised - injury [5]
Lost in Limbo May 26 Churchill Downs USA Euthanised - significant injury [67]
Kimberley Dream May 27 Churchill Downs USA Euthanised - significant injury to left front leg [67]
Troubling Moon May 27 Belmont Park USA Sudden cardiac death event [68][3]
Skilfing May 27 Tokyo Japan Collasped after race
Coconut Beach May 27 Monmouth USA Pulmonary hemorrhage [3]
Mach West May 28 Tioga USA Collapsed and deemed expired [3]
Battle Station May 28 Belmont Park USA Euthanised - injury [3]
Ivory Senator May 28 Ruidoso USA Euthanised - injury [3]
Sir Dan Dan May 28 Fontwell UK Niall Houlihan Pat Phelan Martin Houlihan Euthanised - stumbled badly and fell [4]
Blingonmercury May 29 Lone Star USA Left hock septic arthritis with colitis of five-day duration [3]
Sweet Run May 30 2 Lingfield UK Cieren Fallon Amy Murphy David Howden & David Redvers Euthanised - finished race lame [4]
Lady Kvn May 30 Horseshoe USA Ertebral fracture, spinal cord tear [3]
Hey Bob May 31 Cartmel UK
Group One Power Jun 1 6 Fairyhouse Ireland Fatally Injured [5]
Chaysenbryn Jun 2 6 Belmont Park USA Joel Rosario Rudy Rodriguez Euthanised - injured his right front leg [69]
Eye Poppin Trip Jun 2 Hoosier USA Necrotizing enteritis, rupture [3]
One Night Mike Jun 2 Charles Town USA Pastern fracture [3]
Across The Line Jun 3 Stratford UK Euthanised - finished race lame [4]
Bds Got a Rogue One Jun 3 Wyoming USA Fractures [3]
Jukebox Jenny Jun 3 4 Tramore Ireland Euthanised - injury [5]
Trois Vallees Jun 4 Nottingham UK
Jamminjl Jun 4 6 Monmouth USA Nik Juarez Jerry Hollendorfer Brad's Equine Adventure Euthanised - injury [3]
Pirate Bird Jun 4 Hawthorne USA Fatally injured [3]
Shack the Life Jun 5 Thistledown USA Collapsed [3]
Lambrusco Jun 5 Thistledown USA Fatally injured [3]
Trinni Summer Jun 6 5 Mountaineer USA Luis Alberto Batista Jay P. Bernardini Bernardini, Jay P., Burnsworth, Richard and Buyea, Kristina Took a bad step [3]
Get Phar Jun 6 Southwell UK
Back Beat Jun 6 Hawthorne USA Laminitis [3]
Auntie Mimi Jun 8 4 Santa Anita USA [70]
Sulafaat Jun 9 8 Clonmel Ireland Euthanised - fell [5]
Rio King Jun 9 4 Pleasanton USA [3][71]
Kilballyowen Jun 9 5 Clonmel Ireland Euthanised -struck into near hind leg [5]
Mickey Goldmill Jun 9 Lone Sta USA Multiple fractures [3]
Excursionniste Jun 10 Belmont Park USA Euthanized - catastrophic injury to left front leg [72]
Toss of Fate Jun 10 Horseshoe USA Fractures [3]
Edelstein Jun 10 Energy USA Fractures [3]
Gold Vermilion Jun 10 Lone Star USA Multiple fractures [3]
Ami’s Curlin Jun 10 2 Saratoga USA Laminitis, all four feet [3]
lurkash Jun 11 5 Punchestown Ireland Danny Gilligan Sean Thomas Doyle [73]
Naruto Jun 11 5 Punchestown Ireland Euthanised - fell [5]
Burma Ruby Jun 11 4 Punchestown Ireland Euthanised - broke foreleg [5]
Ulele’s Spirit Jun 11 Churchill USA Lame [3]
Mashnee Girl Jun 11 Belmont Park USA Euthanised - fell [3][74]
Farceur De Sivola Jun 12 8 Roscommon Ireland Liam Quinlan John Patrick Ryan John M Lynch [75]
No More Margs Jun 12 Thistledown USA Severed tendon [3]
Jet Star Jun 13 7 Sligo Ireland Ciaran O'Shea C W J Farrell WSQ Syndicate [76]
Now Go Soldier Go Jun 13 5 Sligo Ireland Mr S Connor S R B Crawford Mrs M McCrudden [77]
Fort Peck Jun 13 Fairmount USA Metacarpal fracture [3]
Last Quarter Jun 15 6 Worcester UK Jack Tudor David Pipe Brocade Racing Fatally injured [78]
Oxwood Jun 15 Belterra USA Fatally injured [3]
