NSW Horse Racing: January Summary

“Racehorses are loved and treated well”

The horse racing industry wants you to believe that the horses are treated well, they are loved, and people have their best interests at heart.

But this is untrue.

Every year, hundreds of horses end up dead because of on-track injuries. Slow runners and older horses disappear, ending up in knackeries or slaughterhouses. Whilst, thousands of others are sent to slaughter before they even make it to the tracks, simply because they cannot run fast enough.

On top of this, the life of a racing horse is miserable. They are social, grazing animals, however, are most often kept alone, confined to stables, fed concentrated meals, and forced to travel long distances. Then they are beaten with whips, kicked with spikes, and tied to treadmills and walkers in the name of “training”. In addition to this, there are the illegal aspects, from drugging to jigger use.

“Horses love to race”

We often hear that the horses “love to race”.

But this is also untrue.

Horses love to run. They are forced to race. In the wild, a horse would push him/herself to their limit out of fear, for example, to escape a predator or dangerous situation. They would not keep up their speed unless their life depended on it.

However, racing pushes them beyond their natural limits. Humans have played on their fear and use whips, spurs, and occasionally other devices such as jiggers, to trigger the response of running at extreme limits. The lack of care for their wellbeing is made even more prominent in the final 100 meters. When the horses are most tired, jockeys are legally allowed to relentlessly whip them to make them move faster.

Horses are known to suffer from cardiac arrest, internal bleeding, torn ligaments and broken bones from being forced to run so fast, over long distances (up to 3.2km).

Many horses are protesting their involvement

Chautauqua became a household name after he repeatedly refused to jump from the barrier. Despite winning over $8.8 million, his trainers continued to force him into the starting box. Then the public (and even some racegoers) began to demand that he be retired, as they could tell he no longer wanted to race.

Meanwhile, hundreds of other horses are being ignored.

In January alone, 102 horses were noted as, “uncompetitive”, “difficult to load/refused to load”, “fractious”, “flatfooted”, and “unresponsive”. Others “bucked” and “dislodging their riders” in protest. These behaviours are proof that they do not want to race.
The following table lists the horses and their behaviour, along with the date and racecourse. The information was taken from the NSW Steward’s Reports.

