Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Over a loudspeaker, Emma Madle from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, listed names of racehorses and the age they died, while dozens of protesters chanted "dead".
“When you have these large public events and people can see what happens, the industry can’t sweep it under the rug,” she said.
“There was another horse that died at Belmont two days after Chili Is Hot, but it was during training, so no one heard about it.
“A horse dies every 2.5 days, you just don’t hear about it unless it’s a high-profile event."
More here https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-14/perth-cup-rerun-protest-horse-death-/101855626
Over a loudspeaker, Emma Madle from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, listed names of racehorses and the age they died, while dozens of protesters chanted "dead".
“When you have these large public events and people can see what happens, the industry can’t sweep it under the rug,” she said.
“There was another horse that died at Belmont two days after Chili Is Hot, but it was during training, so no one heard about it.
“A horse dies every 2.5 days, you just don’t hear about it unless it’s a high-profile event."
More here https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-14/perth-cup-rerun-protest-horse-death-/101855626
