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Pages in category "2009 racehorse deaths" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The Grand National Meeting’s Horse Deaths 2000 to 2024 Includes: Horses killed in the Grand National, horses killed in other races on the Grand National Course (GNC) and horses killed on the Mildmay Course
The Aintree Grand National yielded 7 equine fatalities out of 439 horses taking part between 2000 and 2010, a rate of almost 16 equine fatalities per 1,000 horses taking part (or 0.64 fatalities per race of 40 horses).
A list of the horses who have died running at the Grand National Meeting between 2000 and 2022. Meeting cancelled due to Covid. No Deaths Recorded. Races are held on the Grand National Course in the winter months, either in late November or early December. Races over the GN Course are the Sefton Chase and the Becher Chase.
RACE HORSE DEATH WATCH. Animal Aid's Race Horse Death Watch was launched during the 2007 Cheltenham Festival. Its purpose is to expose and record every on-course thoroughbred fatality in Britain. more...
The 2009 Grand National (officially known as the John Smith's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 162nd running of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 4 April 2009.
Since the inception of Race Horse Death Watch in March 2007, Animal Aid has periodically produced special reports and infographics detailing the scale of on-course deaths, the most lethal race courses, the nature of injuries suffered, and the relative dangers posed by National Hunt, Flat and All Weather racing.