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Jockey Club Data
“Once a year, the Jockey Club puts out a short press release giving the year’s number of fatalities and summarizing the fatality rate for dirt, turf and synthetic surfaces. It also discloses the annual injury rate for individual race tracks, if they agree, but only 35 out of 113 North American tracks are willing to disclose even that much.”
(Thorough Bred Racing Commentary)
The Jockey Club collects information on 113 American racetracks. The reported rate of thoroughbred fatalities has steadily decreased from 2.00 horse fatalities per 1000 starts in 2009 to 1.53 in 2019.
Comparable fatality rates by year:
| Thoroughbred Only | |||||||||||
| Calendar Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Rate | 2.00 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.90 | 1.89 | 1.62 | 1.54 | 1.61 | 1.68 | 1.53 |
(The Jockey Club)
2018 to 2019 Fatal Injury Comparison
| Surface Type | 2018 to 2019 | 2009 to 2020 | ||
| % change in risk of injury | p-value | % change in risk of injury | p-value | |
| Dirt | -14.2% | 0.04 | -24.1% | <0.001 |
| Turf | +30% | >0.05 | -19.6% | >0.05 |
| Synthetic | -24% | >0.05 | -37% | 0.04 |
| TOTAL | -23.5% |
(The Jockey Club)
The Jockey Club only collects information on injuries that resulted in fatalities within 72 hours from the date of the race, not from animals that otherwise pass away in their stalls or during training.
“The EID statistics are based on injuries that resulted in fatalities within 72 hours from the date of the race. The statistics are for official Thoroughbred races only and exclude steeplechase races. Summary statistics for the EID are subject to change due to a number of considerations, including reporting timeliness.”
(The Jockey Club)
Races on dirt tracks consistently have the highest mortality rates; In 2019, dirt track fatalities were reported in 1.6 per 1000 starts, compared to the 1.56 and 0.93 for turf and synthetic tracks, respectively.
2019 and 10-year average Equine Injuries by Surface
| Fatal Injuries | Starts | Per 1,000 Starts | ||||
| 2019 | 2009 – 2019 | 2019 | 2009 – 2019 | 2019 | 2009 – 2019 | |
| Turf | 87 | 865 | 55,878 | 586,318 | 1.56 | 1.48 |
| Dirt | 329 | 5,226 | 205,882 | 2,695,039 | 1.6 | 1.94 |
| Synthetic | 25 | 484 | 26,805 | 408,250 | 0.93 | 1.19 |
| TOTAL | 441 | 6,575 | 288,565 | 3,689,607 | 1.53 | 1.78 |
(The Jockey Club)
Over the ten-year period from 2009 and 2019, the Jockey Club collected information from 3,689,607 starts. 6,375 deaths were reported from these starts.
(The Jockey Club)
In 2019, the Jockey Club collected information from 288,565 starts and reported 441 deaths from these starts.
(The Jockey Club)
That amounts to an average of over 8 deaths per week reported to the Jockey Club in 2019.
(The Jockey Club)
10-year Jockey Club Data for Equine Injuries by Surface
| Turf | Dirt | Synthetic | TOTAL | |
| 2009 | 1.94 | 2.1 | 1.49 | 2.00 |
| 2010 | 1.60 | 2.04 | 1.21 | 1.88 |
| 2011 | 1.54 | 2.07 | 1.09 | 1.88 |
| 2012 | 1.74 | 2.10 | 1.03 | 1.92 |
| 2013 | 1.38 | 2.11 | 1.22 | 1.90 |
| 2014 | 1.75 | 2.02 | 1.20 | 1.89 |
| 2015 | 1.22 | 1.78 | 1.18 | 1.62 |
| 2016 | 1.09 | 1.70 | 1.14 | 1.54 |
| 2017 | 1.36 | 1.74 | 1.1 | 1.61 |
| 2018 | 1.20 | 1.86 | 1.23 | 1.68 |
| 2019 | 1.56 | 1.60 | 0.93 | 1.53 |
| 2009-2019 | 1.48 | 1.94 | 1.19 | 1.78 |
(The Jockey Club)
The Jockey Club reports that fatality rates are higher in shorter races. In races under 6 furlongs, the mortality rate is 1.63 per 1000 starts. For races between 6 and 8 furlongs, the rate drops to 1.5 per 1000 starts. For races over 8 furlongs, the rate drops further to 1.47 per 1000. This trend is also present in 10-year averages
2019 and 10-year average Equine Injuries by Distance
| Fatal Injuries | Starts | Per 1,000 Starts | ||||
| 2019 | 2009 – 2019 | 2019 | 2009 – 2019 | 2019 | 2009 – 2019 | |
| <6F | 122 | 1825 | 74,620 | 899,668 | 1.63 | 2.03 |
| 6F-8F | 249 | 3654 | 166,403 | 2,118,695 | 1.50 | 1.72 |
| >8F | 70 | 1096 | 47,542 | 671,244 | 1.47 | 1.63 |
(The Jockey Club)
10-year Jockey Club Data for Equine Injuries by Distance
| <6F | 6F-8F | >8F | TOTAL | |
| 2009 | 2.12 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.00 |
| 2010 | 2.24 | 1.79 | 1.67 | 1.88 |
| 2011 | 2.16 | 1.76 | 1.85 | 1.88 |
| 2012 | 2.35 | 1.78 | 1.8 | 1.92 |
| 2013 | 2.39 | 1.86 | 1.39 | 1.90 |
| 2014 | 2.26 | 1.79 | 1.72 | 1.89 |
| 2015 | 1.86 | 1.58 | 1.43 | 1.62 |
| 2016 | 1.77 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.54 |
| 2017 | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 1.61 |
| 2018 | 1.66 | 1.77 | 1.38 | 1.68 |
| 2019 | 1.63 | 1.50 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
| 2009-2019 | 2.03 | 1.72 | 1.63 | 1.78 |
(The Jockey Club)
The Jockey Club reports that fatality rates are lower in horses under 2 years or over 4 years.
