Jockey Club data shows 2.04 horse deaths for every 1,000 starts (Louisville Courier-Journal)

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The thoroughbred industry’s attempt to quantify racing injuries in a uniform database showed 2.04 horse deaths per 1,000 starts, The Jockey Club announced on Tuesday.
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Indiana horse farms struggle as riders cut back (Louisville Courier-Journal)

AUBURN, Ind. — Indiana horse farms say they can’t fill their stalls because of the struggling economy.
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Indiana horse farms struggle as riders cut back (Louisville Courier-Journal)

AUBURN, Ind. — Indiana horse farms say they can’t fill their stalls because of the struggling economy.
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Panel backs horse rescue standards board (Louisville Courier-Journal)

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A board to recommend voluntary standards for horse rescue and retirement shelters, and suggest ways for the state to deal with abandoned horses, would be created under a bill that unanimously passed the House Agriculture and Small Business Committee Wednesday.
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Horse group spent nearly $850,000 on Senate races (Louisville Courier-Journal)

A horse industry group that supports legalizing electronic slot machines at the state’s race tracks spent nearly $850,000 last year to help Democrats in two state Senate races, according to a finance report filed Friday.
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