Raindance Jun 15 Belterra USA Collapsed and died [3]
Sailor Again Jun 15 Parx USA Found dead [3]
Great Baroness Jun 15 Penn USA Euthanised [3]
Squirrelly Shirley Jun 16 5 Sam Houston USA Found dead in stall [3]
Brody Jun 17 2 Los Alamitos USA [3]
Pappies Sue Jun 17 2 Wyoming USA [3]
Gagliano Jun 17 Belmont USA Suffered injury [3]
Bikini Baby Jun 17 Monmouth USA Multiple fractures [3]
Rip Stone Jun 17 2 Wyoming USA [3]
Die Antwoord Jun 17 2 Wyoming USA [3]
Outkast Blue Chip Jun 17 Buffalo USA Collapsed [3]
Ambassador Mike Jun 18 Hawthorne USA Fetlock fracture [3]
Majestic Seas Jun 18 8 Mountaineer USA Anthony Farrior Richard Burnsworth Euthanised - took a bad step [79]
Hans Gruber Jun 18 7 Downpatrick Ireland E Walsh Ian Patrick Donoghue Matthew Rogers [80]
Danjer Jun 18 Ruidoso USA [3]
Valiancer Jun 18 3 Santa Anita USA Jeff Mullins CM Thoroughbreds [81]
Star Rider Jun 18 Mountaineer USA Skull fracture [3]
Henley Park Jun 19 6 Lingfield UK Tom Queally   Gary Moore Broke down [82]
Whip Whitaker Jun 19 5 Kilbeggan Ireland Euthanised - injured [5]
Tizhelnow Jun 19 Belterra USA Suspected fractured humerus [3]
Respect the Code Jun 19 Kentucky USA [3]
Oscer Romero Jun 20 Wexford Ireland Euthanised - lame [5]
Powerful Blue Jun 20 Wexford Ireland Euthanised - fell [5]
Stencil Jun 21 Belmont (last raced Jun 5) USA Laminitis both hind feet [3]
Primo Jun 21 4 Ripon UK Callum Shepherd   Roger Fell & Sean Murray Pulled up after halfway, looked to go wrong [83]
Fly Wicked Eagle Jun 22 3 Sacramento USA Cristobal Herrera Ed Moger, Jr. Moger Inc. [3]
No Ill Will Jun 22 Horseshoe USA Condylar fracture [3]
Gagliano Jun 23 Belmont USA Euthenised - suffered injury Jun 17; refractured Jun 23 [3]
Im a Modest Man Jun 24 Ellis USA Comminuted fracture
Just a Notion Jun 24 Horseshoe USA Multiple fractures [3]
Canute Jun 24 3 Ascot UK Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Broke a hind leg [84]
Fire Stel Jun 25 3 Los Alamitos USA Musculoskeletal [Notes 1] [85]
American Cactus Jun 25 Hoosier USA Acute neurologic [3]
Unnamed Jun 25 3 Belmont USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Bailey Coffee Jun 25 Mountaineer USA Fatally injured [3]
Red Bird Jun 27 Fairmount USA Euthanised - fell [3]
Runlikejackieo Jun 27 Thistledown USA Fractured ankle [3]
Last Inning Jun 28 Pleasanton USA [3]
My Patate Jun 28 Santa Anita USA [3]
K D Bubba Jun 29 Lone Star USA Euthanised - fracture through physis [3]
Pronto Charli Jun 30 Belterra USA [3]
Solar Orbiter Jul 1 4 Doncaster UK David Egan Roger Varian Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd Fatally injured [86]
San Antonio Jun 2 3 Curragh Ireland Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & Westerberg Fatally injured [87]
Psycho Dar Jul 1 Pleasanton USA Bad step [3]
Animae Jul 1 2 Santa Anita USA [88]
Global Grandeur Jul 1 4 Lingfield UK Harry Burns J Butler Dr Johnny Hon Euthanised - fell [4]
Black Dot Dan Jul 1 Wyoming USA Fatally injured [3]
Man Light Jul 1 Hong Kong Died after crossing the finish line [89]
La Socia Reyna Jul 2 2 Gillespie USA Fatally injured -compound fracture with multiple lacerations [3]
Bingo’s Girl Jul 2 Monmouth USA Euthanised (Jul 8) - fell [3]
Twentyseventrouts Jul 2 6 Los Alamitos USA [90]
Classic Coyne Jul 2 Santa Anita USA [88]
Cold Hard Cash Jul 3 Belmont USA [3]
Buttoned Up Jul 6 Charles Town USA Euthanised - fell [3]