| Fatal Injuries | Starts | Per 1,000 Starts | ||||
| 2019 | 2009 – 2019 | 2019 | 2009 – 2019 | 2019 | 2009 – 2019 | |
| 2 years | 29 | 395 | 24,588 | 292,446 | 1.18 | 1.35 |
| 3 years | 141 | 1,896 | 82,895 | 1,063,474 | 1.7 | 1.78 |
| 4+ years | 271 | 4,284 | 181,082 | 2,333,687 | 1.5 | 1.84 |
(The Jockey Club)
10-year Jockey Club Data for Equine Injuries by Age
| 2 years | 3 years | 4+ years | TOTAL | |
| 2009 | 1.4 | 1.97 | 2.09 | 2.00 |
| 2010 | 1.49 | 1.79 | 1.97 | 1.88 |
| 2011 | 1.2 | 1.98 | 1.92 | 1.88 |
| 2012 | 1.39 | 1.85 | 2.01 | 1.92 |
| 2013 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 2.00 | 1.90 |
| 2014 | 1.34 | 2.08 | 1.87 | 1.89 |
| 2015 | 1.19 | 1.5 | 1.72 | 1.62 |
| 2016 | 1.32 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 1.54 |
| 2017 | 1.39 | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.61 |
| 2018 | 1.28 | 1.61 | 1.76 | 1.68 |
| 2019 | 1.18 | 1.70 | 1.50 | 1.53 |
| 2009-2019 | 1.35 | 1.78 | 1.84 | 1.78 |
(The Jockey Club)
Among races reported to the Jockey Club from 2009 to 2019, the most popular race characteristics were: dirt track surface, 6 to 8 furlough length, and horses over 4 years old.
Horse Racing Wrongs Data
944 horse fatalities were reported from public racetracks to the non-profit Horse Racing Wrongs in 2020, a decrease from the 1119 reported deaths in 2019. However, the number of reporting tracks also decreased from 95 to 79.
“What can we do when the industry won’t disclose data that’s relevant to a scandal threatening its very existence? We can look for other data sources. And the most valuable data on North American horse racing fatalities appears on a website called Horse Racing Wrongs.
Horse Racing Wrongs is a non-profit founded by animal rights activist Patrick Buttuelo in 2013. It submits freedom of information requests to the state agencies that oversee racing and posts the results on its website. For every year since 2014, the site has published a ‘kill list’ giving the names of horses who died of injuries, along with the date of each injury, the track where it occurred, and an indication of whether it occurred during training or racing.”
(Thoroughbred Racing Commentary)
2019 and 2020 Horse Racing Deaths
| State | Reported Deaths | Reporting Tracks | Active Tracks | Private Tracks | ||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
| Arizona | 50 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| California | 135 | 97 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Colorado | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Delaware | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Florida | 103 | 110 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 93 |
| Georgia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Illinois | 29 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Indiana | 24 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Iowa | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Kentucky | 59 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| Louisiana | 62 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Maine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maryland | 38 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 63 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| New York | 99 | 98 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Ohio | 50 | 56 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 49 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Oregon | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 120 | 74 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Texas | 34 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Virginia | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Washington | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 73 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 1119 | 944 | 95 | 79 | 150 | 214 |
This averages out to over 18 deaths per week reported to Horse Racing Wrongs.
(Horseracing Wrongs)
Horse Racing Wrongs has recorded 5,335 deaths from 2016-2020
2017-2020 Horse Racing Deaths
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 Active Tracks | |||||
| D | T | D | T | D | T | D | T | ||
| Arizona | 42 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 5 |
| Arkansas | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| California | 104 | 8 | 139 | 8 | 135 | 9 | 97 | 5 | 12 |
| Colorado | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Delaware | 31 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| Florida | 85 | 5 | 96 | 6 | 103 | 5 | 110 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Idaho | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Illinois | 27 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
| Indiana | 29 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 |
| Iowa | 9 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 51 | 6 | 77 | 6 | 59 | 4 | 62 | 5 | 7 |
| Louisiana | 67 | 4 | 49 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 4 |
| Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maryland | 38 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michigan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| Montana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Nevada | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 8 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| New Mexico | 119 | 4 | 82 | 5 | 63 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 5 |
| New York | 121 | 10 | 100 | 10 | 99 | 9 | 98 | 8 | 12 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ohio | 49 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 56 | 6 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 42 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 3 |
| Oregon | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 107 | 6 | 98 | 6 | 120 | 7 | 74 | 6 | 9 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Texas | 30 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 4 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Washington | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| West Virginia | 92 | 2 | 79 | 2 | 73 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 2 |
| Wyoming | 11 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 1141 | 89 | 1167 | 96 | 1119 | 95 | 944 | 79 | 150 |
(Horseracing Wrongs)
Horse Racing Wrongs only collects information on-site deaths, but does not have access to records on stall and training deaths or to private facility records. Thus, they estimate that the total number of deaths in 2020 was in excess of 2,000.
