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 Post subject: race break-downs
PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:00 pm 
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Steve asks:

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I am curious to know if any of you are aware of any data on where on the track most breakdowns occur in 1 turn races. I beleive most injuries/breakdowns either occur at the beggining of a race when horses are going fast down the backstretch or at the end of the race when they are most fatigued. Does anyone know of any data that tracks this.


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In my opinion, most breakdowns occur toward the end of a race when fatigue
is a major contributing factor. This is why a solid foundation, a fit race
horse is so important. I think a breakdown study was done at Canterbury
around 10 years ago.

Places Where Racing Injuries Occur

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" The areas where 259 catastrophic fractures occurred on 10 racecourses
over a period of three years were analyzed from video recordings taken by
cameras positioned to observe all parts of the track (patrol video).
Although there were slight differences in the locations, accidents mostly
occurred at the third and fourth turn, as well as on the homestretch; the
latter is thought to be at least in part due to the increased running speed
coupled with changes in gait due to fatigue. There was a correlation between
the site of the accident, the leading leg and the injured leg in 55 of the
cases that were clearly recorded on the patrol video. On the straightaway
and while coming out of a turn onto the straightaway there was a high
correlation between the leading leg and the injured leg, irrespective of
whether the track was run in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. In
contrast, there was not a high correlation between the leading leg and the
injured leg while making a turn or going from the straightway into a turn.
It is noteworthy that many accidents occurred just after a lead change. The
duration of supporting the entire body on a leading limb is comparatively
longer, thus there is a longer period for potential instability. We presumed
that the lead change prior to the occurrence of the accident might disrupt
the horse and jockey's center of gravity."

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