Date	Racecourse	Horse Name	Behaviour
1 Jan	Port Mac	Deep Dream	Bucked
13 Jan	Dubbo	Marada	Bucked
7 Jan	Mudgee	Uno Ruby	Bucked
24 Jan	Canberra	Eliseo	Bucked after race started
21 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Freaky Freckles	Bucked and uncompetitive
19 Jan	Muswellbrook	Robingurra	Bucked during race
13 Jan	Dubbo	More Spice	Difficult to load
17 Jan	Archer	Archie’s Star	Difficult to load
9 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Houlio’s Dream	Difficult to load
11 Jan	Randwick	Mr Garcia	Difficult to load
14 Jan	Corowa	Coontara	Difficult to load
24 Jan	Canberra	Sassie Annie	Difficult to load
6 Jan	Gunnedah	Mook	Difficult to load and uncompetitive
11 Jan	Queanbeyan	Tribbiani	Difficult to load in barrier (unruly)
6 Jan	Gunnedah	Eliseo	Dislodged rider
8 Jan	Warwick Farm	Confined Thoughts	Dislodged rider
14 Jan	Scone	Kehoe	Dislodged rider
29 Jan	Kembla	Dambulla	Dislodged rider
25 Jan	Newcastle	Cross Eyed Mary	Dislodged rider
11 Jan	Queanbeyan	Spanish Spirit	Dislodged rider after race
11 Jan	Glen Innes	Boomtown Babe	Dislodged rider and ran
31 Jan	Taree	Fair Dinkum	Dislodged rider and ran away
14 Jan	Scone	Blue Lanyard	Dislodged rider and ran away
26 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Tezoff	Flatfooted and missed start
23 Jan	Tamworth	Ligulate	Flatfooted at start
28 Jan	Tamworth	Lexi’s Choice	Flatfooted at start
30 Jan	Scone	Pearl Roan	Flatfooted at start
1 Jan	Port Mac	Poetic Affair	Fractious in barrier
2 Jan	Taree	Summer Orchid	Fractious in barrier
6 Jan	Gunnedah	Trip To London	Fractious in barrier
7 Jan	Kembla	Thor’s Thunder	Fractious in barrier
9 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Fashion Tip	Fractious in barrier
11 Jan	Queanbeyan	Intrepid Angel	Fractious in barrier
24 Jan	Port Mac	Pass Of Gold	Fractious in barrier
11 Jan	Kembla	Pioneer	Fractious in barrier
21 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Another Challenge	Fractious in barrier
24 Jan	Port Mac	Nayvadius	Fractious in barrier
25 Jan	Forbes	Beau Zaris	Fractious in barrier
28 Jan	Tamworth	Policy	Fractious in barrier
23 Jan	Tamworth	Da Power	Fractious in barrier
21 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Mnementh	Fractious in barrier
26 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Star for Effort	Fractious in barrier
26 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Rugged Roy	Fractious in barrier
26 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Real Key	Fractious in barrier
11 Jan	Queanbeyan	All About Me	Fractious in barrier
19 Jan	Muswellbrook	Brilliant Tavi	Fractious in barrier – broke through barriers and ran
13 Jan	Dubbo	Twice the Value	Fractious in barrier and became injured
11 Jan	Glen Innes	Go Luca	Fractious in barrier and dislodged rider
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	All Time Legend	Fractious in barrier and lunged into barrier
25 Jan	Newcastle	Spartan	Fractious in barrier and slow to begin
29 Jan	Kembla	I Am Flying	Fractious in barrier and uncompetitive
18 Jan	Rosehill	Unguarded	Fractious in barrier, became momentarily cast and uncompetitive
31 Jan	Taree	Stop The Fight	Fractious in barrier, jumped and had high leg on running board
26 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Blazen Diamond	Fractious in tie up stall
9 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Yousay Bolt	Fractious in tie up stall
17 Jan	Archer	Mokasoi Deluxe	Fractious in tie up stall
9 Jan	Wagga Wagga	King of Sting	jumped poorly almost dislodged rider
18 Jan	Tumut	Another Jay Brown	knuckled badly lost rider
19 Jan	Cowra	Handful of Acres	knuckled badly lost rider
11 Jan	Kembla	Valour Elite	made contact with the barrier gates
23 Jan	Tamworth	Ultimate Power	missed start – turned head in gates
6 Jan	Gunnedah	Sir Aussie	Missed the start
13 Jan	Taree	Star Alibi	Missed the start
14 Jan	Scone	Master Marley	Missed the start
14 Jan	Scone	Concessions	Missed the start
28 Jan	Tamworth	Mumbo	Missed the start
28 Jan	Tamworth	Big Surprise	Missed the start
11 Jan	Kembla	Lord Tropicana	Poor barrier manners
19 Jan	Cowra	Fire Shadow	Poor barrier manners and became cast in barrier
1 Jan	Inverell	Hide The Moon	Poor pre race behaviour
1 Jan	Inverell	Angel’s Scent	Poor pre race behaviour
13 Jan	Dubbo	Pass the Card	Poor racing manners
8 Jan	Warwick Farm	Crimlet	Raced flatfooted
19 Jan	Cowra	Colonel Von Trapp	Reared in barrier
10 Jan	Port Mac	Prince Arli	Refused to load in barrier
21 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Pushkar	Refused to load in barrier
14 Jan	Scone	King Cobra	Refused to load in barrier
26 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Fly Like An Eagle	Refused to settle during racing
25 Jan	Randwick	Sambro	Restless in barrier
10 Jan	Port Mac	Snuggle Bug	Stood flatfooted
12 Jan	Coffs Harbour	More Than Good	Stood flatfooted
18 Jan	Tumut	Element Of Luck	Stood flatfooted
26 Jan	Wyong	Parry Sound	Stood flatfooted
31 Jan	Taree	Blinky Snazzy	Stood flatfooted
2 Jan	Taree	Blinkin Snazzy	Stood flatfooted missed start
14 Jan	Corowa	Equishim	Stood flatfooted, missed start
1 Jan	Inverell	Mr Malu	Uncompetitive
1 Jan	Inverell	Blind Love	Uncompetitive
1 Jan	Inverell	Sideshow AI	Uncompetitive
5 Jan	Wyong	Queen Snip	Uncompetitive
5 Jan	Wyong	Ingar	Uncompetitive
13 Jan	Dubbo	Untamed Mistress	Uncompetitive
17 Jan	Ballina	More Fierce	Uncompetitive
18 Jan	Rosehill	Manangatang	Uncompetitive
19 Jan	Muswellbrook	Ingar	Uncompetitive
21 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Onelostsock	Uncompetitive
31 Jan	Taree	Lutreola	Uncompetitive
25 Jan	Forbes	Solid Consul	Uncompetitive
6 Jan	Gunnedah	Lithely	Uncompetitive (retired)
31 Jan	Taree	Blind Love	Uncompetitive (retired)
11 Jan	Glen Innes	Pippi’s Pride	Unresponsive to rider (retired)
11 Jan	Kembla	Samurai	Unresponsive to rider and didn’t finish race