“The following racehorses were killed at American tracks in 2020. Please note, however, that these are on-site deaths only – the “catastrophically injured” who were euthanized back at the farm or after being acquired by a rescue are not reflected here. Neither, the horses who perished at the over 200 private training facilities strewn across the land. In addition, some states withheld, or claimed they had no records of, training and/or stall deaths. So, this list – roughly 1,000 strong – could easily and reasonably be doubled, leaving us well in excess of 2,000 dead horses last year.”
(Horseracing Wrongs)
Florida reported the highest number of horse fatalities to Horse Racing Wrongs in 2020, with 110 deaths from all 3 public tracks. Florida also has the highest number of private racetracks, a total of 93.
Active U.S. Racetrack List:
(Horseracing Wrongs)
Horse Racing Wrongs reports that there are at least 214 private tracks and 150 public racetracks.
Active U.S. Racetrack List:
(Horseracing Wrongs)
A study of three thoroughbred jump racing seasons in Australia found the mortality rate was 5.1 fatalities per 1000 horses in jump races, with 0.75 fatalities per 1000 races for hurdles and 14 fatalities per 1000 starts for steeplechases.
(National Center for Biotechnology Information)
State Horse Racing Statistics
Arizona’s Department of Gaming reported 50 fatalities from 9,081 starts during the 2017-18 season, making for an average fatality rate 3.41 per 1000 starts for afternoon race injuries.
(Arizona Department of Gaming)
Of the 50 reported deaths in Arizona, 31 occurred during afternoon racing, 11 during morning training, and 8 occurred during “non-exercise”. 42 were thoroughbreds and 8 were quarter horses. There were 27 geldings, 19 fillies/mares, and 4 colts/stallions.
(Arizona Department of Gaming)
The California Horse Racing Board reported 138 fatalities from 39,317 starts in the 2017-2018 season. 65 of these were associated with racing, a rate of 1.65 deaths per 1,000 starts.
(California Horse Racing Board)
California reported a rate of 1.54 racing fatalities per 1,000 starts for dirt racetracks, 1.80 for synthetic, and 1.89 for turf.
Racing fatalities reported by Arizona and California:
| Racing Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |||
| Arizona | California | National (The Jockey Club) | |
| 2013-14 | 2.44 | 1.78 | 1.9 |
| 2014-15 | 2.41 | 1.81 | 1.89 |
| 2015-16 | 1.62 | 2.25 | 1.62 |
| 2016-17 | 1.67 | 1.79 | 1.54 |
| 2017-18 | 3.41 | 1.65 | 1.61 |
(Arizona Department of Gaming)
(California Horse Racing Board)
The Washington Horse Racing Commission reported 19 fatalities from 3,737 starts in 2019.
(Washington Horse Racing Commission)
Of the 19 fatalities, 7 were associated with racing, 2 were associated with racing but occurred more than 72 hours after a race, 3 were associated with training, and 7 were unrelated to training or racing.
(Washington Horse Racing Commission)
Washington horse fatalities:
| Racing Fatalities | Fatalities Per 1,000 Starts | Training Fatalities | Non-racing Fatalities | Total Fatalities | |
| 2007 | 15 | 2.40 | 12 | 8 | 35 |
| 2008 | 11 | 1.73 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| 2009 | 16 | 2.64 | 8 | 10 | 35 |
| 2010 | 9 | 1.65 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 2011 | 10 | 2.04 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 2012 | 8 | 1.80 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1.81 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1.24 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2.47 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1.80 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1.42 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2.29 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1.87 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
(Washington Horse Racing Commission)
The Ohio State Racing Commission reported 41 deaths from racing and training in 2019.
| Training AND Racing Deaths | Starters | |
| 2010 | 50 | 60,455 |
| 2011 | 43 | 56,458 |
| 2012 | 40 | 55,782 |
| 2013 | 46 | 56,456 |
| 2014 | 47 | 67,595 |
| 2015 | 36 | 73,988 |
| 2016 | 46 | 76,714 |
| 2017 | 46 | 78,061 |
| 2018 | 41 | 76,514 |
| 2019 | 41 | 76,001 |
In 2020, New York’s database of equine breakdowns, deaths, and injuries reported 27 racing, 42 training, and 28 other fatalities
(New York State Gaming Commission)
In 2018, Kentucky reported 2.39 fatalities per 1,000 starts, 32 of which were musculoskeletal and 4 were not.
