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Thoroughbred Safety Committee Soundness Issues

Thoroughbred Safety Committee Soundness Issues. Reported by L.R. Bramlage DVM MS. Statements. Quoted Re-quoted Repeated Misquoted Become Regarded as Fact. Thoroughbred Safety Committee Approach. “The Data Shows…” Not “We Believe…”.

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Thoroughbred Safety Committee Soundness Issues

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  1. Thoroughbred Safety CommitteeSoundness Issues Reported by L.R. Bramlage DVM MS

  2. Statements Quoted Re-quoted Repeated Misquoted Become Regarded as Fact

  3. Thoroughbred Safety Committee Approach “The Data Shows…” Not “We Believe…”

  4. “The training and racing of two-year-old Thoroughbreds is predisposing these horses to accelerated rates of injury and prematurely shortened careers.” Charge No. 1

  5. Training should beginas growth stops

  6. “The Thoroughbred industry is raising horses only to sell, not to race. This is weakening the breed to the point they are unable to race.” Charge No. 2

  7. Aged Starters Percent of Starters and Percent of Purses

  8. 1997 - 2007 • Number of races declined 6,570 • Field size declined one starter per race • Number of starts declined 58,236

  9. Mega Stables / Trainer Stats Percent of Total

  10. Data Indicates • Quality of athlete is not a problem • Adolescent care and training is not a problem • Preparation for sale does not harm horses • Racing as a 2-year-old does not harm career • 5-year-old-plus starters remain a stable one-third of the racing population • Horses in all classes make fewer starts

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