Racehorse deaths 2023
List of racehorses that have died in 2023
This is not a necessarily a definitive list and is constantly being updated (sometimes retrospectively as details are received. In some countries reporting in not mandatory e.g. Australia). Retired racehorse deaths are not included in this list.
Name | Date | Age | Location of Death | Country | Rider | Trainer | Reported cause of death | Ref |
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Chili Is Hot | Jan 1 | Ascot | Australia | Joseph Azzopardi | Euthanized - injured / clipped the heels of another horse | [1][2] | ||
In My Heart | Jan 1 | Los Alamito | USA | Musculoskeletal | [3] | |||
Dont Tell David | Jan 6 | 6 | Ludlow | UK | Sam Twiston-Davies | Euthanized - fell / injured | [4] | |
Ma Coco | Jan 6 | Tampa Bay | USA | Euthanized - pulled up in distress | [3] | |||
First Illusion | Jan 7 | 7 | Newcastle | UK | Ross Chapman | Euthanized - pulled up / injured | [4] | |
Firing Carol | Jan 7 | Aqueduct | USA | Euthanized - injured, vanned off | [3] | |||
Tap Union | Jan 7 | 3 | Golden Gate | USA | Colic | [3] | ||
Top Bandit | Jan 8 | Naas | Ireland | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott | Fatally injured | [5] | |
Bo Derek | Jan 8 | Gulfstream | USA | Went wrong, fell | [3] | |||
Big Future | Jan 8 | Los Alamitos | USA | Musculoskeletal (bone injury) | [3] | |||
Alsalam | Jan 9 | Los Alamitos | USA | Musculoskeletal (bone injury) | [3] | |||
Ballyglass | Jan 10 | 6 | Doncaster | UK | James Bowen | Fatally injured - pulled up | [4] | |
Bloodstockshalltab | Jan 12 | Batavia | USA | Euthanized - horse took a bad step | [3] | |||
The Cob | Jan 13 | 9 | Huntingdon | UK | Kielan Woods | Fatal fall | [4] | |
Emma’s Dance | Jan 14 | Golden Gate | USA | [3] | ||||
Sa Alors | Jan 16 | 7 | Hereford | UK | James Turner | David Bridgwater | Euthanized - fell / injured | [4] |
The Perfect Crown | Jan 16 | 6 | Wolverhampton | UK | Hollie Doyle | Archie Watson | Euthanized - fell on bend - broke both front legs | [4][6] |
Admiral Jack | Jan 20 | 3 | Newcastle (AW) | UK | Francis Norton | Charlie Johnston | Fatally injured - pulled up | [4] |
Pop Pop Susi | Jan 20 | Penn | USA | Euthanized - went bad, vanned off | [3] | |||
Press On | Jan 20 | Santa Anita | USA | Musculoskeletal (bone injury) | [3] | |||
Intranet | Jan 21 | 5 | Navan | Ireland | Euthanized - Injured After Jumping Hurdle | |||
Feeling Well | Jan 25 | Los Alamitos | USA | Musculoskeletal (bone injury) | [3] | |||
Rocked Up | Jan 27 | 7 | Doncaster | UK | A J ONeill | JJ ONeill | Euthanized - fell on bend - injured | [4] |
Garth Road | Jan 27 | Aqueduct | USA | Euthanized - pulled up injured, vanned off | [3] | |||
Aerator | Jan 27 | Turfway | USA | Euthanized - 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] | ||
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] |
Party Game | Feb 1 | Santa Anita | USA | Musculoskeletal (bone injury) | [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] | |||
Hemlock | Feb 4 | 6 | Musselburgh | UK | Darragh O Keeffe | Thomas Gibney | Euthanized - fell / injured | [4] |
Thats A Given | Feb 5 | 9 | Musselburgh | UK | Bruce Lynn | NW Alexander | Fatal fall | [4] |
Maggie Barrett | Feb 5 | 7 | Musselburgh | UK | Patrick Wadge | B Ellison | Euthanized - fell / injured | [4] |
Auriferous | Feb 6 | 5 | Fontwell | UK | Jamie Moore | Gary Moore | Fatal fall - broken neck | [4] |
Unnamed ('21 Chexcess?) | Feb 7 | San Luis Rey Downs | USA | Musculoskeletal (bone injury) | [3] | |||
Cerulean | Feb 8 | 4 | Santa Anita | USA | Sudden death | [3] | ||
Arcenos Adventure | Feb 10 | 5 | Bangor-On-Dee | UK | Charlie Todd | Sam Allwood | Fatal fall - broken neck | [4] |
Caramelito | Feb 10 | Turfway | USA | Euthanized - pulled up in distress | [3] | |||
Decorated My Life | Feb 11 | 3 | Santa Anita Park | USA | Euthanized - injured | [7][8] | ||