(Kentucky Horse Racing Commission)
Individual Racetracks
Aqueduct
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 8,353 | 19 | 2.27 |
| 2010 | 7,659 | 17 | 2.22 |
| 2011 | 7,381 | 17 | 2.30 |
| 2012 | 8,005 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 2013 | 7,350 | 13 | 1.77 |
| 2014 | 7,557 | 16 | 2.12 |
| 2015 | 6,742 | 12 | 1.78 |
| 2016 | 6,682 | 7 | 1.05 |
| 2017 | 6,316 | 11 | 1.74 |
| 2018 | 5,750 | 9 | 1.57 |
| 2019 | 6,191 | 5 | 0.81 |
| 2020 | 4,854 | 9 | 1.96 |
(The Jockey Club)
Belmont Park
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 7,192 | 14 | 1.95 |
| 2010 | 6,877 | 12 | 1.74 |
| 2011 | 6,702 | 12 | 1.79 |
| 2012 | 7,231 | 13 | 1.80 |
| 2013 | 7,210 | 5 | 0.69 |
| 2014 | 6,740 | 10 | 1.48 |
| 2015 | 7,172 | 5 | 0.70 |
| 2016 | 6,770 | 7 | 1.03 |
| 2017 | 6,651 | 8 | 1.20 |
| 2018 | 6,142 | 6 | 0.98 |
| 2019 | 5,523 | 8 | 1.45 |
| 2020 | 4,268 | 6 | 1.41 |
(The Jockey Club)
Colonial Downs
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 3,332 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 2010 | 2,893 | 6 | 2.07 |
| 2011 | 2,641 | 4 | 1.51 |
| 2012 | 2,453 | 4 | 1.63 |
| 2013 | 1,817 | 2 | 1.10 |
| 2014 | – | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – | – |
| 2019 | 1,145 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 435 | 1 | 2.30 |
(The Jockey Club)
Del Mar
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 2.945 | 5 | 1.70 |
| 2010 | 2,657 | 5 | 1.88 |
| 2011 | 2,704 | 5 | 1.85 |
| 2012 | 2,842 | 7 | 2.46 |
| 2013 | 2,884 | 2 | 0.69 |
| 2014 | 3,940 | 9 | 2.28 |
| 2015 | 4,500 | 10 | 2.22 |
| 2016 | 3,981 | 12 | 3.01 |
| 2017 | 4,002 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 2018 | 3,812 | 3 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 3,219 | 2 | 0.62 |
| 2020 | 3,417 | 1 | 0.29 |
(The Jockey Club)
Delaware Park
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 7,413 | 15 | 2.02 |
| 2010 | 7,620 | 13 | 1.71 |
| 2011 | 6,703 | 20 | 2.98 |
| 2012 | 5,071 | 14 | 2.76 |
| 2013 | 4,572 | 6 | 1.31 |
| 2014 | 4,258 | 11 | 2.58 |
| 2015 | 4,858 | 12 | 2.47 |
| 2016 | 4,868 | 2 | 0.41 |
| 2017 | 4,801 | 14 | 2.92 |
| 2018 | 4,323 | 7 | 1.62 |
| 2019 | 4,132 | 10 | 2.42 |
| 2020 | 4,068 | 3 | 0.74 |
(The Jockey Club)
Ferndale
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 300 | 1 | 3.33 |
| 2010 | 288 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | 250 | 1 | 4.00 |
| 2012 | 252 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | 229 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | 193 | 1 | 5.18 |
| 2015 | 241 | 1 | 4.15 |
| 2016 | 256 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | 218 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 235 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 166 | 2 | 12.05 |
(The Jockey Club)
Finger Lakes
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 11,453 | 17 | 1.48 |
| 2010 | 11,167 | 31 | 2.78 |
| 2011 | 10,650 | 27 | 2.54 |
| 2012 | 10,285 | 15 | 1.46 |
| 2013 | 10,392 | 18 | 1.73 |
| 2014 | 9,440 | 13 | 1.38 |
| 2015 | 9,344 | 8 | 0.86 |
| 2016 | 8,863 | 16 | 1.81 |
| 2017 | 8,045 | 12 | 1.49 |
| 2018 | 7,428 | 8 | 1.08 |
| 2019 | 6,613 | 8 | 1.21 |
| 2020 | 3,078 | 2 | 0.65 |
(The Jockey Club)
Fresno
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 623 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | 523 | 1 | 1.91 |
| 2011 | 565 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | 460 | 4 | 8.70 |
| 2013 | 449 | 2 | 4.45 |
| 2014 | 397 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | 410 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | 366 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | 366 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 403 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 358 | 0 | 0.00 |
(The Jockey Club)
Golden Gate
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 11,301 | 15 | 1.33 |
| 2010 | 10,019 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 2011 | 9,478 | 13 | 1.37 |
| 2012 | 9,066 | 12 | 1.32 |
