Synthetic Surfaces for Thoroughbred Safety
On May 20, 2006 at the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, MD the racing career of one of Americas brightest new athletes ended due to a horrific broken leg at the beginning of the race. His name is now et... continue reading »
"If you own a business and your building is in disrepair, you fix it! How much revenue are these horses bringing in? Can we spend some of it on track safety for our horse athletes and a little less on comfortable boxes, etc, for viewers? Please vote your c"
"Barbaro's breakdown shocked the world and made many aware of the dangers of older tracks. Now that there is a better and safer surface available, it should be mandatory to require the installation of the newer synthetic surfaces on all race tracks to help"
"Please work to ensure that racetrack surfaces are improved to greatly reduce the number of injured horses. Considering the vast numbers of horses hurt each year and the tragic result of most of these injuries, we truly owe these magnificent animals the be"
""In Loving Memory of "BARBARO"..." State NY"
"Barbaro A champion in everyones Heart! State Rhode Island"
"В State IN"
"For Ruffian, Gallant Secret, Go for Want, and Barbaro State Florida"
"Please do the right thing for this wonderful breed State TN"
"We are supposed to be the CARETAKERS. Please help. State Arizona"
"Some problems: Anabolic steroids, hard tracks, hidden medical records. I am starting a petition "Horse Injury and Retiremnt Act" State Ca"
"Please save our horses from unnecessary injuries and early deaths. State florida"
"But we also want to make sure the surfaces are environmentally sound and that the dust kicked up will not harm horses or riders."
"For the Love of BARBARO State Fl."
"I am all for synthetic tracks State California"
"We need to keep these beautiful animals and their jockeys safe! State ID"
