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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Horses Killed on or at U.S. Tracks in 2020
R: Racing Death
T: Training
Death S: Stall Death
2,000 horses die each year on U.S. tracks. The #KentuckyDerby tries to hide the cruelty. #HorseracingKills #KyDerby #TripleCrown #EndHorseracing #AmimalCruelty
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Horses Killed on or at U.S Tracks in 2021
R: Racing Death
T: Training Death
S: Stall Death
You’re not “just watching a race.” You’re watching #AnimalAbuse paid for by taxpayers. #KentuckyDerby #HorseracingKills #TripleCrown #KyDerby #EndHorseracing
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Horses Killed on or at U.S. Tracks in 2022
R: Racing Death
T: Training Death
S: Stall Death
Don’t bet on #AnimalCruelty. Take action for compassion. Don’t support #horseracing #HorseracingKills #KentuckyDerby #TripleCrown #KYDerby #EndHorseracing
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Horses Killed on or at U.S. Tracks in 2023
R: Racing Death
T: Training Death
S: Stall Death
If dogracing was televised, would you still watch? So why is #horseracing any different? #KentuckyDerby #HorseracingKills #TripleCrown #KyDerby #EndHorseracing
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Through FOIA request to the Kentucky Racing Commission, we have confirmed the deaths of 64 horses @ Kentucky tracks in 2024. Many of these horses were under 4yrs old some being prepped for their 1st race, some were never even given a name. #KentuckyDerby #KYDerby #EndHorseracing

[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Horses Killed on or at U.S. Tracks in 2025 thus far
R: Racing Death
T: Training Death
S: Stall Death
Maiming & destruction of racehorses is inherent to the industry. Death at the track is inevitable part of racing. #KentuckyDerby #KyDerby #TripleCrown
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

“Carnage,” as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary, is “large-scale death and destruction.” This is what is happening in the American horseracing industry. #Horseracing is #AnimalCruelty & kills horses. #Boycott #KentuckyDerby #KyDerby #TripleCrown #EndHorseracing

[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Because most horses are worth less than a decent used car & most purses are artificially jacked with casino cash–the horseman’s breakdown-risk to earnings-reward ratio is quite attractive. When problems do arise, they can dump off to the next guy & acquire anew. #KentuckyDerby

[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

🐴💔🕯️4-Year-Old Killed (“Cardiac”) on Derby Day. #EndHorseracing #HorseracingKills
#AnimalRights #AnimalCruelty #AnimalAbuse #HorseracingWrongs #BoycottHorseracing This is #Horseracing
❌🏇💔🏇❌🏇💔🏇❌🏇💔
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

The @nytimes this AM features #HorseracingWrongs founder Patrick Battuello. They position #AnimalCruelty -cardiac arrest, pulmonary hemorrhage, blunt-force head trauma, broken necks, severed spines, ruptured ligaments, shattered legs- against dressing up in fancy clothes!

[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

“Most exciting two minutes in sports”?

Tell that to the horses who didn’t make it off the track.

This is what the cameras cut away from.

Watch. Then decide where you stand.

#EndHorseracing #HorseracingKillsHorses #KentuckyDerby
#HorseracingWrongs

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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Following the closures of Hastings & Fraser Downs, Rideau Carleton Raceway in Ottawa, Canada has now announced the immediate end of its racing operations, citing that the business was no longer sustainable despite millions spent on upgrades. A win for 🐴
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

These companies are sponsors of the 2026 #PreaknessStakes a #TripleCrown jewel built on exploitation, suffering & the deaths of countless horses. There is no ethical justification for partnering w/#AnimalCruelty Hold these brands accountable & demand they cut ties w/ horseracing

[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Latta was “pulled up lame” & taken off in an ambulance at #LaurelPark on Jan 17th, has now been confirmed dead. Just 4yrs years old, in his 17th race. This is the same track set to host the #PreaknessStakes The realty of 🏇 is #AnimalAbuse & Killing!
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

This year’s #Preakness takes place @ Laurel Park while Pimlico undergoes reconstruction funded with $500 Million of taxpayer money.
What’s even worse is that 426 horses have been killed at Maryland tracks since 2014. 🐴💔
Join us on May 16th to protest!
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

The Ortiz Brothers, Cockfighting & the #PreaknessStakes ❌🏇❌🏇❌
#HorseracingWrongs The Ortiz brothers are jockey royalty – both having ridden in this year’s Derby (finishing 1st and 2nd) and both set to ride at the #Preakness tomorrow. #AnimalCruelty
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

In race 1, today, #BlackEyedSusanDay
3-year-old Hit Zero “succumbed to an apparent cardiac event following the conclusion." Before the #Preakness has even begun, a young horse is already dead. To it’s core, #Horseracing is #AnimalCruelty #AnimalAbuse
🐴💔 #EndHorseracing

[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

CBS News mentions HW “According to the nonprofit #HorseracingWrongs, 426 horses have died at Maryland tracks since 2014.” #Preakness #PreaknessStakes #EndHorseracing #HorseracingKills #AnimalAbuse #AnimalCruelty #AnimalRights
#YouBetTheyDie
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Horse Hit Zero collapsed after crossing finish line at #LaurelPark & died Friday, sparks renewed criticism before #Preakness
#PreaknessStakes #AnimalCruelty #AnimalAbuse #HorseracingWrongs #EndHorseracing #HorseracingKills #YouBetTheyDie #BanHorseracing
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[Horseracing Wrongs @racingwrongs]

Horseracing is built on the whipping, confinement, suffering & deaths of innocent horses. Since 2014, #HorseracingWrongs has confirmed the deaths of 426 horses at #Maryland tracks. #Preakness #PreaknessStakes
Edited to add this from today's blog: https://t.co/xR4TLEhkWu