Happy Gathering Jul 6 Hong Kong Euthanised - fell [89]
Baby Jul 6 Hong Kong Died after crossing the finish line [89]
Seize the City Jul 7 3 Belmont USA Michelle Giangiulio Euthanised - injury to left foreleg [3]
Irondale Jul 7 Los Alamitos USA Last raced Jun 24 [3]
Captain Tom Cat Jul 8 Market Rasen UK Luke Scott Dr Richard Newland
Maksud Jul 8 4 Haydock UK David Egan   Hughie Morrison Fatally injured [91]
A Flashin Cartel Jul 8 Wyoming USA Fatally injured
Tw Triffle Volcom Jul 8 Wyoming USA Fatally injured [3]
Bingo’s Girl Jul 8 Monmouth USA Euthanised - fell [3]
Bastogne Jul 10 Chepstow UK Euthanised - injured [4]
Pave My Way Jul 11 Finger Lakes USA Euthanised - in distress [3]
Classic Landing Jul 14 Meadowlands USA [3]
Coronas Make Me Wild Jul 15 Gillespie USA Broke down [3]
Frigid Lady Jul 15 Saratoga USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Shweet Persuasion Jul 15 9 Wyoming USA Fatally injured [3]
Luckyginger Jul 16 Wyoming USA Fatally injured [3]
St Andrews Castle Jul 17 Ayr Flat UK Collapsed [4]
Yorkshire Terrier Jul 17 Windsor UK Euthanised - broken leg [4]
Reshoun Jul 18 Beverley UK Fatally injured [4]
Winter Son Jul 20 Saratoga USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Morestride Jul 20 Thistledown USA Euthanised - catastrophic injury [3]
Mucha Woman Jul 21 Pleasanton USA [3]
Dreaming of Toga Jul 22 Monmouth USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Lent Me Twenty Jul 22 3 Hastings Canada Euthanised - injured [92]
Vasco Jul 23 Pleasanton USA [3]
Blame It On Mary Jul 23 Saratoga USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Big Brad Soldier Jul 25 Finger Lakes USA Euthanised - fractured cannon [3]
Brick Town Jul 27 Delaware USA Euthanised - broke down [3]
Nevisian Sunrise Jul 29 5 Del Mar USA Injured during workout sessions [93]
Episode Five Jul 29 Del Mar USA Went wrong [3]
Ghostem Jul 29 4 Del Mar USA Injury to right front leg [93]
Memorandum Jul 30 4 Hastings Canada Fatally injured [92]
Holy Moly Abraham Jul 30 Ellis USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Nosbor Jul 30 North Dakota USA Broke down [3]
Lawful Aug 2 Saratoga USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Sopran Basilea Aug 3 Saratoga USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Danehill Song Aug 4 3 Sonoma USA Euthanised - musculoskeletal injury [Notes 1] [94]
Mikethedealer Aug 4 Del Mar USA [3]
Maple Leaf Mel Aug 5 3 Saratoga USA Joel Rosario Euthanised - broken front leg [95][96]
Loyal to a Fault Aug 5 San Luis Rey USA [3]
Sole Pretender Aug 6 Galway Ireland Robbie Geoghegan Norman Lee [97]
Ever Summer Aug 6 Saratoga USA Irad Ortiz Jr. Euthanised - injured [95]
Closed Caption Aug 6 Saratoga USA Euthanised - pulled up [3]
Racing Queen Aug 7 Finger Lakes USA Euthanised - colic [3]
Warrior Nation Aug 7 Finger Lakes USA Euthanised - broke down [3]
It’s Your Call Aug 8 Thistledown USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Holy Moly Abraham Aug 9 Kentucky USA [98]
Ask Victor More Aug 9 Japan Heatstroke [99]
Seattle Bold Aug 13 Emerald USA Went wrong [3]
Wisecraken Aug 16 Saratoga USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Art Collector Aug 17 Saratoga USA Laminitis [3]
Cave Rock Aug 18 San Luis Rey USA Colic-hernia-surgery-laminitis [3]
Vagabond Prayer Aug 19 Del Mar USA Euthanised - injured [3]
Burning Bright Aug 23 Saratoga USA Fatal cardiac event [3]