*This table excludes the individuals who were noted as “slow to begin”.

Horses are suffering

Racing pushes horses beyond their natural limits, placing stress on their bodies. As a result, horses are subjected to unnecessary risk of injuries and even death.

The following table includes horses who suffered from, “abnormal respiratory noises”, “bleeding and internal haemorrhaging”, “bowed tendons”, “lameness”, “cardiac arrhythmia”, “death”, “abrasions, cuts, and lacerations”, “heat stress”, “hoof injuries”, “thumps”, “slow/poor recovery”, and “head injuries”. It also includes “pre-race” injuries, as these often occur during training or trackwork. The information was taken from the NSW Steward’s Reports.

In just 31 days, a total of 144 horses have suffered from some form of injury and four have died.

Date	Racecourse	Horse Name	Injury
14 Jan	Corowa	Navesta	Abnormal respiratory distress
14 Jan	Corowa	Blazing Ash	Abnormal respiratory noise
7 Jan	Mudgee	Red Liberty	Abnormal respiratory noise
27 Jan	Grafton	Zeeluck	Abnormal respiratory noise
15 Jan	Warwick Farm	Jack’s Bar	Abnormal respiratory noise
17 Jan	Canterbury	Life O’Brien	Abnormal respiratory noise – needs endoscope exam
4 Jan	Randwick	Sulking	Abnormal respiratory noise (epiglottis entrapment)
1 Jan	Inverell	Magnifier	Abraision: coronet abrasion and poor recovery
29 Jan	Kembla	I Am Flying	Abraisions: Multiple superficial abraisions of off foreleg
11 Jan	Kembla	Lord Tropicana	Abrasion: abraision of nearside hip and swelling to poll
3 Jan	Muswellbrook	Tamari Dancer	Bled 2nd time banned
11 Jan	Randwick	Pinup Miss	Bled both nostrils
26 Jan	Wyong	Sebourg	Bled both nostrils
26 Jan	Wyong	Philip	Bled both nostrils
28 Jan	Tamworth	On The Floor	Bled both nostrils
14 Jan	Corowa	Gorokan Express	Bled both nostrils
19 Jan	Cowra	Ah you with me	Bled both nostrils
8 Jan	Warwick Farm	Moana Jewel	Bled one nostril
15 Jan	Warwick Farm	Redicon	Bled one nostril
11 Jan	Kembla	Euroblaze	Bled one nostril
28 Jan	Tamworth	Steamboat	Bled one nostril
24 Jan	Canberra	Hercegovka	Bowed near-fore tendon, lameness 4/5 (RETIRED)
5 Jan	Ballina	Apache Indian	Bowed off fore tendon (RETIRED)
3 Jan	Canterbury	Zing	Cardiac arrhythmia
19 Jan	Muswellbrook	Mac’s Reward	Cardiac arrhythmia
25 Jan	Newcastle	Mr Cruise	Cardiac arrhythmia
26 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Counterfeited	Cardiac arrhythmia (RETIRED)
21 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Onelostsock	Cut: small speedy cut on near foreleg
11 Jan	Randwick	Cinquedea	Cut: speedy cuts to hind legs
31 Jan	Canterbury	All From Scrap	Cut: speedy cuts to the off foreleg
13 Jan	Dubbo	Regalia	DEAD: Collapsed and died during race
27 Jan	Grafton	Victory Vibes	DEAD: Collapsed and died in tie up stalls post race
18 Jan	Tumut	Let It Roll	Euthanised: fractured shoulder and fell
5 Jan	Ballina	Airdale	Euthanised: Multiple fractures near fore sesamoids
5 Jan	Wyong	Destorner	Haemorrhage: Internal haemorrhage
11 Jan	Randwick	Sondelon	Haemorrhage: raced poorly, supplementary report showed they suffered from internal haemorrhage
26 Jan	Wyong	Freefica	Heat stress
26 Jan	Wyong	Atherton	Heat stress