| 2013 | 9,587 | 15 | 1.56 |
| 2014 | 8,721 | 10 | 1.15 |
| 2015 | 8,472 | 11 | 1.30 |
| 2016 | 8,615 | 10 | 1.16 |
| 2017 | 8,233 | 15 | 1.82 |
| 2018 | 8,897 | 10 | 1.12 |
| 2019 | 9,374 | 6 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 7,304 | 9 | 1.23 |
(The Jockey Club)
Gulfstream Park
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 6,807 | 20 | 2.94 |
| 2010 | 7,047 | 6 | 0.85 |
| 2011 | 9,248 | 12 | 1.30 |
| 2012 | 8,636 | 12 | 1.39 |
| 2013 | 10,964 | 21 | 1.92 |
| 2014 | 15,104 | 33 | 2.18 |
| 2015 | 17,571 | 20 | 1.14 |
| 2016 | 17,702 | 25 | 1.41 |
| 2017 | 17,393 | 23 | 1.32 |
| 2018 | 17,763 | 25 | 1.41 |
| 2019 | 17,080 | 24 | 1.41 |
| 2020 | 16,867 | 26 | 1.54 |
(The Jockey Club)
Hollywood Park
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 5,621 | 13 | 2.31 |
| 2010 | 5,626 | 11 | 1.96 |
| 2011 | 5,388 | 11 | 2.04 |
(The Jockey Club)
Betfair Hollywood Park
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2012 | 5,043 | 11 | 2.18 |
| 2013 | 5,237 | 11 | 2.10 |
(The Jockey Club)
Hoosier Park (QH)
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 894 | 2 | 2.24 |
| 2010 | 855 | 2 | 2.34 |
| 2011 | 804 | 1 | 1.24 |
| 2012 | 908 | 0 | 0.00 |
(The Jockey Club)
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino (TB)
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 4,757 | 5 | 1.05 |
| 2010 | 4,749 | 8 | 1.68 |
| 2011 | 4,573 | 10 | 2.19 |
| 2012 | 4,350 | 2 | 0.46 |
| 2013 | 9,355 | 11 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 7,781 | 10 | 1.29 |
| 2015 | 8,351 | 14 | 1.68 |
| 2016 | 8,014 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 2017 | 7,414 | 6 | 0.81 |
| 2018 | 7,162 | 10 | 1.40 |
| 2019 | 7,266 | 8 | 1.10 |
| 2020 | 6,430 | 9 | 1.40 |
(The Jockey Club)
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino (QH)
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 746 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | 932 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | 937 | 1 | 1.07 |
| 2012 | 923 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | 1,971 | 4 | 2.03 |
| 2014 | 1,749 | 1 | 0.57 |
| 2015 | 1,934 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | 1,871 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | 1,689 | 3 | 1.78 |
| 2018 | 1,809 | 1 | 0.55 |
| 2019 | 1,885 | 3 | 1.59 |
| 2020 | 1,611 | 2 | 1.24 |
(The Jockey Club)
Keeneland
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 2,851 | 2 | 0.70 |
| 2010 | 2,755 | 3 | 1.09 |
| 2011 | 2,891 | 4 | 1.38 |
| 2012 | 2,872 | 5 | 1.74 |
| 2013 | 2,988 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 2014 | 2,633 | 2 | 0.76 |
| 2015 | 2,795 | 3 | 1.07 |
| 2016 | 2,710 | 5 | 1.85 |
| 2017 | 2,689 | 5 | 1.86 |
| 2018 | 2,831 | 5 | 1.77 |
| 2019 | 2,807 | 9 | 3.21 |
| 2020 | 1,989 | 1 | 0.50 |
(The Jockey Club)
Laurel
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 8,585 | 17 | 1.98 |
| 2010 | 8,520 | 21 | 2.46 |
| 2011 | 7,829 | 8 | 1.02 |
| 2012 | 8,452 | 17 | 2.01 |
| 2013 | 7,860 | 25 | 3.18 |
| 2014 | 7,661 | 17 | 2.22 |
| 2015 | 8,266 | 8 | 0.97 |
| 2016 | 10,067 | 18 | 1.79 |
| 2017 | 11,328 | 18 | 1.59 |
| 2018 | 11,734 | 22 | 1.87 |
| 2019 | 11,512 | 14 | 1.22 |
| 2020 | 8,826 | 12 | 1.36 |
(The Jockey Club)
Lone Star Park
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 5,385 | 10 | 1.86 |
| 2010 | 4,686 | 5 | 1.07 |
| 2011 | 4,244 | 10 | 2.36 |
| 2012 | 4,086 | 10 | 2.45 |
| 2013 | 3,820 | 4 | 1.05 |
| 2014 | 3,774 | 7 | 1.85 |
| 2015 | 3,581 | 5 | 1.40 |
| 2016 | 3,582 | 5 | 1.40 |
| 2017 | 3,542 | 4 | 1.13 |
| 2018 | 3,076 | 8 | 2.60 |
| 2019 | 2,772 | 8 | 2.89 |
| 2020 | 2,996 | 5 | 1.67 |
(The Jockey Club)
Monmouth Park
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 6,627 | 12 | 1.81 |
| 2010 | 7,594 | 15 | 1.98 |
| 2011 | 6,549 | 19 | 2.90 |
| 2012 | 5,218 | 8 | 1.53 |
| 2013 | 5,051 | 11 | 2.18 |
| 2014 | 5,048 | 13 | 2.58 |
| 2015 | 5,240 | 8 | 1.53 |
| 2016 | 4,082 | 3 | 0.73 |
| 2017 | 3,634 | 1 | 0.28 |
| 2018 | 3,881 | 6 | 1.55 |
| 2019 | 4,645 | 11 | 2.37 |
