Risk Factors for Horse Fatality in Thoroughbred Jumps Racing in New Zealand.

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dc.citation.volume129
dc.contributor.authorGibson MJ
dc.contributor.authorLegg KA
dc.contributor.authorGee EK
dc.contributor.authorRogers CW
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-30T02:11:11Z
dc.date.available2024-07-30T02:11:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-01
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to examine the race-, horse- and jockey-level risk factors for race day fatality in New Zealand Thoroughbred jumps racing using retrospective race day data from the 2011/12 to 2021/22 seasons (n = 8,970 starts). There were 51 race day fatalities resulting in an incidence rate of 5.7 per 1,000 starts (95% C.I. 4.3-7.5). The majority of fatalities were the result of fractures (44/51, 4.9 per 1,000 starts, 95% C.I. 3.7-6.6). Steeplechase and hurdle races had the same incidence of fatal fractures of 4.9 per 1,000 starts (95% C.I. 3.7-6.6, P > .05). Most (70.5%) of the fatal fractures were due to a horse falling during the race. In steeplechase races, horses running in races over 4,201 m were 5.0 times (95% C.I. 1.2-33.0) more likely to sustain a fatal fracture than horses in racing over shorter distances. In hurdle races, horses racing during spring were 2.2 times (95% C.I. 1.0-4.8) more likely to sustain a fatal fracture compared to winter. Due to the low number of suspected cardiac failures and fatal soft tissue injuries, risk factors for these fatalities could not be identified. These data provide a baseline to enable evidence-based regulatory changes and prospectively monitor the effectiveness of changes made.
dc.description.confidentialfalse
dc.edition.editionOctober 2023
dc.format.pagination104897-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37544490
dc.identifier.citationGibson MJ, Legg KA, Gee EK, Rogers CW. (2023). Risk Factors for Horse Fatality in Thoroughbred Jumps Racing in New Zealand.. J Equine Vet Sci. 129. (pp. 104897-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104897
dc.identifier.eissn1542-7412
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0737-0806
dc.identifier.number104897
dc.identifier.piiS0737-0806(23)00713-X
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71146
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073708062300713X?
dc.relation.isPartOfJ Equine Vet Sci
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCardiac failure
dc.subjectCatastrophic musculoskeletal injury
dc.subjectJumps racing
dc.subjectRace day fatality
dc.subjectSteward
dc.subjectThoroughbred racing
dc.subjectHorses
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectRunning
dc.subjectAccidental Falls
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.titleRisk Factors for Horse Fatality in Thoroughbred Jumps Racing in New Zealand.
dc.typeJournal article
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