26 Jan	Wyong	Shadow Colour	Heat stress and abnormal respiratory noise
1 Jan	Inverell	Smooth Factor	Hoof Injury
25 Jan	Newcastle	Dundee Lee	Laceration: laceration to near hind lateral cannon
26 Jan	Wyong	Elleofadeel	Laceration: Laceration to near hind leg
14 Jan	Scone	St Luke	Laceration: Laceration to near hind leg
4 Jan	Randwick	Jawwall	Laceration: small laceration in near hind pastern
19 Jan	Cowra	Yeas and Nays	Laceration: small laceration in off hind leg
31 Jan	Taree	Sunday Special	Laceration: small laceration to the near hind leg
11 Jan	Kembla	Sea Spirit	Lame (1/5) near foreleg (fell after winning)
16 Jan	Gosford	Doctor Manhattan	Lame both front legs (1/5)
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	Omar	Lame in front
4 Jan	Randwick	Badge of Gameness	Lame in near foreleg (1/5)
11 Jan	Kembla	Sea Spirit	Lame in near foreleg (1/5)
7 Jan	Mudgee	Aloneinabaa	Lame in near foreleg (1/5)
5 Jan	Ballina	Black Mosheen	Lame in near foreleg (1/5)
25 Jan	Randwick	Dabiyr	Lame in near foreleg (1/5)
17 Jan	Canterbury	Nicconita	Lame in near foreleg (2/5)
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	Anubis	Lame in near foreleg (2/5)
4 Jan	Randwick	Burradoo	Lame in near foreleg (3/5)
27 Jan	Grafton	Nacar	Lame in near foreleg (3/5)
28 Jan	Tamworth	Cannizzaro	Lame in near foreleg (3/5)
29 Jan	Kembla	Mini Boom	Lame in near hind leg (2/5)
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	Morton’s Fork	Lame in near hind leg (2/5)
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	Bobby Dazzler	Lame in near hind leg (2/5)
30 Jan	Scone	Bon Allen	Lame in near hind leg (3/5)
11 Jan	Queanbeyan	Quietly Brilliant	Lame in off foreleg
24 Jan	Port Mac	Wandzeel	Lame in off foreleg (1/5)
25 Jan	Forbes	Winterconi	Lame in off foreleg (1/5)
8 Jan	Warwick Farm	Ocean Go	Lame in off foreleg (2/5)
29 Jan	Kembla	Money Heist	Lame in off foreleg (2/5)
4 Jan	Randwick	Guise	Lame in off foreleg (2/5)
31 Jan	Canterbury	Oxford Tycoon	Lame in off foreleg (2/5)
21 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Jarrah Road	Lame in off foreleg (2/5) and swelling in pastern region
2 Jan	Taree	Kings Row	Lame in off hind leg (2/5)
6 Jan	Gunnedah	Mazzioti	Lame in off hind leg (3/5)
1 Jan	Inverell	Swoop	Lame in off hind leg (4/5)
17 Jan	Archer	Mokasoi Deluxe	Lameness in near-foreleg (1/5) (fractious in stall)
10 Jan	Gosford	Abrogation	Poor recovery
10 Jan	Gosford	Under The Pump	Poor recovery
1 Jan	Inverell	Bon Vavont	Poor recovery
11 Jan	Glen Innes	Time in Raasay	Poor recovery
11 Jan	Glen Innes	Try’N’Singasong	Poor recovery
23 Jan	Tamworth	Bellarina Magic	Poor recovery
23 Jan	Tamworth	Mr Polar	Poor recovery
4 Jan	Randwick	The Big Easy	Poor recovery
8 Jan	Warwick Farm	Skymist	Poor recovery
8 Jan	Warwick Farm	Enstarnito	Poor recovery
8 Jan	Warwick Farm	Gogol	Poor recovery
8 Jan	Warwick Farm	Garrison	Poor recovery
8 Jan	Warwick Farm	Breakdance	Poor recovery
25 Jan	Newcastle	Skillet	Poor recovery
25 Jan	Randwick	Bellszov Bourke	Poor recovery
25 Jan	Randwick	Blitzar	Poor recovery
25 Jan	Randwick	Valentino Rossa	Poor recovery
31 Jan	Canterbury	Grindelwald	Poor recovery
31 Jan	Canterbury	Coup De Main	Poor recovery
13 Jan	Dubbo	Glamouron	Poor recovery