| 2020 | 3,687 | 5 | 1.36 |
(The Jockey Club)
Oak Tree at Pleasanton
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2014 | 663 | 2 | 3.02 |
| 2015 | 602 | 3 | 4.98 |
| 2016 | 989 | 1 | 1.01 |
| 2017 | 830 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 714 | 0 | 0.00 |
(The Jockey Club)
Pimlico
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 1,482 | 3 | 2.02 |
| 2010 | 1,576 | 4 | 2.54 |
| 2011 | 2,264 | 3 | 1.33 |
| 2012 | 2,396 | 4 | 1.67 |
| 2013 | 2,680 | 5 | 1.87 |
| 2014 | 2,686 | 5 | 1.86 |
| 2015 | 2,875 | 7 | 2.43 |
| 2016 | 2,036 | 3 | 1.47 |
| 2017 | 952 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 860 | 2 | 2.33 |
| 2019 | 869 | 4 | 4.60 |
| 2020 | 445 | 1 | 2.25 |
(The Jockey Club)
Pleasanton
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 990 | 2 | 2.02 |
| 2010 | 851 | 3 | 3.53 |
| 2011 | 757 | 2 | 2.64 |
| 2012 | 705 | 1 | 1.42 |
| 2013 | 701 | 1 | 1.43 |
| 2014 | – | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – | – |
| 2019 | 747 | 1 | 1.34 |
| 2020 | 874 | 0 | 0.00 |
(The Jockey Club)
Portland Meadows
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 4,246 | 16 | 3.77 |
| 2010 | 4,788 | 10 | 2.09 |
| 2011 | 4,102 | 4 | 0.98 |
| 2012 | 4,552 | 10 | 2.20 |
| 2013 | 2,493 | 4 | 1.60 |
| 2014 | 1,912 | 1 | 0.52 |
| 2015 | 2,283 | 3 | 1.31 |
| 2016 | 2,644 | 5 | 1.89 |
| 2017 | 1,494 | 2 | 1.34 |
| 2018 | 2,176 | 5 | 2.30 |
| 2019 | 542 | 1 | 1.85 |
(The Jockey Club)
Presque Isle Down
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 6,166 | 8 | 1.30 |
| 2010 | 6,339 | 5 | 0.79 |
| 2011 | 6,609 | 3 | 0.45 |
| 2012 | 6,416 | 5 | 0.78 |
| 2013 | 6,102 | 5 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 6,658 | 11 | 1.94 |
| 2015 | 5,975 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 2016 | 5,838 | 6 | 1.03 |
| 2017 | 5,895 | 6 | 1.02 |
| 2018 | 5,829 | 2 | 0.34 |
(The Jockey Club)
Remington Park
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 5,796 | 14 | 2.42 |
| 2010 | 6,482 | 9 | 1.39 |
| 2011 | 6,052 | 12 | 1.98 |
| 2012 | 5,865 | 16 | 2.73 |
| 2013 | 5,441 | 9 | 1.65 |
| 2014 | 5,637 | 7 | 1.24 |
| 2015 | 5,489 | 5 | 0.91 |
| 2016 | 5,167 | 8 | 1.55 |
| 2017 | 5,410 | 12 | 2.22 |
| 2018 | 5,490 | 12 | 2.19 |
| 2019 | 5,259 | 10 | 1.90 |
| 2020 | 5,257 | 6 | 1.14 |
(The Jockey Club)
Sacramento
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 627 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | 456 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | 445 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | 377 | 1 | 2.65 |
| 2013 | 427 | 2 | 4.68 |
| 2014 | 303 | 1 | 3.30 |
| 2015 | 465 | 1 | 2.15 |
| 2016 | 422 | 1 | 2.37 |
| 2017 | 409 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 428 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 404 | 0 | 0.00 |
(The Jockey Club)
Santa Anita
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 5,961 | 5 | 0.84 |
| 2010 | 5,237 | 8 | 1.53 |
| 2011 | 6,472 | 19 | 2.94 |
| 2012 | 6,925 | 18 | 2.60 |
| 2013 | 6,847 | 15 | 2.19 |
| 2014 | 9,211 | 21 | 2.28 |
| 2015 | 8,920 | 19 | 2.13 |
| 2016 | 8,836 | 25 | 2.83 |
| 2017 | 8,475 | 20 | 2.36 |
| 2018 | 8,845 | 18 | 2.04 |
| 2019 | 6,650 | 20 | 3.01 |
| 2020 | 5,120 | 6 | 1.17 |
(The Jockey Club)
Santa Rosa
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 700 | 4 | 5.71 |
| 2010 | 952 | 1 | 1.05 |
| 2011 | 861 | 1 | 1.16 |
| 2012 | 833 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | 729 | 1 | 1.37 |
| 2014 | 673 | 1 | 1.49 |
| 2015 | 582 | 1 | 1.72 |
| 2016 | 593 | 2 | 3.37 |
| 2017 | 519 | 1 | 1.93 |
| 2018 | 412 | 1 | 2.43 |
| 2019 | 332 | 1 | 3.01 |
(The Jockey Club)
Saratoga
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 3,072 | 3 | 0.98 |
| 2010 | 3,296 | 5 | 1.52 |
| 2011 | 3,232 | 3 | 0.93 |
| 2012 | 3,433 | 4 | 1.17 |
| 2013 | 3,332 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 2014 | 3,193 | 6 | 1.88 |
| 2015 | 3,384 | 2 | 0.59 |
| 2016 | 3,227 | 5 | 1.55 |
| 2017 | 3,274 | 6 | 1.83 |
| 2018 | 3,095 | 3 | 0.97 |
| 2019 | 3,128 | 4 | 1.28 |