Racehorse deaths in 2023 by country

Country Known deaths Notes
Australia 5 no reporting requirement
Canada 2
Dubai 1 no reliable data
Hong Kong 3 no reliable data
Ireland 58
Japan 2 no reliable data
United Kingdom 98 1 x road transportation incident (Harry Angel)
USA
Total

Racehorse injuries 2023

This is a list of serious injuries to horses during horse racing that may have resulted in euthanasia. Entries may be moved to deaths once death is confirmed.

Name Date Age Location of incident Country Rider Trainer Owner Incident
Deira Star Jun 9 Wolverhampton UK Pulled up
Uncle Matthew Jun 27 Newton Abbot UK Adam Wedge Evan Williams Stumbled and pulled up quickly just before 4th, dismounted
Bad Company


UK
Denruth Diamond


Newmarket UK
Tokyo Live


UK

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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Musculoskeletal disorders involve the injuries of joints, nerves, muscles, tendons, spinal discs, and cartilage. Musculoskeletal problems are among the most prevalent problems in horses. Chronic laminitis and chronic joint diseases (osteoarthritis) are the most common conditions affecting horses.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Abdominal pain
  3. Pleuropneumonia is defined as infection of the lungs and pleural space. In most instances, pleural infection develops secondary to bacterial pneumonia or penetrating thoracic wounds. Spontaneous pleuritis (without accompanying pneumonia) is uncommon in horses.