Merit Song | Feb 11 | 3 | Santa Anita Park | USA | Euthanized - 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] | |||
Pillars Of Earth | Feb 16 | 6 | Chelmsford | UK | Jack Mitchell | Denis Quinn | Fatally injured - broke down | [4] |
Moot Court | Feb 16 | 8 | Leicester | UK | Liam Harrison | Fergal O Brien | Euthanized - pulled up / injured | [4] |
Lord Brownie | Feb 17 | Belmont | USA | Euthanized - progressive worsening of laminitis | [3] | |||
Petit Verdot | Feb 17 | Turfway | USA | Catastrophic injury left shoulder | [3] | |||
She’s a Black Bel | Feb 18 | Aqueduct | USA | Euthanized - 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 | Euthanized - pulled up - injured on bend | |
Felix Natalis | Feb 19 | 3 | Meydan | Dubai | Ross Atkinson | Broke a leg after losing his rider and running loose | ||
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 | Euthanized - suffered an injury | [3] | |||
Big Talker | Feb 20 | 4 | Santa Anita | USA | Collapsed and died | [3] | ||
Crafty Jack | Feb 21 | Parx | USA | Euthanized - suffered catastrophic injury | [3] | |||
Friendly Fella | Feb 22 | Charles Town | USA | Euthanized - pulled up with fatal injury | [3] | |||
Big Laugh | Feb 22 | 2 | Golden Gate | USA | Gastrointestinal | [3] | ||
Havana Gold | Feb 23 | 13 | Tweenhills | UK | Fatal pelvis injury | |||
Iron Soul | Feb 26 | Rillito | USA | Euthanized - fell | [3] | |||
Rap Star | Feb 27 | Mahoning | USA | Euthanized - suffered catastrophic injury | [3] | |||
Flann | Feb 28 | Leicester | UK | Fell - Broke Neck - Dead | [4] | |||
Call Me Freddie | Mar 1 | Wincanton | UK | Harry Reed | Richenda Ford | Fatally Injured Running Loose | [4] | |
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 | Euthanized - 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 | Euthanized - Finished Race Lame | [4] |
Ultimate Diva | Mar 3 | Golden Gate | USA | Injured during the gallop out | [3][9] | |||
Head Law | Mar 4 | 6 | Newbury | UK | Fatal fall | [4] | ||
Heza Valentine | Mar 6 | Golden Gate | USA | [3] | ||||
Borntobealeader | Mar 7 | 4 | Southwell | UK | J F Egan | DE Pipe | Euthanized - pulled up / injured | [4] |
Funwhileitlasted | Mar 9 | Belmont | USA | Euthanized in stall | [3] | |||
Joy Enamorada | Mar 9 | Turfway | USA | Catastrophic injury to right foreleg | [3] | |||
Cailin Diana | Mar 13 | 4 | Los Alamitos | USA | Sudden death | [10][3] | ||
Malinello | Mar 14 | 8 | Cheltenham | UK | Gina Andrews | Ben Pauling | Fatal fall | [11][12] |
Shy Bella | Mar 16 | Charles Town | USA | Euthanized - fell | [3] | |||
Monymusk Lad | Mar 17 | 7 | Fakenham | UK | Charlie Price | Laura Horsfall | Fatal injury | [13] |
Not Bad Are You | Mar 17 | 6 | Doncaster | UK | Finn Lambert | N Twiston-Davies | Fatally injured | [4] |
Chef Menteur | Mar 18 | Gulfstream | USA | Euthanized - suffered catastrophic injury | [3] | |||
Eye of the Tiger | Mar 18 | Old Friends | USA | Kiaran McLaughlin | [14] | |||
Florescent Star | Mar 18 | Moonee Valley | Australia | Teo Nugent | Euthanized - fell | [15] | ||
Western Safire | Mar 18 | 5 | Kempton Park | UK | Patrick Cowley | L J Morgan | Euthanized - pulled up / lost action | [4] |
Lady Macho | Mar 18 | Laurel | USA | Euthanized - 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 | Euthanized - injured | [16] |
Maypole Class | Mar 19 | 9 | Carlisle | UK | Jamie Brace | JJ ONeill | Euthanized - hit fence - injured near-foreleg | [4] |
Oratorio | Mar 19 | Lincolnshire Horse Trials | UK | William Fox-Pitt | Heart attack | [17] | ||
Manuka Bobby | Mar 20 | Mahoning | USA | Euthanized - suffered catastrophic injury | [3] | |||
Jacks Profit | Mar 23 | Lingfield | UK | Robert Dunne | David Evans | Euthanized - pulled up | [4] | |
Forth | Mar 25 | Laurel | USA | Bad step - fell | [3] | |||
Saltwater Gypsy | Mar 25 | 2 | Oaklawn | USA | Fatal fall | [3] | ||
Vezpa | Mar 25 | Turfway | USA | Went wrong | [3] | |||