| 2020 | 2,965 | 5 | 1.69 |
(The Jockey Club)
Stockton
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 564 | 1 | 1.77 |
| 2010 | 202 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | 185 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | 346 | 1 | 2.89 |
| 2013 | 295 | 1 | 3.39 |
| 2014 | 284 | 3 | 10.56 |
| 2015 | 247 | 0 | 0.00 |
(The Jockey Club)
Suffolk Downs
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 7,369 | 19 | 2.58 |
| 2010 | 6,726 | 16 | 2.38 |
| 2011 | 5,673 | 13 | 2.29 |
| 2012 | 5,930 | 9 | 1.52 |
| 2013 | 5,214 | 9 | 1.73 |
| 2014 | 4,017 | 6 | 1.49 |
| 2015 | 281 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | 446 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | 726 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 850 | 2 | 2.35 |
| 2019 | 493 | 1 | 2.03 |
(The Jockey Club)
Timonium
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 467 | 2 | 4.28 |
| 2010 | 445 | 3 | 6.74 |
| 2011 | 399 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | 416 | 3 | 7.21 |
| 2013 | 537 | 3 | 5.57 |
| 2014 | 401 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | 419 | 1 | 2.39 |
| 2016 | 425 | 2 | 4.71 |
| 2017 | 483 | 3 | 6.21 |
| 2018 | 460 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 398 | 1 | 2.51 |
(The Jockey Club)
Turfway Park
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 8,958 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 2010 | 7,038 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 2011 | 7,469 | 8 | 1.07 |
| 2012 | 6,923 | 4 | 0.58 |
| 2013 | 4,412 | 7 | 1.59 |
| 2014 | 3,764 | 4 | 1.06 |
| 2015 | 4,165 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | 5,219 | 4 | 0.77 |
| 2017 | 4,417 | 4 | 0.91 |
| 2018 | 4,017 | 8 | 1.99 |
(The Jockey Club)
Woodbine
| Number of Starts | Number of Fatalities | Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | |
| 2009 | 14,254 | 15 | 1.05 |
| 2010 | 13,627 | 12 | 0.88 |
| 2011 | 13,009 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 2012 | 12,687 | 7 | 0.55 |
| 2013 | 10,937 | 12 | 1.10 |
| 2014 | 10,647 | 12 | 1.13 |
| 2015 | 10,246 | 12 | 1.17 |
| 2016 | 10,482 | 9 | 0.86 |
| 2017 | 10,392 | 6 | 0.58 |
| 2018 | 10,370 | 11 | 1.06 |
| 2019 | 9,920 | 13 | 1.31 |
| 2020 | 8,052 | 11 | 1.37 |
(The Jockey Club)
Summary Table of Individual Racetrack Statistics+
| Number of Fatalities per 1,000 starts | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Aqueduct | 2.27 | 2.22 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.77 | 2.12 | 1.78 | 1.05 | 1.74 | 1.57 | 0.81 | 1.96 |
| Belmont Park | 1.95 | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.8 | 0.69 | 1.48 | 0.7 | 1.03 | 1.2 | 0.98 | 1.45 | 1.41 |
| Colonial Downs | 1.5 | 2.07 | 1.51 | 1.63 | 1.1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 2.3 |
| Del Mar | 1.7 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 2.46 | 0.69 | 2.28 | 2.22 | 3.01 | 1.5 | 0.79 | 0.62 | 0.29 |
| Delaware Park | 2.02 | 1.71 | 2.98 | 2.76 | 1.31 | 2.58 | 2.47 | 0.41 | 2.92 | 1.62 | 2.42 | 0.74 |
| Ferndale | 3.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.18 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.05 | – |
| Finger Lakes | 1.48 | 2.78 | 2.54 | 1.46 | 1.73 | 1.38 | 0.86 | 1.81 | 1.49 | 1.08 | 1.21 | 0.65 |
| Fresno | 0 | 1.91 | 0 | 8.7 | 4.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Golden Gate | 1.33 | 1.6 | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.56 | 1.15 | 1.3 | 1.16 | 1.82 | 1.12 | 0.64 | 1.23 |
| Gulfstream Park | 2.94 | 0.85 | 1.3 | 1.39 | 1.92 | 2.18 | 1.14 | 1.41 | 1.32 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.54 |
| Hollywood Park | 2.31 | 1.96 | 2.04 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Betfair Hollywood Park | – | – | – | 2.18 | 2.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hoosier Park (QH) | 2.24 | 2.34 | 1.24 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Indiana Grand Racing & Casino (TB) | 1.05 | 1.68 | 2.19 | 0.46 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 1.68 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Indiana Grand Racing & Casino (QH) | 0 | 0 | 1.07 | 0 | 2.03 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 1.78 | 0.55 | 1.59 | 1.24 |