References

  1. Jockey describes part in pile-up that led to horse's death as "worst moment in my career'
  2. Perth Cup race abandoned after horror fall leads to death of horse
  3. 3.000 3.001 3.002 3.003 3.004 3.005 3.006 3.007 3.008 3.009 3.010 3.011 3.012 3.013 3.014 3.015 3.016 3.017 3.018 3.019 3.020 3.021 3.022 3.023 3.024 3.025 3.026 3.027 3.028 3.029 3.030 3.031 3.032 3.033 3.034 3.035 3.036 3.037 3.038 3.039 3.040 3.041 3.042 3.043 3.044 3.045 3.046 3.047 3.048 3.049 3.050 3.051 3.052 3.053 3.054 3.055 3.056 3.057 3.058 3.059 3.060 3.061 3.062 3.063 3.064 3.065 3.066 3.067 3.068 3.069 3.070 3.071 3.072 3.073 3.074 3.075 3.076 3.077 3.078 3.079 3.080 3.081 3.082 3.083 3.084 3.085 3.086 3.087 3.088 3.089 3.090 3.091 3.092 3.093 3.094 3.095 3.096 3.097 3.098 3.099 3.100 3.101 3.102 3.103 3.104 3.105 3.106 3.107 3.108 3.109 3.110 3.111 3.112 3.113 3.114 3.115 3.116 3.117 3.118 3.119 3.120 3.121 3.122 3.123 3.124 3.125 3.126 3.127 3.128 3.129 3.130 3.131 3.132 3.133 3.134 3.135 3.136 3.137 3.138 3.139 3.140 3.141 3.142 3.143 3.144 3.145 3.146 3.147 3.148 3.149 3.150 3.151 3.152 3.153 3.154 3.155 3.156 3.157 3.158 3.159 3.160 3.161 3.162 3.163 3.164 3.165 3.166 3.167 3.168 3.169 3.170 3.171 3.172 3.173 3.174 3.175 3.176 3.177 3.178 3.179 3.180 3.181 3.182 3.183 3.184 3.185 3.186 3.187 3.188 3.189 3.190 3.191 3.192 3.193 3.194 3.195 3.196 3.197 3.198 3.199 3.200 3.201 3.202 3.203 3.204 3.205 3.206 3.207 3.208 3.209 3.210 3.211 3.212 3.213 3.214 3.215 3.216 3.217 3.218 3.219 3.220 3.221 3.222 3.223 3.224 3.225 3.226 3.227 3.228 3.229 3.230 3.231 3.232 3.233 3.234 3.235 3.236 3.237 3.238 3.239 3.240 3.241 3.242 3.243 3.244 3.245 3.246 3.247 3.248 3.249 3.250 3.251 3.252 3.253 3.254 3.255 3.256 3.257 3.258 3.259 3.260 3.261 3.262 3.263 3.264 3.265 3.266 https://horseracingwrongs.org/killed-2023/ Retreived May 14, 2023
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 4.47 4.48 4.49 4.50 4.51 4.52 4.53 https://www.horsedeathwatch.com/ Retrived May 12, 2023
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 5.34 5.35 5.36 5.37 5.38 5.39 5.40 5.41 5.42 5.43 5.44 5.45 https://irishhorsedeathwatch.com/ Retrieved May 9, 2023
  6. Hollie Doyle ruled out of riding after horror fall which led to tragic death of horse
  7. 7.0 7.1 Two more horses die after injuries at Santa Anita Park
  8. 8.0 8.1 Horse Racing: Running to Death is Not a Sport!
  9. https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/filly-dies-after-winning-race-4th-racehorse-death-this-year-at-golden-gate-fields/
  10. https://archive.ph/Dqj6e
  11. Horse dies from training injury at Los Alamitos Race Course
  12. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/breaking-cheltenham-festival-death-malinello-29459511
  13. https://www.animalaid.org.uk/cheltenham-festival-horse-killed-ban-jump-racing/
  14. https://archive.is/QYxSN#selection-3221.0-3233.68
  15. https://archive.ph/0IywH
  16. https://www.racingpost.com/results/20/fontwell/2023-03-18/833502
  17. https://archive.ph/GJJ2N
  18. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/eighth-horse-dies-at-santa-anita-race-track/3117963/
  19. https://archive.ph/IaOuN
  20. https://www.racingpost.com/results/4/bangor-on-dee/2023-03-25/833640
  21. https://web.archive.org/web/20230325160355/https://www.racingpost.com/results/393/lingfield-aw/2023-03-25/833738
  22. https://archive.ph/wip/2FJjf
  23. https://archive.ph/wip/DMn2H
  24. https://www.racingpost.com/results/2/ascot/2023-04-02/834612
  25. https://archive.ph/wip/7tRoT
  26. https://web.archive.org/web/20230404044528/https://patch.com/california/losalamitos/racehorse-dies-after-suffering-race-day-injury-los-alamitos-course
  27. https://archive.ph/wip/EoJlc
  28. https://irishhorsedeathwatch.com/ Archived May 9
  29. https://archive.ph/wP1q1
  30. https://archive.ph/NRYQJ
  31. https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-04-13/first-horse-dies-at-grand-national-as-calls-for-stricter-safety-measures
  32. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/65288023
  33. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/uk-sport-news/grand-national-horse-death-hill-26707360
  34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s1i7ttrixo