11 Jan	Randwick	Albumin	Poor recovery
15 Jan	Warwick Farm	Parineeti	Poor recovery
15 Jan	Warwick Farm	Parche	Poor recovery
15 Jan	Warwick Farm	Roman Typhoon	Poor recovery
15 Jan	Warwick Farm	Rebukes	Poor recovery
16 Jan	Gosford	Social Smile	Poor recovery
17 Jan	Canterbury	Quantico	Poor recovery
17 Jan	Archer	Budderoo Knight	Poor recovery
18 Jan	Rosehill	Beyliks	Poor recovery
19 Jan	Cowra	Miss Academy	Poor recovery
19 Jan	Muswellbrook	Philadora	Poor recovery
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	Duneaglee	Poor recovery
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	Penang	Poor recovery
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	Private Thoughts	Poor recovery
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	Azuro	Poor recovery
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	Mr Garcia	Poor recovery
27 Jan	Warwick Farm	Aim For Protection	Poor recovery
28 Jan	Tamworth	Garcon	Poor recovery
31 Jan	Canterbury	Port Douglas	Poor recovery
31 Jan	Taree	Paavo	Poor recovery
29 Jan	Kembla	Zouspectre	Poor recovery
18 Jan	Rosehill	Return With Honour	Poor recovery
4 Jan	Randwick	Peyton Place	Poor recovery and extreme sweat
25 Jan	Randwick	Mount Fuji	Poor recovery and increased respiratory effort
28 Jan	Goulburn	Wild Chap	Poor recovery and lame in near hind leg (1/5)
27 Jan	Grafton	Rubel	Pre-race: cast in stalls, lame in off hide leg (2/5)
11 Jan	Kembla	Chief Geronimo	Pre-race: elevated temperature
14 Jan	Scone	Can I Rock	Pre-race: hock swelling
14 Jan	Corowa	Falling Waters	Pre-race: injured during transport
31 Jan	Canterbury	Avion Fury	Pre-race: Injured in stable – kicked by another horse
19 Jan	Cowra	Irish Spy	Pre-race: injury during stable routines
17 Jan	Archer	Intueri	Pre-race: laceration to off hind leg
26 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Kappy Cino	Pre-race: lame in front legs
14 Jan	Corowa	Rocky High	Pre-race: lame in near foreleg (1/5) and nail penetrated near fore hoof
15 Jan	Warwick Farm	Snips	Pre-race: lame in near foreleg (2/5)
13 Jan	Dubbo	Royal Swagger	Pre-race: Lame in off fore leg (1/5)
26 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Blazen Diamond	Pre-race: lame in off foreleg (3.5) and fractious in barrier
21 Jan	Wagga Wagga	Great Glen	Pre-race: lame in off foreleg (3/5) – from race on Sat 18 January at Tumut
23 Jan	Tamworth	Apache Belle	Pre-race: lame in off hind leg (3/5)
23 Jan	Tamworth	Akecheta	Pre-race: sustained superficial abrasions to hocks
19 Jan	Cowra	Colonel Von Trapp	Reared in barrier and struck head
14 Jan	Corowa	Coop’s Star	Signs of colic
19 Jan	Muswellbrook	The Pilbarafox	Sore over the back
7 Jan	Kembla	Thor’s Thunder	Struck head in barrier
4 Jan	Kensington	Tudor Music	Sustained black eye
4 Jan	Kensington	Above And Beyond	Thumps
3 Jan	Muswellbrook	Blinkin Noodles	Thumps (mild)

What you can do

So long as the demand for racing exists, the so-called “sport” will continue. By making the decision to never attend or bet on a horses life again, you are actively taking a stand legalised against animal cruelty, helping end the outdated tradition.

You can also help by sharing this information with your friends and family.