Tone the Barone | Mar 25 | 7 | Lingfield (AW) | UK | Marco Ghiani | Stuart Williams | Fatally injured | [18] |
Cut the Check | Mar 28 | 3 | Belmont | USA | Euthanized - lung disease | [3] | ||
Hexotique | Mar 28 | Belmont | USA | Euthanized - fracture | [3] | |||
Nicos Clave 7 | Mar 29 | 2 | Turf | USA | Fatal fall | [3] | ||
I’m Thunderstruck | Mar 30 | Australia | Mick Price / Michael Kent Jr | Euthanised following arthroscopic fetlock surgery | [19] | |||
Hair of the Dog | Apr 1 | Charles Town | USA | Euthanized - injured | [3] | |||
Gamaret | Apr 2 | 7 | Ascot | UK | Charlie Deutsch | Venetia Williams | Fatally injured | [20] |
Clay Rogers | Apr 2 | 8 | Ascot | UK | Sean Bowen | Olly Murphy | Fatally injured | [21] |
Meetmeinkingston | Apr 2 | Gulfstream | USA | Euthanized - "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][22] | ||
Midnight Vow | Apr 5 | Santa Anita | USA | [3] | ||||
Waites Kingdom | Apr 5 | Mahoning | USA | Euthanized - took a bad step | [3] | |||
Maajaackkobe | Apr 7 | Yonkers | USA | Broke his leg during the 5th race | [3] | |||
Montana’sbigsunset | Apr 8 | 4 | Finger Lakes | USA | Sudden death | [3] | ||
Lexcellent | Apr 8 | Golden Gate | USA | |||||
Tallow For Coal | Apr 10 | Chepstow | UK | Harry Cobden | Jamie Snowden | Euthanized - Broke Hind Leg | [4] | |
Envoye Special | Apr 14 | Aintree | UK | James King | Fatally injured | [23] |
Take action for racehorses
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See also
Brands supporting horse racing
External links
Animal Welfare Watch Facebook
https://www.horsedeathwatch.com/
https://horseracingwrongs.org/
https://irishhorsedeathwatch.com/
Horse racing: Thousands of racehorses killed in slaughterhouses
Horse Racing: Running to Death is Not a Sport!
“It Was Either Run Really Fast All My Life Or Be Slaughtered” – Cheltenham Winner
References
- ↑ Jockey describes part in pile-up that led to horse's death as "worst moment in my career'
- ↑ Perth Cup race abandoned after horror fall leads to death of horse
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 3.46 3.47 3.48 3.49 3.50 3.51 3.52 3.53 3.54 3.55 3.56 3.57 https://horseracingwrongs.org/killed-2023/
- ↑ 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 https://www.horsedeathwatch.com/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://irishhorsedeathwatch.com/
- ↑ Hollie Doyle ruled out of riding after horror fall which led to tragic death of horse
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Two more horses die after injuries at Santa Anita Park
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Horse Racing: Running to Death is Not a Sport!
- ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/filly-dies-after-winning-race-4th-racehorse-death-this-year-at-golden-gate-fields/
- ↑ Horse dies from training injury at Los Alamitos Race Course
- ↑ https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/breaking-cheltenham-festival-death-malinello-29459511
- ↑ https://www.animalaid.org.uk/cheltenham-festival-horse-killed-ban-jump-racing/
- ↑ https://archive.is/QYxSN#selection-3221.0-3233.68
- ↑ https://archive.ph/0IywH
- ↑ https://archive.ph/GJJ2N
- ↑ https://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/eighth-horse-dies-at-santa-anita-race-track/3117963/
- ↑ https://archive.ph/IaOuN
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230325160355/https://www.racingpost.com/results/393/lingfield-aw/2023-03-25/833738
- ↑ https://archive.ph/wip/DMn2H
- ↑ https://www.racingpost.com/results/2/ascot/2023-04-02/834612
- ↑ https://archive.ph/wip/7tRoT
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230404044528/https://patch.com/california/losalamitos/racehorse-dies-after-suffering-race-day-injury-los-alamitos-course
- ↑ https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-04-13/first-horse-dies-at-grand-national-as-calls-for-stricter-safety-measures