| Keeneland | 0.7 | 1.09 | 1.38 | 1.74 | 0.33 | 0.76 | 1.07 | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.77 | 3.21 | 0.5 |
| Laurel | 1.98 | 2.46 | 1.02 | 2.01 | 3.18 | 2.22 | 0.97 | 1.79 | 1.59 | 1.87 | 1.22 | 1.36 |
| Lone Star Park | 1.86 | 1.07 | 2.36 | 2.45 | 1.05 | 1.85 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.13 | 2.6 | 2.89 | 1.67 |
| Monmouth Park | 1.81 | 1.98 | 2.9 | 1.53 | 2.18 | 2.58 | 1.53 | 0.73 | 0.28 | 1.55 | 2.37 | 1.36 |
| Oak Tree at Pleasanton | 3.02 | 4.98 | 1.01 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Pimlico | 2.02 | 2.54 | 1.33 | 1.67 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 2.43 | 1.47 | 0 | 2.33 | 4.6 | 2.25 |
| Pleasanton | 2.02 | 3.53 | 2.64 | 1.42 | 1.43 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.34 | 0 |
| Portland Meadows | 3.77 | 2.09 | 0.98 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.52 | 1.31 | 1.89 | 1.34 | 2.3 | 1.85 | |
| Presque Isle Down | 1.3 | 0.79 | 0.45 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 1.94 | 1 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.34 | ||
| Remington Park | 2.42 | 1.39 | 1.98 | 2.73 | 1.65 | 1.24 | 0.91 | 1.55 | 2.22 | 2.19 | 1.9 | 1.14 |
| Sacramento | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | 4.68 | 3.3 | 2.15 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Santa Anita | 0.84 | 1.53 | 2.94 | 2.6 | 2.19 | 2.28 | 2.13 | 2.83 | 2.36 | 2.04 | 3.01 | 1.17 |
| Santa Rosa | 5.71 | 1.05 | 1.16 | 0 | 1.37 | 1.49 | 1.72 | 3.37 | 1.93 | 2.43 | 3.01 | |
| Saratoga | 0.98 | 1.52 | 0.93 | 1.17 | 1.5 | 1.88 | 0.59 | 1.55 | 1.83 | 0.97 | 1.28 | 1.69 |
| Stockton | 1.77 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 3.39 | 10.56 | 0 | |||||
| Suffolk Downs | 2.58 | 2.38 | 2.29 | 1.52 | 1.73 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 2.03 | |
| Timonium | 4.28 | 6.74 | 0 | 7.21 | 5.57 | 0 | 2.39 | 4.71 | 6.21 | 0 | 2.51 | |
| Turfway Park | 1.67 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 0.58 | 1.59 | 1.06 | 1.2 | 0.77 | 0.91 | 1.99 | ||
| Woodbine | 1.05 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.55 | 1.1 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 0.86 | 0.58 | 1.06 | 1.31 | 1.37 |
(The Jockey Club)
Of the 3,152 starts recorded at Churchill Downs in Spring 2019, there were 3 racing fatalities – 1 musculo-skeletal and 2 sudden death – and 3 training fatalities, all musculo-skeletal.
(Kentucky Horse Racing Commission)
Horse Racing Industry
According to the American Horse Council Foundation’s 2017 study, the horse industry directly contributes around $50 billion and 988,394 jobs to America’s economy and a further $38 billion in direct wages, salaries, and benefits. Overall, the total contribution is estimated to be $122 billion and 1.7 million jobs in the U.S.
(American Horse Council)
In Pennsylvania, 1,400 thoroughbred deaths have been recorded since 2010.
(The Philadelphia Inquirer)
AHC estimates there are 7.2 million horses in the U.S.: 3,141,449 for recreation, 1,227,986 for showing, 1,224,482 for racing, and 537,261 for working.
(American Horse Council)
AHC estimates the states with the most horses are Texas, California, and Florida, with over seven-, five-, and three-hundred thousand horses respectively.
(American Horse Council)
AHC estimates the equine industry land use accounts for 32 million acres of owned land and 49 million acres of land leased for horse-related uses.
(American Horse Council)
According to IBISWorld, the horse racing market has declined in the past five years, mirroring a long-term trend in decline.
(IBISWorld)
In 2019, $165.5 million was wagered on the Kentucky Derby.
(Entertainment and Sports Programming Network)
Horse racing in America dates back to 1665, when a racetrack was plotted on Long Island.
(Smithsonian Magazine)