  35. https://archive.ph/TsV6a
  36. https://web.archive.org/web/20230419082117/https://www.racingpost.com/results/202/tipperary/2023-04-18/838689
  37. https://archive.ph/tjrXo#selection-429.35-429.43
  38. https://archive.ph/Yq21t#selection-5229.2-5235.34
  39. https://www.horsedeathwatch.com/viewdetail.php?horseid=MjcxMw==
  40. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/arrests-at-scottish-grand-national-as-animal-rights-activists-invade-course/ar-AA1abSJR
  41. https://archive.ph/fvW8h
  42. https://archive.ph/Y371T#selection-713.24-713.59
  43. https://archive.ph/U2Ofy#selection-4927.2-4933.35
  44. 44.0 44.1 Derby Entrant Is Scratched as Four Horse Deaths Renew Safety Concerns (Archived) The New York Times
  45. 45.0 45.1 Deaths cast shadow over Derby
  46. https://archive.ph/piRua
  47. https://archive.ph/ruTP5
  48. https://archive.ph/hYHUD The Sun
  49. https://archive.ph/ONyqF
  50. 50.0 50.1 https://archive.ph/krjea
  51. https://archive.is/HnRtq
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  55. Bosque Redondo Becomes 10th Kill at Churchill Downs Horseracing Wrongs Archived May 25, 2023
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  58. https://web.archive.org/web/20230517212719/https://www.racingpost.com/results/107/york/2023-05-17/835768
  59. https://web.archive.org/web/20230519082954/https://www.racingpost.com/results/41/perth/2023-05-17/838484
  60. https://archive.ph/m9mNQ
  61. One Baffert horse euthanized on track on undercard before another Baffert entry wins Preakness AP News
  62. Swanson Lake: Ninth horse death at Churchill Downs since late April
  63. Golden Gate Fields has 8th horse death of year AP NEWS
  64. https://www.racingpost.com/results/85/warwick/2023-05-24/839699
  65. https://archive.ph/XoPqb
  66. https://archive.is/WOBZ4
  67. 67.0 67.1 Churchill Downs ‘troubled’ after 12th horse death in past 2 months
  68. Horse dies at Belmont Park after sustaining injury during race ahead of next week’s Triple Crown finale CNN
  69. 6-year-old horse dies at Belmont Park after race injury; Chaysenbryn euthanized on track
  70. Horse dies from training injury at Santa Anita
  71. Racehorse Dies At Alameda County Fairgrounds Patch.com Archived Jun 17
  72. Horse euthanized after 13th race at Belmont, bringing year's total to 3
  73. https://archive.ph/wip/IGSEO
  74. 2 Horses Die at Belmont Park Less Than 24 Hours After the Belmont Stakes Yahoo News
  75. https://archive.ph/tQqmW
  76. https://archive.ph/woIJp
  77. https://archive.ph/tQqmW
  78. https://archive.ph/A8Kv9
  79. https://horseracingwrongs.org/2023/06/19/majestic-seas-killed-at-mountaineer-last-night/
  80. https://archive.ph/GfEaJ
  81. Dead in California: Brody, Valiancer Horseracing Wrongs
  82. https://archive.ph/p9WAb
  83. https://archive.ph/7Qdru#selection-5227.2-5233.30
  84. https://archive.ph/aMwBC
  85. Another Young Horse Dies At Los Alamitos Race Course, 7th This Year
  86. https://archive.ph/ZuyxQ
  87. Jockey Wayne Lordan taken to hospital after fall as horse suffers fatal injury in Irish Derby The Mirror
  88. 88.0 88.1 https://archive.ph/VKmcu
  89. 89.0 89.1 89.2 https://archive.ph/YmiQi
  90. ‘There is no love at the end of a whip’: protesters at Los Alamitos Race Course call for an end to horse racing KNX News
  91. https://archive.ph/gKKEF
  92. 92.0 92.1 https://archive.ph/haA36
  93. 93.0 93.1 https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/del-mar-race-horse-dies-after-training-accident-marks-first-fatality-of-season/ar-AA1ex4Cb
  94. https://www.petaluma360.com/article/news/racehorse-dies-at-sonoma-county-fair/
  95. 95.0 95.1 Seventh horse dies at Saratoga Race Course in less than a month US Times Post
  96. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwSKsBctkUc
  97. https://web.archive.org/web/20230808073822/https://www.racingpost.com/news/ireland/jockey-hit-with-50-day-ban-for-failing-to-pull-up-fatally-injured-horse-at-galway-on-sunday-aEary3a3roYc/
  98. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVdu8QHG_e8
  99. http://web.archive.org/web/20230810163641/https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23408697/ask-victor-more-horse-dead-aged-four/

Additional sources of data: https://www.equibase.com/